Strictly’s Les Dennis says ‘nay’ to rumours he’s secretly a horse
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omedian, actor and upcoming Strictly Come Dancing contestant Les Dennis has stated “nay” to accusations levelled at him on social media that he’s secretly a horse.
After comic Adam Rowe joked about Dennis secretly being a horse whereas on stage at a Manchester comedy present and subsequently on his podcast, social media customers started querying Dennis about his equine id.
One consumer posted “absolutely wild that @LesDennis is actually a horse. Always who you least suspect” – whereas one other stated, “@LesDennis we’re still onto you that you’re a horse lad. Not having this long con”.
The Wikipedia web page of the previous Family Fortunes presenter was altered to listing him as a “secret horse”, “alleged horse” and “race horse”, though on the time of publishing these labels had been eliminated.
In response, Dennis posted on X, previously referred to as Twitter: “For some obscure reason there are a lot of people on here asking if I’m a horse.
“Nay to that.”
The concept that the tv presenter is secretly a horse originated from a joke by Rowe.
On an episode of his podcast Have A Word, co-hosted by comic Dan Nightingale, Rowe recounted joking on stage on the Manchester Comedy Store that Dennis was truly a horse.
He stated: “We came up with a theory that doesn’t make any sense that Les Dennis is actually a horse wearing a human costume.
“So then, with absolutely no context whatsoever, we started tweeting Les Dennis, saying ‘Hey Les, we’re fully aware that you’re a horse by the way, and you need to come clean’.
“He hasn’t got enough followers to not see it.
“I found it so funny that I thought this might work as a bit on stage – I was very new in comedy.
“I tried this material maybe six times in total. The other five times did not work, but that night at the Manchester Comedy Store, I don’t know how I said it or why, but the audience were like ‘this is the funniest thing ever’.”
Several folks subsequently tweeted Dennis in regards to the concept earlier than Rowe referenced the joke on his podcast and the idea gained steam, prompting the tv persona to disclaim the idea.
Some of the edits to Dennis’s Wikipedia web page stated he’s “most often associated with being a secret horse” and “known for his extraordinary racing ability for a horse measuring at 17 hands”.
The Wikipedia web page has been locked till August 30 “due to vandalism”, a word on the web page says.
Dennis, 69, has had a profession within the leisure trade spanning 5 a long time and is most nicely referred to as the host of ITV’s fashionable sport present Family Fortunes from 1987 till 2002.
Appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain to disclose himself because the fifteenth and ultimate Strictly contestant, he stated: “I had a knee replacement two years ago and I remember thinking to myself, ‘it may be time to slow down’, but you get something offered like this and it puts a spring in your step.
“I’m excited and I’m terrified. People at any age can do anything.”