Helen Skelton has been confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing live tour, but she won't be paired with Gorka Marquez, as her pro partner is nowhere to be seen on the line-up.
After Helen's Strictly co-stars Ellie Simmonds, Tyler West, Will Mellor, Molly Rainford and newly crowned champion Hamza Yassin were announced to be taking part in the nationwide jaunt, many viewers were hoping that On The Farm host Helen would be joining them and, now after losing out in Saturday's final, she has joined the bill.
However, the big blow to fans is that it won't be Gorka who she'll be dancing with. Instead, she is teaming up with Kai Widdrington, the pro who was the first to be eliminated this series, lasting just two weeks in the ballroom with Loose Women host Kaye Adams. The new pairing comes a year after Kai was at the centre of his own partner switch, when AJ Odudu failed to recover from injury in time to the tour, leaving Kai to dance with 2020 finalist Maisie Smith.
