Tom Bergeron, America's host of their Strictly Come Dancing equivalent - Dancing With The Stars, has confessed to being a huge admirer of his British rival Bruce Forsyth.
Speaking at Hollywood's Paley Television Festival, Tom raved about the Weybridge resident's laid back style.
"I like the fact that he's just so comfortable in his own skin," he said.
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"There was one time I saw him when the teleprompter wasn't working and he went 'come on deary, just hurry it along' and I thought that's perfect that you're that comfortable on live TV that you're just having a laugh."
The presenter also admitted that seeing the show's British version made him determined to host the show stateside.
"They said look at a DVD of Strictly Come Dancing and I loved it. Ten minutes in, and you have to understand I didn't know anybody, but the spirit of it I really liked. It felt like a throwback to old-style variety."
Tom also said working with British judges Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli is a lot of fun.
"The fact that there's this great chemistry among all of us - that I can relentlessly tease them and they know its all good fun and can direct it at me, I think that's part of what makes the show work.
"I remember Len got particularly cranky towards someone and I ad-libbed 'I'd like to give Len a 10 for his impression of a hardened artery'."
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