Dan Walker: Channel 5 presenter talks Strictly Come Dancing and celebrating everyday heroes in his latest book ‘Standing on the Shoulders’
“But some chapters were harder to write than others,” Dan says. “I wrote about three dads who lost their daughters to suicide and I had to take six weeks off from writing after that because, as a father of three young kids myself, I was like ‘imagine what they’ve been through; how’ve they come out the other side after that?’”
“It’s good to write about things that make you think and assess your own life, so it’s been largely a really good experience,” says the amiable Dan. “For example, I’m pleased that Rose and her mum Donna let me write their story, because seeing somebody change TV forever and have an impact on millions of people every week like that was incredible.
“I find them all equally inspirational, but what stood out were themes like forgiveness, redemption, rehabilitation, and sacrifice,” Dan explains. “After speaking to Darren Frost, the probation officer who tried to stop Usman Khan at the stabbing at Fishmongers’ Hall and is on medication for the nightmares he still has about it, I started thinking about what I’d do in certain situations.
“We need that at the minute,” he adds. “Rather than wallowing in misery, there are people who we can all learn from because they’ve come out the other side.”With Dan gearing up to visit Blackpool for ‘An Audience With Dan Walker’ at the Winter Gardens this weekend, talk inevitably turns to Strictly.
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