Dave Fishwick is reportedly joining the cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2024.
The Bank Of Dave star, 52, has reportedly signed up for the new series, which begins in September.
And finally, making his “dreams” come true, Dave recently “signed the dotted line to confirm his place after being approached by BBC bosses earlier this year.”
Dave, who left school at 16 without any qualifications, has lent more than £27 million to individuals and businesses since setting up a community bank.
According SunA source said: ‘Dave is a true community hero and the best of British people.
Dave Fishwick, 52, is reportedly joining the cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2024, which starts in September.
And finally, making his “dreams” come true, Dave recently “signed the dotted line to confirm his place after being approached by BBC bosses earlier this year.”
‘I strictly believe that his inspiring story will win him new followers and highlight the incredible work he has done for people and businesses in Lancashire.
‘Dave has told his friends that he has accepted and can’t wait to get started. For Dave it is a dream come true. ‘He is a working class man who did well and decided to use his success to help others.’
His Burnley Savings and Loans bank, which is still going strong today, operated on a not-for-profit basis with all surplus money going to good causes.
From his desk in his small headquarters in Burnley town centre, Dave has lent thousands of premises to cover everything from funeral costs to IVF.
The extraordinary life of the down-to-earth businessman was recently captured in the recent biopic called Bank of Dave, which was trending number one on Netflix.
James Bond star Rory Kinnear played him in the feel-good movie, which also starred Bridgerton’s Phoebe Dynevor.
It’s a captivating story that caught the attention of Hollywood screenwriters, who turned Dave’s battle with the banking giants into a big-budget biopic.
Speaking previously to the Mail Online, he said: “People who rob banks go to prison, but banks that rob people get bonuses and are bailed out.”
Dave, who left school at 16 without any qualifications, has lent more than £27 million to individuals and businesses since setting up a community bank.
A source said: ‘Dave is a true community hero and the best of Brits. ‘I strictly believe that his inspiring story will win him new followers and highlight the incredible work he has done for people and businesses in Lancashire.
The down-to-earth businessman’s extraordinary life was recently captured in the recent biopic called Bank of Dave, which trended number one on Netflix (Rory Kinnear (center) plays Dave).
‘The truth is that banks have served us poorly in the past and we need change. “Banks that are too big to fail are simply too big to exist.”
‘I like coming home. “I like having my own bed and being with my family,” she says.
“When I’ve had a really difficult day, and I’ve had a lot of difficult days, I open the door to my house, I smell the apple pie and my wife, Nicola, prepares a bath for me with a bottle of beer. There. What can it be? Better? Burnley is where I come from, where my friends don’t care who I am, and rightly so.
