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Revealed: Dr Michael Mosley was set to take part in Strictly Come Dancing after being approached by the BBC just weeks before his tragic death


Dr Michael Mosley was set to appear in the forthcoming series of the BBC 's Strictly Come Dancing after being approached just weeks before his tragic death.

While it wasn't thought that he signed the contract before he died of heat exhaustion after sitting down to rest on a rocky slope on the Greek island of Symi last week, he appeared excited at the prospect of taking part. Dancing can greatly increase the brain's hippocampus - an area which plays an important role in learning, memory and navigation in space. Now many fans have promised to stop watching the forthcoming series after the BBC confirmed on Monday that he won't be part of the line up of professional dancers.

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