Graeme Hall to compete on Strictly Come Dancing after heart condition

Graeme Hall, the 59-year-old television personality known for the Channel 5 series ‘Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly’, is set to compete on the BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

Hall’s return to dancing follows a significant health crisis in 2019, when he suffered a stroke that led to the discovery of a hole in his heart. Although he underwent surgery to correct the condition, the diagnosis initially led him to believe his dancing hobby was over. After a period of recovery, Hall has expressed readiness to return to the sport on the competitive stage.

He is not the first participant on the show to face such health challenges; in 2021, actor Robert Webb was forced to withdraw from the competition due to medical advice following previous open-heart surgery.