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AJ Odudu is the third celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2021
AJ Odudu is the third celebrity contestant confirmed for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.
AJ is a TV presenter whose CV includes The Voice, The Voice Kids, Big Brother’s Bit On The Side, Don’t Rock The Boat and Apocalypse Wow.
The news was revealed this evening (Wednesday 4th August) on The One Show on BBC One along with two other bookings – Tom Fletcher and Robert Webb.
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“I am beyond chuffed that I am going to be on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing and I’m so glad I can finally tell my mum. Her face will be a picture, she’s going to be over the moon! I absolutely love the show and am fully committed to making the most of every second of the Strictly experience. Bring it on!” – AJ Odudu
Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One for its 19th series this autumn.
In July the Beeb announced that four new professional dancers would be joining the show:- World Junior Latin American Champion 2010 and former DWTS Ireland pro, Kai Widdrington; six-time Latin and Ballroom National Champion in Italy, Nikita Kuzmin; reigning South African Latin Champion, Cameron Lombard and winner of BBC One’s The Greatest Dancer 2020, Jowita Przystal.
2021 will also see a change to the judge’s panel as due to the ongoing uncertainty regarding international travel restrictions caused by COVID-19, Bruno Tonioli, who has been a fixture on Strictly since 2004 and is also a judge on DWTS in the USA, will be unable to take part this year. He’ll be replaced by Anton Du Beke who has been a professional dancer on every series of Strictly since its inception in 2004.
“My loves I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be stepping into Bruno’s brogues for the next series of Strictly. It’s a dream come true to be judging alongside the best of the best and I promise to be kinder to all the couples than any of them have ever been to me.” – Anton Du Beke
