A video of Andy Burnham dancing for a charity event has been unearthed. 

Footage from 2024 shows the Prime Minister shaking his hips to Ricky Martin’s hit song Livin’ La Vida Loca.

The then-mayor of Greater Manchester took to the floor with professional dancer Cara Tighe at a fundraising event for Rob Burrow, the late rugby league player who suffered from motor neurone disease (MND).

The event was held to raise money for charities supporting people affected by the disease.

Mr Burnham’s moves came to light after he spoke about his performance on his recent Gogglebox appearance.

Appearing on the Channel 4 reality show, he admitted he gets a ‘clang of anxiety’ whenever he hears the song, after witnessing Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley dancing a salsa on Strictly Come Dancing.

He said: ‘I did this for Rob Burrow. Honestly, never, ever again.’

Despite the way he felt in the wake of the performance, he did reveal which song he would choose if he was ever asked to take part in Strictly Come Dancing.

A video of Andy Burnham dancing for a charity event has been unearthed  

The then-mayor of Manchester took to the floor with professional dancer Cara Tighe at a fundraising event for Rob Burrow

‘I could go on Strictly, I could do it with a Manchester icon, I think I’d do Sit Down by James,’ he said. 

The song, originally released by Manchester band James in 1989, has become closely associated with the city’s music scene. 

The Prime Minister appeared on Celebrity Gogglebox, alongside Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotherham, as part of the Stand Up To Cancer charity campaign.

The two Labour politicians were seen giving their reactions to what they were watching on TV from inside Downing Street.

A clip of the programme showed the duo – as well as other famous faces such as Stanley Tucci, Paul Whitehouse, Joe Lycett and the Sugababes – watching emotional cancer stories.

One film focused on the story of Callum, who was 15 years old when he was diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Another film focused on the story of Shona, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer, and her husband Will, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer.

Reacting to the stories, Mr Burnham said ‘I just couldn’t imagine’ and ‘it’s devastating for that family’.

Mr Burnham added: ‘The only thing that does give some hope is there is so much incredible research going on, and some of the main cancers of years ago, there’s been such big progress on them.

‘But it’s utter devastation, isn’t it, if you’re that couple I don’t know how you cope with that.’

Mr Burnham is the first Prime Minister to appear on Gogglebox. A teaser for the programme introduced him and Mr Rotherham as ‘good friends Andy and Steve’.

The Prime Minister was forced to defend his appearance on the TV show after Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accused him of dodging ‘difficult’ work to protect the UK.

He said he would ‘make no apology’ for trying to ‘lead with a bit of lightness’ after Mrs Badenoch questioned how he had the time to take part in the show.

Mr Burnham said he was ‘proud’ to support Stand Up To Cancer, adding: ‘That’s the way I go at things and connect with people as best I can.

‘And perhaps if a few more people watch it tonight and then support Stand Up To Cancer, that will be job done.’

Mrs Badenoch had questioned the PM’s decision to take part in the show while he had other commitments to attend to.

Referring to the Government’s advice to the public to stockpile food, water and other essentials to prepare for possible emergencies in the future, she said: ‘I don’t mind them giving advice.

‘I worry that between the PM being on Gogglebox and then talking about stockpiling canned goods, they’re not actually doing the really difficult stuff that will protect the country.’

Speaking of the performance, Burnham said: ‘I did this for Rob Burrow. Honestly, never, ever again’ 

An emotional Burnham is seen reacting to ‘devastating’ cancer diagnosis stories on a special episode of Channel 4’s Gogglebox

Mr Burnham is not the first Labour leader to appear on Gogglebox, with Jeremy Corbyn having taken part in a 2017 charity version.

The veteran Left-wing MP teamed up with actress Jessica Hynes, known for her role in BBC comedy W1A, for the show.

Mr Corbyn revealed his fondness for a coddled egg during the programme, as he criticised Nigella Lawson for the way she separated egg whites while watching the TV chef on screen.

Stanley Johnson, the father of former PM Boris Johnson, and Alastair Campbell are other political figures to have also previously appeared on Gogglebox.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage also appeared on a spin-off programme with former Gogglebox stars Steph and Dom Parker when he was in charge of UKIP in 2014.

Stand Up To Cancer is a joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4.