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Footballer Peter Crouch claims his children think being a new judge on The Masked Dancer is the highlight of his career.
The former striker, famed for his Robot dance celebration, has enjoyed a hugely successful time playing for Tottenham, Portsmouth and Liverpool and was capped 42 times for England.
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But back at home, his two sons and two daughters only think he is now a "star" because he’s signed up for ITV’s guessing game show.
He will be on the panel alongside Davina McCall, Oti Mabuse and Jonathan Ross trying to work out who’s behind the new masks of characters including Tomato Sauce, Sea Slug, Pearly King and Astronaut.
Crouch – who is married to model Abbey Clancy – said: "My kids love the show. I played football for England and Liverpool, I played in Cup finals, played in the Premier League and played in World Cups but my kids, the only thing they want to talk to me about is The Masked Dancer.
"They absolutely love it. They came and watched one of the shows and absolutely loved it and it’s all they’ve talked about since.
"Yes. I had a football career, which I absolutely loved and now I’m doing things because they look like they’re going to be a lot of fun.
"No one’s taking themselves too seriously and the dancers are just really going for it. My kids are just so proud of me which is great."
Crouch was famous for performing a robotic dance on the pitch. So he knew he would not be able to get away without doing it on the show.
Judge Jonathan Ross revealed: "We do make him do the robot a lot. So he’s doing a lot of dancing. He’s throwing more moves than the rest of us."
Ahead of the first episode of The Masked Dancer, Crouch said: "It's madness. Completely different to anything that I've ever done before."
He said there's a "really good dynamic" with the other celebrity panellists which includes Oti Mabuse, Jonathan Ross and Davina McCall.
The Masked Dancer launches on ITV on Saturday at 6.30pm.
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