Strictly's Hamza Yassin has refused to cut his hair since incident 17 years ago
dailyrecord.co.ukStrictly Come Dancing 's Hamza Yassin has been a firm favourite on the show, so much so that he's danced his way to the top of the leaderboard, where he has remained ever since.
The wildlife photographer and presenter has been tipped to win the glitterball after dazzling the judges with his energetic Salsas and Quicksteps alongside professional partner Jowita Przystal.
The 32-year-old was born in Sudan and has credited his African heritage with his sense of rhythm. He was just eight years old when he moved to Northampton where it was thought he would eventually study medicine like the rest of his family, writes The Mirror."I planned to follow my family, who are all medics, into the profession," the star - who is also known as CBeebies' Ranger Hamza - told The Herald.
I felt pressure to do it, so I decided to be a dentist like my brother."But when I saw his textbooks, and what he had to do, I realised it was going to be super-hard for me.
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