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Chris Ramsey ‘livid’ with his Strictly superhero nickname

Is it a bird, is it a plane? No.

Comedian Chris Ramsey made his Strictly debut on Saturday with a less-than-sizzling routine that landed him near the bottom of the leaderboard.

And Chris, 33, was not impressed with the code name he was given by Strictly bosses, either… Bananaman.

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Each of the celebrity competitors are given a secret name to protect their identity before they are officially announced for the BBC ballroom show and this year bosses decided to give the stars superhero monikers.

The comedian was less than happy to be Bananaman when his co-stars got cooler superhero titles.

Speaking to The Sun, he said: “What the [bleep] up with that? Someone was Superman, someone was the Hulk, someone was Wonder Woman. I was Bananaman.

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Chris Ramsey and Karen Clifton


Nancy Brown
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