Gemma Atkinson has jokingly said 'who knows where Gorka Marquez is' as she revealed she's been left solo at home following their exciting joint news. The couple are set to return to TV screens in another series of their very own reality series.
29.03.2024 - 16:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hauer has jokingly been called 'mum' by her co-stars as she revealed she's been given a new role. The dancer appeared alongside Dianne Buswell and Carlos Gu on The One Show where they promoted their upcoming tour.
The trio will be joined by several of their fellow professional dancers from the BBC One dance contest for the Strictly Come Dancing The Professionals show.
The whopping 36-date tour will include two nights in Greater Manchester. Alongside stops in London, Birmingham, Blackpool, Cardiff and Glasgow, the show, which marks the largest line-up to date, will arrive at the Lyric Theatre in Salford on May 14 and 15.
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Amongst the professionals taking part, as well as Karen, Dianne and Carlos are Gorka Marquez, Graziano Di Prima, and Nancy Xu. Vito Coppola, Nikita Kuzmin, Jowita Przystal, Neil Jones, Michelle Tsiakkos and Luba Mushtuk also complete the impressive line-up.
And Karen has this year been chosen to be the Dance Captain, a special role that sees her oversee the other dancers to help ensure the smooth running of the show. Speaking about the role on The One Show, she told Gethin Jones and Alex Scott: "Being in charge and keeping all these ducklings in line - it’s lovely because I obviously adore all of them."
Strictly's longest-serving professional dancer then explained: "My role pretty much is to be there if anything goes wrong or if anybody misses a cue, when you start getting tired throughout the tour, people start relaxing a little bit..." After a pause, she added: "Carlos," who
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