Maverick was once in the running to represent Great Britain at the World Tap Dancing Championships in Gstaad, Poland, but was forced to give up after his dentist told him it was 'all that rattling' that was destroying his enamel and would surely leave him entirely toothless if he got all the way to the finals. "It was a tough call," said the disappointed ex-hoofer, "but when he made it clear it was possible glory or me gnashers, I knew which way I had to go."