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Tom Fletcher has revealed a 17 year old fan of his called Tom Abisgold will replace him on the McFly tour as he recovers from COVID.The 36 year old has been forced to take a step back from the live tour after testing positive for the illness, which means he will also miss this weekend's live Strictly Come Dancing show. And Tom addressed fans about the impending future of his professional endeavours in a candid video shared to his Instagram platform on Monday evening.

McFly drummer Harry Judd's wife Izzy has revealed that she is 'so gutted' for Tom Fletcher after he tested positive for Covid-19, meaning he will miss this weekend's live Strictly Come Dancing show. The 37 year old, who is full-term in her pregnancy with their third child, a baby boy, and shares daughter Lola, five, and Kit, four, with Harry, revealed exclusively to OK! that her heart goes out to Tom, 36, who is self-isolating less than 24 hours after opening the BBC One show.

The Strictly Come Dancing celebrities and professionals have rallied around Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden after they tested positive for Covid-19, meaning they will be forced to miss this weekend's live show. On Sunday the McFly Instagram account revealed that Tom wouldn’t be performing at their show in Glasgow as he was “unwell”, with the 36 year old telling their fans he was “so sorry”.

Strictly Come Dancing's Tom Fletcher has vowed that he will make a 'special' comeback to the show in week three with his partner Amy Dowden.The pair announced that they had both contracted Covid after the first live show on Saturday. McFly musician Tom and his professional dancer Amy took to their Instagram page to announce that they were unwell and it would mean that they had to miss a week of the dancing show but will return in week three.

After the first live show of the season aired this weekend, there has already been an outbreak of Covid-19 on the set of Strictly Come Dancing, with celebrity Tom Fletcher testing positive for the virus.

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Strictly Come Dancing fans came out in their droves praising new judge Anton Du Beke for his first time on the panel Saturday night, as the show's professional dancer took up his new role for the first time.

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The Glitterball trophy has been dusted down, the dance floor polished, the sequins stitched on and the fake tans applied as the 19th series of Strictly Come Dancing starts properly with the first dances by this year’s hopefuls. And the class of 2021 is a pretty mixed bag, with the likes of Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty, McFly singer Tom Fletcher and Loose Women panellist Judi Love among those putting their best foot forward.

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McFly, having earned 7 UK number one singles with songs including All About You, 5 Colours in her Hair and Obviously.  As well as being a chart smashing musician, Tom has also written best-selling novels and picture books for children including The Christmasaurus, The Danger Gang, The Dinosaur Who Pooped a Pirate, The Creakers and There's a Monster In Your Book.

READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line up: Who is chef Tilly Ramsay? The likes of Greg Wise, AJ Odudu, Tom Fletcher and Adam Peaty will appear on our screens as well as plenty of others. One contestant who will be lacing up his dance shoes is Bake Off winner John Whaite who will be in the first all male pairing with Johannes Radebe.

Strictly Come Dancing returned to our screens last weekend with a glitzy launch show that saw the new batch of celebrity contestants — including McFly star Tom Fletcher and Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty — get paired up with their pro partners. The couples will take to the Strictly ballroom to perform their first dances this weekend, with everything from a lively Samba to a classic American Smooth on the agenda for this season’s first live show.

Strictly glitterball whilst learning to dance like the professionals along the way. READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line up: Who is chef Tilly Ramsay? Contestants this year include Tilly Ramsay, Rhys Stephenson, Tom Fletcher and Rose Ayling-Ellis amongst others.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were over the moon when the show returned to our screens with Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the rest of the gang. And there’s even more reason to be excited because the dance partnerships have been unveiled.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were over the moon when the show returned to our screens with Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the rest of the gang. But now there’s even more reason to be excited because the dance partnerships have been unveiled - and there’s some great pairings set to brighten up our Saturday nights on the countdown to Christmas.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have predicted that Tom Fletcher is paired up with pro Amy Dowden on the new series. Taking to Instagram, the McFly star, 36, shared a series of cryptic snaps on his Instagram page from rehearsals, with one being of his professional dance partner's feet.

Strictly Come Dancing is about to burst back onto our screens. The hotly anticipated 2021 series is set to begin on Saturday with a glitzy launch show, which will see this year’s batch of celebrity contestants matched up with their professional partners.

Strictly Come Dancing star Tom Fletcher has revealed he and fellow contestant AJ Odudu broke strict show rules by telling each other that they’d signed up to the BBC show. McFly singer Tom explained that the pair let the secret slip after their mutual friend, TV presenter Emma Willis, failed to hold in the exciting news that both of her pals were taking to the dance floor.

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Tom Fletcher has sustained a minor injury ahead of the new series of Strictly Come Dancing this year. In a post shared to his Instagram account on Sunday morning, the former boyband star showed one of his toes wrapped in a bandage.

Strictly's Adam Peaty and Tom Fletcher's photo was banned from Instagram after they stripped naked for a spray tan.The stars are about to get their Strictly Come Dancing journey under way, with the show kicking off next week. As a result, the contestants have been getting their glows on and Tom Fletcher snapped a behind-the-scenes look.

EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis has opened up on how she's preparing for Strictly Come Dancing ahead of her debut.The 30 year old actress is set to make Strictly history as the first deaf contestant to compete on the series. Rose, who plays Frankie Lewis on EastEnders, will compete alongside Judi Love, Tom Fletcher, Katie McGlynn and many more for the Glitterball trophy.