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Sam Cook

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez updates fans on show future after tour line-up absence

Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez has broken his silence after not being included on the lineup for next year's Strictly tour. The 32-year-old professional dancer was a finalist with Helen Skelton during this year's series, but she will now partner up with Kai Widdrington on the tour.

Whilst Gorka and Helen wowed viewers and the judges at the final, it wasn't enough to win the coveted Strictly Glitterball - That accolade went to Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal. The evening proved to be a night of high emotions for Gorka, who was spotted having a 'bust up' with fellow pro dancer Giovanni Pernice. You can read more about that here.

Fans shouldn't worry though, as following the final Gorka wrote: "The biggest THANK YOU, because without you we wouldn’t be here and your lovely messages of support means the world. Strictly 23 lets go!!! In the mean time Keep dancing!!" - implying that he'll be back for next year's series of the hit BBC dancing show.

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