Strictly Come Dancing bosses have confirmed Bruno Tonioli will miss the start of the new series – but say they are confident he will make a dramatic return for the final stages.
Judge Bruno, 64, is in the US for their version of the show Dancing With The Stars, and currently flight restrictions and quarantine rules means he almost certainly will need to stay there until their series finishes.
He will be on a video call on the Sunday results shows and will then make a big return at the end of the series. Sources say it is hoped he could be back for around four episodes of the series, but worse case he may just make the semi finals and the final, depending on the qurantine rules later in the year.
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