Richard Mills may love his music as the owner of 80s station My88, but he admits dancing is somewhat out of his comfort zone.
But it hasn’t stopped him taking the leap to feature as one of the competitors in the Cancer Council’s Stars of Penrith 2025 fundraiser.
The event is being held this Friday night at Panthers.
“This is massively outside my comfort zone and extremely confronting. I simply cannot dance,” Mills said.
“Then no one asks for cancer and cancer sufferers are pushed way outside their comfort zone. I am certain anyone with cancer would swap the hideous disease for just one dance.
“Personally, my mother battled cancer most of her short life, my father died of cancer, then my uncle and closest mate died of cancer several years ago. So, anything I can do to help raise some much-needed funds has to be a priority. Even if it means being humiliated on a dance floor! Hopefully I can provide a giggle and comic relief in between the real dancers.”
Mills is dancing with Katrina Holt and Sally Fuller from You Should be Dancing, taking on the Disco style.
You can donate to Richard Mills’ fundraising total at https://stars.cancercouncil.com.au/fundraisers/richardmills/stars-of-penrith.
Troy Dodds
Troy Dodds is the Weekender's Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia's leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.