Macy Gray Is Ready To Dance

R&B star MACY GRAY has assured fans she’ll be giving TV talent show DANCING WITH THE STARS her all, despite reports she no longer wants to be a part of the new season.

The I Try singer will compete with Mya, Kelly Osbourne, Donny Osmond and supermodel Joanna Krupa when she hits the dancefloor for the show, which debuts in America on Monday night (21Sep09), and she’s keen to downplay comments she may have made suggesting she wants an early exit from the series.

Confessing she’s “terrified” about the prospect of showing off her dancing skills on live TV, Gray says, “I just want to look good and not fall.”

The singer, who will partner with professional Jonathan Roberts on the show, insists fans can count on her to make it to the top three out of the 16 celebrity hopefuls.

Gray adds, “I’m not gonna sit around thinking I’m gonna lose, but there’s a lot of competition… There’s a couple of trained dancers, like Mya.”

And she insists reports suggesting she’s ready to quit the show are false: “I don’t know how that got out… I was on tour in Europe… and a couple of times we had to cancel (rehearsals) because we didn’t have time.

Does she regret signing up for the show? “Not any more… I just wanna get the first show out of the way.”