His mother encouraged him and he trained in a wide range of styles including Ballroom, Latin-American, Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Hip Hop.
At the age of 15 he represented Australia at the Junior British Championships, reaching the open final.
In his second tour with the show he became lead dancer and later served as Dance Captain and Company Manager.
[2] On 6 August 2014 it was announced that Robin Windsor would not be competing as a professional in series 12 of the show, due to back injury, and he was replaced by Whiddon.
[2] The couple left the show in week 11, competing in the dance-off against Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff, and eliminated on the casting vote of head judge Len Goodman.