Ian Waite has called for Strictly Come Dancing to follow in the footsteps of its network rival ITV and copy a format introduced to Love Island and I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
The 54-year-old dancer competed on the BBC One dance show between 2004 and 2010 and thinks that the show could do a series where couples from years gone by return to the dance floor.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, Ian said: "It’s definitely something that they could look into because there’s so much nostalgia.
"Everybody loves the old pros from Strictly and the nostalgia that goes around it with certain couples, let’s say Darren (Bennett) and Jill Halfpenny and me and Zoe Ball, Vincent (Simone) with Rachel Stevens.
"There’s a lot of couples that could possibly come back and yeah, an all-stars would be a great thing to do I think."
It comes as Ian is taking part in The Return of the Legends tour with his fellow former Strictly stars Brendan Cole, James Jordan, Pasha Kovalev and Vincent Simone.
Last year, the five dancers enjoyed success with the Legends Of The Dance Floor tour – which they promoted as the “first time” they had all shared a stage.
The 2025 UK dates are set to see more performances, and will kick off the dates on September 5 at Cambridge’s Corn Exchange, before ending at Truro’s Hall for Cornwall on October 17.
And Ian has admitted that he has been surprised by the close bond the group have formed despite their competitive natures.
He said: "That’s what’s been so great, we’ve got this really great bromance backstage. I wasn’t really sure whether we’d all be able to bond because we’ve all done our own shows and been very successful performing in our shows.
"We weren’t sure whether we’d be able to get on but actually it’s like a proper bromance backstage and we all love each other. We all appreciate each other."
The Return of the Legends tours nationwide from September 5 until October 17.
