Brian 'not so twinkle toed now'

Latest Strictly celeb McFadden says rehearsals are 'really hard'

- BY LIAM DE BRUN

OH BOYZ Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy

BRIAN McFadden says he's finding rehearsals for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas “really hard" despite being known as a bit of a “twinkle toes’ when he was younger.

The former Westlife singer will spend the next few weeks learning dances with his pro partner Michelle Tsiakkas after being announced as the sixth celebrity to take part in the BBC One show this week.

Airing on Christmas Day, the special prerecorded episode will also feature Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt, All Saints Melanie Blatt, Gladiators’ Jodie Ounsley (aka Fury), EastEnders actor Nicholas Bailey and comedian Babatunde Aleshe.