Yahoo News Sunday Brunch meets Strictly as hosts try out ballet
Sunday Brunch host Simon Rimmer had a chance to dust off his dancing shoes on this morning's show as he and co-host Tim Lovejoy were enlisted to take part in a ballet lesson.
You know, as you do on a weekend cooking show – just ask Jason Priestly.
After a gorgeous solo performance from Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Brandon Lawrence, the guest soon took Tim and Simon through their paces with a quick masterclass.
Morning stretches on #SundayBrunch 😂 @simonrim @timlovejoy pic.twitter.com/BXFWf1MXkH
- Sunday Brunch (@SundayBrunchC4) June 17, 2018
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And, we have to say, both Tim and Simon were surprisingly good at this whole ballet thing, managing to plié, pirouette, jump and go through basic positions with relative ease, even in jeans – or, at the very least, they were very enthusiastic about getting involved.
😂 @simonrim getting some good air! #SundayBrunch pic.twitter.com/oEqsiQ2l4R
- Sunday Brunch (@SundayBrunchC4) June 17, 2018
Now, we all know that Sunday Brunch can be a bit of a random show at the best of times, but this segment quickly proved itself a hit among viewers – particularly because while Simon had six weeks to build up his dancing skills on Strictly, Tim proved to be a natural...
@timlovejoy you have made me spit my tea!! Those jumps! @SundayBrunchC4 #sunday #SundayBrunch #laughteristhebestmedicine pic.twitter.com/a6ZdhHz62q
- weezer_m (@weezer_m) June 17, 2018
#SundayBrunch pic.twitter.com/8VbOah6ves
- karen bateup (@pinkdiamond71) June 17, 2018
Hahahahah this is great TV. Tim & Simon doing those ballet jumps. @SundayBrunchC4 #SundayBrunch pic.twitter.com/xvejxi7eR5
- Bethan Emery (@BethanEmery) June 17, 2018
Just tuned into @SundayBrunchC4 Has @timlovejoy done ballet before? He looks like he knows what he's doing 😀 @simonrim on the other hand? 😂 Any chance of Tim doing @bbcstrictly ?! #SundayBrunch
- 💫Leanne💫 (@l_oc81) June 17, 2018
#sundaybrunch comedy gold #Ballet 🙏😂
- 😎 (@Dave95995100) June 17, 2018
Tim and Simon doing ballet!! Worth waiting all week for!! 😂😂 #SundayBrunch
- Sazzy Oldfield (@sazzysparkypops) June 17, 2018
Watching @simonrim and @timlovejoy doing ballet on #SundayBrunch has been the highlight of my morning 😂😂
- Abigail-Georgina.. (@AbiBainesx) June 17, 2018
A bit of ballet, lovely. Simon definitely won that! #SundayBrunch
- Carrie (@GibsonCarrie) June 17, 2018
Ballet at #SundayBrunch one of the funniest things I have ever seen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
- Martyn Leigh (@1960sbaby) June 17, 2018
@SundayBrunchC4 Watching Simon & Tim attempt ballet has been the funniest thing I've seen all year! Please do this every week. #SundayBrunch
- Griff the Invisible (@HippoGriffinus) June 17, 2018
That attempt at ballet was hilarious!! 😂 #SundayBrunch
- Ginny (@GinnyT123) June 17, 2018
... er, kind of.
"Is this supposed to hurt?" Tim questioned, not two minutes into the masterclass. "This is hurting my thighs."
Still, it's not like he didn't know it was coming, as earlier this week Tim shared a screenshot of an email he and Simon had received from a producer warning them not to wear tight trousers this week, adding that they'd need to be "bendy".
Who says TV Presenting isn’t demanding? 😂 pic.twitter.com/c8lq04Nlhr
- Tim Lovejoy (@timlovejoy) June 15, 2018
"Who says TV Presenting isn't demanding?" Tim quipped.
Sunday Brunch continues on Channel 4 next Sunday (June 24).
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