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Strictly Come Dancing's Vick Hope overjoyed as she shares major career news

Vick Hope has joined the Countdown family.

The Radio 1 DJ, 33, took to social media earlier today [December 12] to let her fans know they can tune into the Channel 4 show every afternoon this week and see her appear in the dictionary corner.

Vick - who got engaged to Calvin Harris earlier this year - shared a series of snaps of herself taken on the Countdown set with her 236,000 Instagram followers before her first show aired earlier today.

The former Strictly Come Dancing star excitedly told her fans: "Aaaahhhh VICKTIONARY CORNER!!!

"So so SO excited to be joining the wonderful Countdown team on @channel4 every afternoon this week at 2 in Dictionary Corner! The loveliest of times with the loveliest bunch, MAN I LOVE WORDS SO MUCH!"

Vick Hope will be appearing on Countdown throughout this week (Instagram)
The Radio 1 DJ couldn't hide her excitement as she shared snaps with fans today (Instagram)

She added: "Thank you for having me, daada daada dadadada BUMMM."

TV presenter AJ Odudu, who appeared on last year's series of Strictly, was one of the first of Vick's celebrity pals to comment on her update.

"Amazing!!!! You're PERFECT for this. Congratulations Vick," the Lancashire presenter wrote underneath her friend's latest Instagram post.

"Yes we’ve needed this," Vick's Radio 1 colleague Jack Saunders added, with Oti Mabuse writing: "Brillant [clapping emojis] congratulations darling."

Vick's fans and famous fans rushed to congratulate her on the Countdown news (Instagram)
The star shared plenty of backstage snaps with her Instagram fans today (Instagram)

Vick - who co-hosts the Radio 1 Drivetime show with I'm A Celebrity star Jordan North - has enjoyed an eventful year in both her career and personal life.

Just days after going public with beau Calvin in May this year, it was reported the Scottish DJ had already popped the question to Vick following a whirlwind romance.

It's believed Calvin, 38, got down on one knee underneath his favourite tree on his beloved farm in Ibiza after the couple struck up a romance earlier this year.

Calvin and Vick went public at the Chelsea Flower Show in May (Getty)

"Vick has been telling people they are going to be getting married in Ibiza. It's a really special place for them both now and where they want to spend their lives together," a source claimed to The Sun in May.

Friends of the engaged couple have previously explained how Calvin - whose exes included Taylor Swift and Rita Ora - wooed presenter Vick with a series of dates on his Ibiza farm, prior to going public with their romance.

Shortly after her engagement was seemingly confirmed, Vick gave Grazia magazine readers some tips for a successful relationship in a 'Life Advice' segment.

The pair are reportedly preparing to tie the knot in Ibiza (WireImage)

"Never prioritise someone to whom you are just an option," Vick tells readers.

"I've seen it happen too many times on Love Island. It's now my number one piece of advice. In relationships, you often wish certain narratives would play out - but you can't control another person's feelings."

The radio star recently admitted life is not as 'complex' as she once thought as she reflected on her work-life balance and packed schedule.

Speaking to Stylist magazine, Vick explained: "I just want to have a nice time. It's really not as complex as I used to think it was.

"We live in a society that tells us everything's supposed to be hard - and don't get me wrong, a lot of stuff is - we think we're supposed to grind, the idea of the side hustle! But I think we should place as much onus on enjoyment."

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