He is the only professional dancer from the original series of Strictly to remain on the show 17 years later, and this autumn he will become a permanent judge.
Or as permanent as one can be on Strictly, which is constantly shaking things up, from the dancers to the cast to the introduction of same-sex pairings.Some have argued that moves such as this are turning the BBC’s flagship light-entertainment show – which pulled in some 13 million viewers for its 2020 finale – ‘woke’, but Du Beke has no time for such criticisms.
He is excited to see which male dancer John Whaite, the chef and food writer, is paired with, and he is also thrilled about the inclusion of Rose Ayling-Ellis, a deaf actor from EastEnders. ‘There are same-sex people who.
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