A Wimbledon couple who shot to fame by recreating a scene from Dirty Dancing got the surprise of their lives when they met Patrick Swayze.

James and Julia Derbyshire, whose wedding video became a huge YouTube hit, were invited to appear on the Oprah Winfrey show for a special programme about the video-sharing website phenomenon.

While they were re-enacting the famous Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey routine, having hurriedly relearned the choreography, Swayze suddenly appeared from the wings to excited screams from the audience.

He tapped James on the back and asked if he could cut in, proceeding to wow Julia with his skilful dance moves.

"We were so shocked that Patrick wanted to meet us," stunned Julia, 33, said.

"Oprah told us that he loved our dance and wanted to come on the show to surprise us."

The Hollywood star has refused to give interviews about Dirty Dancing for nearly two decades, but he was so touched by the couple's video that he agreed to Oprah's request.

James, 34, said: "I love playing up to audiences. When Patrick starting dancing with Julia, I pretended to be the jealous husband.

"When they'd finished spinning around, I launched myself across the stage into his arms to do the lift. I'm not sure who regrets that moment more, me or Patrick."

Film maker James and wedding photographer Julia got married two and a half years ago, but put the video on YouTube in February to entertain their wedding guests.

It has since been watched by more than 2.6million people worldwide, and the couple have been in demand on TV stations around the world.

They are in talks about presenting TV shows about love and romance.

Patrick Swayze is coming to the UK to star in a stage revival of the musical Carousel, and plans to have dinner with James and Julia when he is here.

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