Tony Adams

FOOTBALL have been poking fun at Tony Adams after it was confirmed he was joining Strictly Come Dancing - as they remembered his HILARIOUS moves.The A.

and broke his arm. "I am absolutely thrilled to be giving it my all on this year’s 20th anniversary of Strictly Come Dancing. "The lure of the sequins and the call of the salsa has me swapping my battered old football boots for a set of Strictly soft shoes. One wrote on Twitter: " Tony Adams on Strictly Come Dancing? He's got a few moves to be fair." A third quipped: "Can't wait to see Tony Adams bust these moves out on Strictly!" And if his cumbersome and eccentric moves are anything to go by, the judges in the ballroom are in for some tricky evenings scoring the renowned hard-man.

Former Arsenal player Tony Adams is swapping the football pitch for the dance floor this year after signing up for the 2022 series of Strictly Come Dancing.

He wrote: "On the Wednesday, I went to a restaurant and nightclub in Chelsea called Barbarella’s and got smashed. I was drinking with twin girls. Nothing was." You could take them off somewhere and pay them. I can’t remember where I stayed. However, Tony is no stranger to fame and being in front of the cameras as he first signed for Arsenal as a schoolboy back in 1980.

Arsenal legend Tony Adams has revealed he'll be on the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.Adams, who represented the Gunners for 19 years, revealed.

He said on Twitter: “So… I’m officially swapping my battered old football boots for the ballroom shoes! A start date for this series of Strictly has not been confirmed, however, the BBC has confirmed that the opening show will be filmed on September 7, meaning the series premiere is likely to take place on Saturday September 10. However, Arsenal have gone for the more conventional show of support in a message that suggested that Adams could perhaps be a dark horse in the competition.

Former Arsenal and England star Tony Adams should be a shoo-in for the Strictly Come Dancing Glitterball Trophy if footage from his training sessions at ...

Football fans will be hoping to see them for a third time when Adams puts his best foot forward on Strictly later this year. Speaking about his appearance on the show, Adams said: "To say I’m excited is an understatement - the lure of the sequins and the call of the salsa has me swapping my battered old football boots for a set of Strictly soft shoes. Gunners and England hero Adams, 55, was announced as a contestant on the 20th edition of the hit show on Wednesday morning, much to the delight of football fans up and down the land.

The former football player and manager joins previously announced contestants Will Mellor, Kym Marsh, Richie Anderson, Kaye Adams, Jayde Adams, ...

He remains a patron of four other additional charities, NACOA, Forward Trust, Saving Faces, School Home Support and has started the charity, 6 Addiction, for people that can’t afford private mental health services. Am absolutely thrilled to be giving it my all on this year’s 20th anniversary of Strictly Come Dancing. I can’t wait to meet my partner - god help her - and start the dancing.” As captain of England, he famously led the national team to the Euro 96 semi-finals.

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Tony Adams is set to be in action from Wednesday 7 September 2022. His was previously married to Jane Shea from 1992-1997. He was sacked from both Portsmouth and Granada due to poor performances. Wenger reportedly stuck by Adams following his confessions about his addictions and the French manager was rewarded with Adams captaining the club to two Premierships and FA Cup Doubles in 1997-98 and 2001-02. Adams retired from international football have 66 appearances and after he had became the first, and only player to date for England, to make tournament appearances in three separate decades. Adams is widely considered one of the greatest Arsenal players of all time and was included in the Football League 100 legends.

England footballing legend Tony Adams has been confirmed as the eleventh Strictly Come Dancing contestant in this year's line-up.

I can’t wait to meet my partner and get dancing.’ Upon the news being announced, Tony tweeted: ‘So… I’m officially swapping my battered old football boots for the ballroom shoes! The BBC has revealed that the launch show for the 2022 series is due to be recorded on Wednesday September 7.