Strictly Come Dancing bosses 'want to sign Chris Whitty' for 2021 series Mirror 4 hrs ago Sara-Aisha Kent Strictly Come Dancing bosses reportedly want to sign Chris Whitty up for the next series of the much-loved dancing show. An insider has told that BBC producers are keen to get the Chief Medical Officer, 54, on the line-up following his newfound fame amid the coronavirus pandemic, and that "discreet enquiries" will be made in the coming weeks in a bid to secure the Professor's commitment to the series. They also add that Health Secretary Matt Hancock was in the running but due to his "hectic schedule" he's been "ruled out".