Strictly Ballroom actor Paul Mercurio to run for Victoria state parliament

Labor’s pre selection fight in Victoria has a celebrity contestant as Paul Mercurio takes a shot at state politics.

Mr Mercurio is best known for this role as Scott Hastings in Baz Luhrmann’s 1992 hit ‘Strictly Ballroom’.

The actor is running for preselection in the Seat of Hastings on…