Mark Benton on Strictly Come Dancing: “I really don’t have a clue what I’m doing”

Waterloo Road actor Mark Benton is likely to feel quite at home on Strictly Come Dancing as he is currently starring, in drag, as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray at The Playhouse Theatre in Edinburgh. As the role requires him to totter around the stage in heels and a wig bigger than Kanye West’s ego on a nightly basis, he’s currently getting in some great practice for the BBC show!

Speaking exclusively to Flecking Records at the Hairspray press night in Edinburgh, Mark admitted: “I really don’t have a clue what I’m doing but I’m loving being involved in the show so far. It’s a new challenge for me and I’ve always said if I were to do a reality television show then it’d have to be Strictly. I’m excited to learn a new skill and maybe get a little bit fitter in the process.”

Hairspray runs at The Edinburgh Playhouse until Saturday, 14 September 2013. Tickets are on sale now and available here.