Greg’s wax factor
Strictly star’s set to manscape for show, says his daughter
GREG Wise’s daughter says he is up for some “manscaping” to make his chest as smooth as his moves.
Gaia revealed her dad, who wore top hat and tails for his first Strictly dance, will be happy to strip off for the show.
Gaia, 21, who was at the studio with her actress mum Dame Emma Thompson to cheer on 55-year-old Greg, insisted: “Dad will be manscaping,” – meaning removing hair on his body.
She added: “He has manscaped for a lot of roles. When he did [2014 film] Walking on Sunshine he was completely shaved. He manscaped all of his chest.”
Greg, 55, was also given the hair removal treatment for the series Strange Angel from 2018.
“He does have a good body,” said Gaia. “He has a six pack. We need to build him up to the sequins and then we will go full body.”
Greg has previously said he had “questions” over whether he should shave his chest, at the age of 55. “Do you want a little bit of white hair poking through a sparkly T-shirt? I don’t know,” he pondered.
Greg and professional partner Karen Hauer scored a respectable 24 for their routine to That’s Life and he has been keeping to a strict diet as he bids to stay in shape throughout the series. “He’s been avoiding processed food and heavy carbs, and has been having a lot of Epsom salts baths,” she said. Gaia, also an actress, talked about how Dame Emma persuaded Greg to take part in the show as a tribute to his late sister Clare, who had a glitterball coffin after she died from cancer in 2016. “Mum convinced him to do it in memory of his sister Clare who died and he loved,” said Gaia.
“She loved dancing. I have seen him dance generally but nothing like Strictly. “Hopefully we will see the progression as the show goes on.”