The ex-cricketer will perform the sexy dance on Strictly Come Dancing with partner Katya Virshilas when the show is broadcast from Blackpool on Saturday, and has been rehearsing all week.
He said: "It's going very well yes, looking forward to Saturday - I'm dancing the rumba which is the dance of 'lurve'."
He added: It's going alright - a little bit tough being romantic, but it's okay."
The former party animal revealed he has given up drinking to help his dancing.
He told The Sun "I'm staying off the sauce and getting early nights.
"By the time I get home after training I'm so tired I want to go to bed."
Phil, 43, who had to have a knee operation a few weeks into the show, is confident he is improving.
He said: "The knee's a bit sore but it's all right."