I just called to say…. fancy a dance?

Stevie Wonder is set to become the first ever legally blind contestant on 'Dancing with the Stars'

The singer has confirmed that he has been approached by producers and says he is considering the offer.

"It'd be fun. It's not impossible, but right now it's just a thought," said the 58 year old on a US radio show.

The singer said he was also tempted to appear on the show to shed some weight.

'I think it’d be fun – working on my little stomach thing here and losing some more weight. 'I’d do dancing, I’d win the contest.'

The US version of BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing sees celebrity contestants compete in a variety of dance routines.

Stevie Wonder was born in Michigan, in 1950, the star has been blind since infancy. Being given too much oxygen after his premature birth is thought to have developed a disorder which eventually caused his retina to detach.

Despite this, he began learning to play the piano at the age of seven and by the time he was nine, had mastered the drums and harmonica. So rhythm shouldn’t be a problem.

Hopefully this will encourage more blind and partially sighted people to take up dancing. Who knows they might be able to show sighted dancers a thing or two!