Olympic eventers danced “Gangnam Style” for Children in Need
Silver medal-winning Olympic riders Nicola Wilson, Tina Cook and Zara Phillips showed off their dance moves on Friday night for Children in Need — performing a Gangnam Style routine.
The song — by South Korean pop star PSY — has been the subject of many parodies since topping the charts earlier this year.
Our British eventers mimiced the routine as part of a special music video compilation performed by Olympic and Paralympic heroes.
“We did feel a bit ridiculous filming it,” Nicola Wilson told H&H before the programme aired. “But it was a real giggle and well worth feeling a fool for such a good cause. We were taught a couple of moves and then just tried to keep in time.
“Hopefully, we’ll only be on television for a split second and no one will notice…”
Children In Need 2012 raised £26,757,446 on the night for good causes. To donate visit www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/.
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A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.