As ever, Jools Holland rang in the new year with a star-studded edition of his annual Hootenanny celebration, which featured performances from some of the biggest names in music.
But despite roping in the likes of Stormzy, Stereophonics and La Roux to help him see in 2020 in style, there was really only one man who captured both our attention and our hearts.
We are, of course, talking about Ainsley Harriott.
Although he was only an audience member in the New Year’s Eve celebration, Ainsley still stole the show when he was seen displaying some rather interesting hand-flapping dance moves during La Roux’s performance of her new single International Woman Of Mystery. The TV chef was also up on his feet during Rick Astley’s rendition of the classic Never Gonna Give You Up, and we weren’t the only ones captivated by his moves…Seeing Ainsley Harriott dancing to Never Gonna Give You Up on Jools Holland has already made my year. Not even joking— Ceiron Jenkins (@ceironjenkins) January 1, 2020Ainsley Harriott dancing to Rick Astley performing Never Gonna Give You Up has been a highlight of 2020 already.— Katie (@Hawks2706) January 1, 2020Ainsley Harriot dancing to La Roux will be my mood for the next decade— Children of Buildings (@buildren) January 1, 2020The Ainsley Harriott Jools Hootenanny dancing moment will definitely be memed within the next few days. #happynewyear2020— Lewis Nolan (@Lou_Nolan) January 1, 2020Ainsley Harriott dancing to La Roux is a mood! #JoolsHolland— Aaron Richardson (@AaronLR1991) January 1, 2020Don’t worry all is ok! Ainsley Harriott dancing on @BBCLater#Hootenanny means we will start 2020 the right way! #newdecade#moves#dancing#tunes— Ben White (@Ben_Chalky) January 1, 2020AINSLEY HARRIOT DANCING TO LA ROUX ON BBC2— Sophie-Twenty Hall (@SophLouiseHall) January 1, 2020ICYMI pic.twitter.com/2gYb9hTvk8— Sophie-Twenty Hall (@SophLouiseHall) January 1, 2020Seeing Ally Mcoist and Ainsley Harriot dancing to ska
music is exactly how I wanted to start off 2020 #Hootenanny— Liam Keith (@liamkeith84) January 1, 2020Did I just see Ainsley Harriott dancing to La Roux or was it the whisky 🥃?— James Whiting (@J_d_whiting) January 1, 2020The decade in a nutshell: Ainsley Harriott dancing to Rick Astley on Jools' Hootenanny followed by Stormzy singing Vossi Bop #2020NewYear— MrMarkTom (@markdtom) January 1, 2020The 62-year-old certainly has cause for celebration as we head into 2020, after it was revealed last week that he was to be awarded an MBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours.
Sadly, the accolade was for his services to broadcasting and to the culinary arts, rather than his dancing ability, but after his Hootenanny appearance, can the knighthood really be far off?
As you may well recall, Ainsley was previously a contestant on the 13th series of
Strictly Come Dancing, back in 2015, where he was partnered with Natalie Lowe.
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