Gorka Marquez has finally gone on the record on why he's not doing the Strictly Come Dancing tour this year; telling fans he wanted to spend some 'important' time with family instead.
For the third time in his Strictly career, Gorka made it all the way to the final last year, alongside former Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton, with them going into the finale as second favourites, behind eventual winners Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal. With Gorka and Helen being one of the most popular couples of Strictly 2022, fans very were much looking forward to seeing them on the tour, which will get going in Birmingham on January 20.
However, Gorka will play no part in the annual event, with Helen instead being at the centre of a partner shake-up, as Gorka has been replaced by Kai Widdrington. Helen started Strictly tour rehearsals earlier this week and was seen behind the scenes with new partner Kai for the first time on Wednesday.
