It's a dance off! Strictly Come Dancing's Len Goodman teaches Paul Hollywood how to salsa

But Great British Bake Off star Paul Hollywood became the student as Strictly Come Dancing head judge Len Goodman taught him how to salsa on Friday's episode of Loose Women.

Goodman, 70, said he was impressed with the baker, who has been asked on several occasions to compete on the BBC One ballroom competition, after he practised the latin dance move with the GBBO star.

Speaking on the ITV show, he said:"I was walking behind him as we came in and I glanced down and he can gyrate!" 

Len, who has been on Strictly since it began 10 years ago, admits he always braces himself for the worst during each SCD show.

“Before it starts, I think, ‘This is gonna be terrible’" he said.

He added:“I don’t watch a lot of evening television and I thought, ‘I don’t know half of these people.’

“But then it starts and I’ve decided it doesn’t mater if you don’t know them because you get to know them as it goes along.”

The former professional ballroom dancer also advised it's important to have fun on the dancefloor – especially if you have two left feet.

“If you can’t do it very well, you’ve got to come out and make it fun,” he Said.

“That’s what I told Gregg Wallace, I said to him, ‘You dance like I cook - chuck it all in and hope for the best.’ That’s the way to go, just get out there and have a good time.”

Strictly Come Dancing is on BBC One tonight at 18.30pm.