Mike Dean ‘was once a ballroom dancer’ as Strictly Come Dancing could suit him

Mike Dean has blown the full-time whistle on his Premier League refereeing career – but Mark Clattenburg has already suggested where he should go next.

Before he was the man in the middle, Dean developed a passion for ballroom dancing. Speaking last year on Tubes' Golf Life YouTube channel, Dean said: "I used to do a bit of ballroom dancing years ago.

"But then I kind of stopped when I got to 18, it wasn't the in-thing to do at 18. But it is now isn't it." His former colleague Clattenburg has now suggested it's time for Dean to go back to the ballroom with a stint on Strictly Come Dancing.

Clattenburg told Ladbrokes: "Will he go and work on Strictly? I've heard he actually was a ballroom dancer, so maybe that's his next step.

"Listen, he's such a character, so why shouldn't someone snap him up for reality TV? His next 6-12 months are going to be a very important time. If he stays within the PGMOL he won't be able to do things like Strictly.

"But if he leaves it opens the door for so many opportunities, which I think would be good for him because he's such a character. You don't want to lose characters like that."

Dean has previously claimed he would be open to a spot on the show.

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He said: "[Football fans] would watch me make a t** of myself on a Saturday night, they'd be up for that. I'd give it a go. If you got asked why shouldn't you? It would be a good laugh I suppose."

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