Couple compete against each other in dance final

A husband and wife have made it through to the final of a national dance competition.

The catch? They are dancing against each other, not as a duo.

Rob and Kelly King from Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire, are in the last 12 of Dance Floor Heroes - a competition run by mental health and dance charity Tia's Crown.

On Friday the amateur enthusiasts will battle it out along with the other finalists in the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool.

Mr King is the only man in the final and, like his wife, will dance with a professional partner - he is performing the waltz and Mrs King the Argentine tango.

"She can finish 12th and I'll finish 11th," he said.

Mrs King explained: "It was actually a friend of Rob's that had been in this competition a couple of years ago. Rob was like 'we should do that'.

"He just decided literally the day before [the entry deadline expired] he would enter, and I was like "if you're going to do it, I'm going to do it too'."

All finalists were tasked with raising a minimum of £1,000 each - something which the couple have already achieved.

The competition starts at 19:30 BST, and follows a similar format to the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing programme.

All finalists will dance, before a vote whittles down the numbers. The top two will then dance again and judges decide on the winner.

"Where we finish, I don't think it actually really matters, apart from finishing above Kelly," said Mr King.

"It's more about the experience more than anything else and raising money for a great charity."

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