Sonia Kruger walked down memory lane as she recalled her pivotal role in Strictly ballroom.
The TV presenter, who played Tina Sparkle in the 1992 Baz Luhrmann-directed romantic comedy, celebrated the film's 32nd anniversary this week.
Sharing a series of stills from the film on her Instagram, Sonia wrote in the caption: “It was the movie that got everyone dancing! Happy 32nd birthday, Strictly Ballroom!”
Furthermore, the 58-year-old previously told Ben O'Shea on The West Live podcast about Luhrmann which “is where his career began.”
“It's the same for me. If it weren't for that movie, I probably wouldn't be on TV today.”
Sonia went on to explain how she landed a speaking role in the film after initially being cast as an extra due to her ballroom dancing experience.
“At the time I was a professional dancer and I thought I was going to be used as an extra, but I really wanted a role. So I went and found out who was doing the casting,” she said.
In addition, the Dancing with the stars The presenter said that when she spoke to Baz, who is in Cannes premiering his new Elvis In a biopic this week, he told her she was “perfect” for the role of clueless Tina Sparkle, yet she only had six lines in the film.
In the comedy, Paul Mercurio plays Scott Hastings, an Australian ballroom dancer who is paired with aspiring dancer Fran (Tara Morice) after his nonconformist style earns him the scorn of his conservative colleagues.
It is worth mentioning that Sonia was also a ballroom consultant on the film and helped teach her co-stars how to dance.
