Model Vogue Williams has opened up about her upcoming appearance on the BBC Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special and admits her family had mixed reactions

Vogue Williams shares the name of a dance style but the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special star says the similarities end there, with ­sceptics in her own family.

The radio presenter, 39, who has three children with husband Spencer Matthews, 36, said the former Made in Chelsea star found it bizarre that she had signed up for the BBC show. She said: “Spenny finds it entertaining that I’m going to be dancing. I showed my daughter a video the other day and she asked to see someone else who was dancing because she didn’t want to watch me. So that was nice.”

The former model, who will dance with Gorka Marquez, said: “I’ve always tried to dance, I’m just not natural at dancing. I wanted to be in a band when I was younger and I can’t sing either. I used to try street dance. I once did jazz. And I was always at the back, hiding.”

Vogue admits Spencer found it ‘hilarious’ she was taking part in the show ( 
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Vogue will dance with Gorka Marquez ( 
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But Vogue added: “I said yes because it’s just so fun. It’s such a fun, ­brilliant show. If you’re asked to do ­something where you’re able to learn a skill, it’s really cool. You get a professional dancer teaching you how to dance and you’re getting to go out in an amazing costume.

“Every single part of it, it’s just so exciting to me. I love the idea of learning how to dance, ­especially because I’m not really a good dancer at all. I do like ­challenging myself and this is a very big challenge.” Vogue added: “I think the problem is that people think I look like I can dance.

“I don’t know why they get that idea but I actually can’t. It’s a really fun thing to be able to try and learn.” The rest of the Christmas cast includes ­Strictly’s first drag queen Tayce, ­stand up comedian Josh Widdicombe, Gladiators athlete Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and ­ EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite.

Vogue, mum to Theodore, five, Gigi, four, and Otto, three, said: “Unfortunately I did catch a glimpse of some of the others and it brought me back down to earth. I’m just in it for the ­experience. I’m now saying that after seeing someone dance. I’m so competitive.” She added: “I know that I’ve trained as much as I possibly could. I really want to go out and enjoy it and not get anything wrong.”

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will air on BBC One and iPlayer on Christmas Day from 3.55pm.

A documentary on the BBC dancing series called Strictly Come Dancing: 20 Fabulous Years, airs tonight at 7pm on BBC One and iPlayer.