‘You don’t have to be prim and proper!’ Ellie Taylor reveals why she’s doing Strictly

Ellie Taylor has revealed that she’s doing Strictly Come Dancing to show young girls like her daughter that women can be “funny and stupid.”

The comedian, 38, – who shares Valentina, three, with husband Phil Black – said she wants to prove that you don’t always have to be “prim and proper” and that sometimes you can just be a “wally.”

Ellie is collaborating with South African professional dancer Johannes Radebe on this year’s series and has received mixed reviews for her performances so far.

She said the mirrorYou want more women on television to be funny so little girls know it’s okay to be a woman and be funny and stupid.

“You don’t have to be neat, you can be a wally. I want to show my daughter that.’

Speaking of feminism in general, she added: “We stand on the shoulders of the generations before us who have made progress and who have had a much harder time.

Family: The comedian, 38, – who shares Valentina, three, (pictured) with husband Phil Black – said she wants to prove that you don’t always have to be ‘prim and proper’ and that sometimes you can just be a ‘wally’

“There are still a few chances now. But I still think it’s probably geared more towards boys.’

The very first Paso Doble dance of the series featured Ellie and partner Johannes taking to the floor in matching purple ensembles for Strictly last Saturday.

“I felt like you were just walking around and posing, not really dancing,” Craig criticized the dance, as Shirley admitted “it lacked the full energy of a pase doble, it just lacked for me.”

But when they noticed Ellie’s “beautiful line,” Motsi and Anton were more positive about the song — because Johannes said he was “so proud” of his partner.

Teach: Ellie is collaborating with South African professional dancer Johannes Radebe on this year’s series and has received mixed reviews for her performances so far

The TV personality beat Tony Adams by just one point as they scored 23 out of 40 points, down from last week’s 28.

The 20th series is once again hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

The show then airs live every Saturday throughout the fall, with the finale usually airing the last Saturday before Christmas.

Its spin-off show, It Takes Two, will also return after its first bumper weekend – with Rylan Clark and Janette Manrara returning as presenters.

Let her say! She told The Mirror: ‘You want more women on television to be funny so little girls know it’s okay to be a woman and be funny and stupid’