As the glitterballs begin to spin and the nation once again gathers around their screens for another dazzling season of Strictly Come Dancing, one resident at Goodwins Hall is more excited than most.
Peggy, a beloved member of the Goodwins Hall family in King’s Lynn, has always been a dedicated fan of the show. Every Saturday evening, she and her friends will gather to watch the sparkling spectacle unfold, with Peggy’s eyes firmly fixed on her favourite judge and former professional dancer on the show, Anton Du Beke.
Peggy’s admiration for Anton goes beyond the dance floor. Her enthusiasm recently reached new heights when she decided to share her passion by writing a poem to Anton. She penned a heartfelt poem dedicated to Anton, expressing her love for the show and her admiration for the judge who has brought joy to so many. This was picked up by Lifestyles Co-ordinator at Goodwins Hall Katie Pye who sent the poem to Anton.
To Katie and Peggy’s absolute delight, her poem caught the attention of Anton himself! He responded in the most wonderful way, sending a personal video message recorded on a golf course. In the clip, Anton praised Peggy’s poetic talents and mentioned how much he loved her poem. With his signature charm, he said that she would have surely earned a 12 from the late Len Goodman, who was also known for his appreciation of a good poem.
Anton message to peggy (youtube.com)
As this season unfolds, Peggy and her friends at Goodwins Hall will be cheering on the contestants, judging the dances, and of course, keeping an eye on Anton’s every move.
This is an old lady who wanted to go on Strictly Come Dancing
And so, she went…
I’d love to go on Strictly Come Dancing I’d love to brush my best!
I’d want to be among all the sparkles and the rest.
Watching it on TV is really not enough!
I want to be among all the lovies and the glitz
I’d like to hear the judges laughing when I try to do the splits!
I’d LOVE to partner Anton because he’s the one I fancy, I’m sure he’d have more fun with me then he did with dear old Nancy!
The Quickstep, The Waltz, The Tango and The Jive We’ll dance with Vim and Vigor! And imagine me in all those sequins – I’d cut a sexy figure!
As we dance around the dancefloor I imagine I see Len; He nodded and said hello and I thought what a lovely man.
When our dance was finished, I heard him shout SEVEN
I thought I’d gone into heaven I was so excited!
And then I realised imagine the 4 judges all gave me a TEN! I’d wiggle my boobies and shake my bum and dance all over again!
And now I’m holding the Glitter Ball and thought ‘Oh I’ve really won!’ I held it high for everyone to see and whispered ‘If ever they produce a programme for the ages over 93, I would shout excitedly
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