Youtube star George Clarke is among the many celebrities competing within the upcoming season of Strictly.
Strictly Come Dancing’s George Clarke might have by chance let slip who he’s paired with earlier than the BBC’s official announcement. The YouTuber was unveiled because the sixth movie star within the official line up for Strictly 2025 because the present enters its twenty third season.
The social media star is well-known on-line for his comedy content material. He additionally co-hosts The Ineffective Hotline podcast which is the place he might have by chance spilled the beans. In a chat on his podcast with co-host Max Balegde, the 25-year-old revealed there’s one skilled dancer he’s already met.
As he recounted the audition course of, George informed listeners that he was partnered with a professional and rehearsed together with her for an hour. He mentioned: “I’ve not met anybody aside from, I imagine her identify’s Lauren [Oakley], who was the professional that I met.
“As a result of once we had a interview for it, so it’s like an hour lengthy interview, after which like an hour lengthy dance session.”
Lauren has been knowledgeable dancer on the BBC One flagship present since 2022.
She has competed with two celebrities, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who positioned eighth, and JB Gill final 12 months, after taking on from fellow professional Amy Dowden in the course of the season, who withdrew on account of harm.
George defined that he had carried out with Lauren in entrance of ‘two beautiful ladies from the manufacturing workforce that have been simply sat at what principally regarded like a choose’s desk’.
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He mentioned he needed to be taught a jive with Lauren in the course of the audition, in addition to a ‘little Latin quantity he couldn’t keep in mind the identify of’.
Nevertheless, he did say that he didn’t know whether or not this may consider his official pairing, since that reveal is but to be introduced within the coming days.
The Youtube star confirmed his Strictly debut on BBC Radio 1’s Going House Drivetime Present on August 12.
Talking of the information, he mentioned: “By no means thought I’d say this, however I’m doing Strictly! Truthfully, I’ve acquired no thought what I’m doing however I’m excited to get caught in and probably fall over a good bit.”
When he was revealed because the sixth star, George joked: “I really feel like lots of people will nonetheless be saying, who?”
He added: “I used to be meant to be doing a marathon on the finish of the month. Can’t actually try this, as a result of I’m dancing. So I’ve needed to be like, “Oh God, I’m nonetheless coaching. I promise.”‘
Strictly 2025 will come because the BBC programmes’ twenty third collection with the present set to return in September.
The present’s return comes after Strictly has simply confronted a contemporary scandal after claims of cocaine use by two stars with experiences suggesting their substance use was an open secret on the present.
It follows a turbulent few years of controversial allegations together with backstage bullying, misconduct claims and a number of other stars being axed or suspended by the BBC on account of their behaviour.
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One this Autumn
