Staffordshire couple compete against each other in dance final
Mr King is the only man in the final and, like his wife, will dance with a professional partner - he is performing the waltz and Mrs King the Argentine tango."She can finish 12th and I'll finish 11th," he said.
Mrs King explained: "It was actually a friend of Rob's that had been in this competition a couple of years ago. Rob was like 'we should do that'."He just decided literally the day before [the entry deadline expired] he would enter, and I was like "if you're going to do it, I'm going to do it too'."All finalists were tasked with raising a minimum of £1,000 each - something which the couple have already achieved.The competition starts at 19:30 BST, and follows a similar format to the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing programme.All finalists will dance, before a vote whittles down the numbers. The top two will then dance again and judges decide on the winner."Where we finish, I don't think it actually really matters, apart from finishing above Kelly," said Mr King."It's more about the experience more than anything else and raising money for a great charity."
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