Lionel Blair will be dancing his way back onto our TV screens this month, as a guest star in Emmerdale.

Lionel will be playing himself, and will be acting as a judge in a village dance competition.

He told The Sun: “There are familiar faces here. Linda Lusardi and I are panto pals and I’ve worked with Anne Charleston and Lucy Pargeter.”

The special is on ITV1 on January 15.