Hugh Jackman has been set a new TV challenge - as a contestant on hit talent show Dancing With The Stars. Program co-host Samantha Harris has revealed the song-and-dance man is at the top of her wishlist as show producers line up a new bunch of willing dancefloor divas and dudes for a new series.

She says, "He's a Broadway guy and he's got charisma."

And Harris tells People.com she has personally approached the Aussie hunk with her dancing proposal: "He actually twirled and dipped me. I was so excited."

But Jackman's dance card is a little packed for now - he'll host the Oscars in February before starting an exhaustive promotional campaign for his X-Men spin-off movie Wolverine.

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