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Thu 11 Nov 2008Flat-footed Sergeant to quit dance show
VETERAN POLITICAL journalist John Sergeant will waltz off the set of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancingfor the last time on Saturday night for fear he could actually go on to win.
"The trouble is that there is now a real danger that I might win the competition. Even for me that would be a joke too far," he said yesterday with the announcement that he plans to hang up his dancing shoes after a farewell performance on this week's show.
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