Strictly Come Dancing
The professional dancer won’t be competing in Strictly Come Dancing 2023 while she undergoes chemotherapy.
The Strictly Come Dancing favourite shared she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer in May.
The 2023 series of the BBC ballroom show is not far off launch – this is what you need to know.
"Our family is complete!"
"I’d never say no."
It's thought we're now just days away from officially finding out which celebrities are taking part in this year's series of the BBC ballroom show.
The professional dancer publicly revealed her breast cancer news in May and has since undergone a mastectomy.
The actor, who plays Anna Knight on EastEnders, got together with the Kiss FM DJ after they appeared on last year's Strictly Come Dancing.
The ballroom dancer underwent a full mastectomy earlier this month.
The dance – to Clean Bandit’s Symphony – had to be reworked before it became the routine that went on to win a Bafta.
About Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing' is a celebrity-pro ballroom dance competition, which launched on BBC One in 2004. It's inspired by former BBC show 'Come Dancing', and shares its name with 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom'. Being one of the most popular shows on TV, it goes head-to-head with ITV's 'The X Factor' from September to December every year on Saturday and Sunday nights. It was originally hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, but Claudia Winkleman has taken over from the veteran entertainer since he stepped down in 2014. The current judges are Craig Revel-Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas, who has replaced Len Goodman as Head Judge. Alesha Dixon and Arlene Phillips have both previously sat on the panel. The show is now its 15th series, with the 2017 line-up made up of Alexandra Burke, Aston Merrygold, Brian Conley, Charlotte Hawkins, Chizzy Akudolu, Davood Ghadami, Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson, Joe McFadden, Jonnie Peacock, Mollie King, Richard Coles, Ruth Langsford, Simon Rimmer and Susan Calman. Last year's competition won by BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton, who followed in the footsteps of previous winners like Jay McGuiness, Caroline Flack, Louis Smith, Alesha Dixon, Harry Judd and Abbey Clancy. The 2017 series saw the departure of professional dancers Natalie Lowe, Joanne Clifton and Oksana Platero who all quit the show. Among the current line-up are Brendan Cole, Anton DuBeke, Kevin and Karen Clifton and Pasha Kovalev and Oti Mabuse.