Anne Cassin is swapping her Nationwide mic for a pair of dancing shoes as she will be taking part in Dancing with the Stars.
The latest season kicks off on January 4th and we have a brand new roster of stars. We sat down with Anne to chat about starting 2026 outside of her comfort zone.
She confesses to us for our January issue that she is “incredibly excited, but nervous too”.
“During the training stage, it was a little bit daunting because I’ve no background in dance at all. The extent of it was Irish dancing at the age of 10 in school and the only time after that was around a handbag at a wedding!” she jokes.
“I love music and I think I have a sense of rhythm but nothing comes easy. These classes and steps are really demanding! After training, I’m pretty wiped out.”
While she is excited she tells us that she’s out of her comfort zone with this one.
“There’s been times – and my family will know because they’ve heard me walking around the house at 4am – when I’ve wondered if I’m out of my mind. The part of it that’s been trickiest to manage and harder than I thought was keeping it silent for a long time.
“I wasn’t able to give the game away in work, with colleagues or friends. I told my husband and kids straight away and the family, my siblings too. There’d been times where I wanted to burst and talk about it to everyone, tell them about the sequins, the rehearsals and plans.
“Plans was a big one, I had to be so vague and elusive but it’s only because I was trying to catch up on the training.”
We can’t wait to see her on the dancefloor!
Read our full interview with Anne Cassin in the January issue of VIP Magazine on shelves nationwide now
