What Strictly star Dan Walker has said about close friendship with late football star Gary Speed

December 04, 2021 - 17:06 GMT Matthew Moore Although Dan Walker has been entertaining the nation every Saturday night on Strictly Come Dancing, last week was a bittersweet one for the BBC Breakfast presenter.Dan took to the dancefloor that night to perform his Rumba with Nadiya Bychkova on the ten-year anniversary that his friend footballer and manager Gary Speed sadly took his own life.

The pair became firm friends with Dan interviewing Gary numerous times on the show, further strengthening their bond.MORE: Strictly star Dan Walker reveals surprising Call the Midwife connection In a tearful tribute on the tenth anniversary, Dan opened up further about his friend, saying:"Gary Speed was an amazing footballer and just an all-round good bloke."He added:"I always found him to be a really kind bloke. He was always interested in other people. He'd always ask you questions about your family, about what you'd been up to, and he'd remember things you said to him in previous conversations and I don't think there are many people like that.

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