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Joel Leaver

Helen Skelton signs up for Strictly tour – but won't be partnered with Gorka Marquez

Helen Skelton has been announced as part of the line-up for the Strictly Come Dancing tour next – though it has been revealed that she won't dance with Gorka Marquez.

The presenter, 39, and the professional dancer, 32, were paired up on the latest series of the BBC show. They made it to the final together, which aired on Saturday evening.

And whilst this year's series has concluded, some of the contestants will take to the dancefloor again on a tour next year. It's set to run from January 20th to February 12th.

The four celebrity finalists, including Helen, are among the line-up. It means fans will be able to see Hamza Yassin, 32, Molly Rainford, 22, and Fleur East, 35, on the tour.

Helen Skelton (pictured) has been announced as part of the line-up for the Strictly Come Dancing live tour (BBC/PA Wire)

Most of the participating contestants have been paired up with the same professional dancer they were partnered with on the BBC show. Helen, however, is an exception to this.

She will instead be partnered with Kai Widdrington, 27, on the tour. The professional dancer had danced with presenter Kaye Adams, 59, on the latest series of Strictly.

Helen is looking forward to the upcoming tour. She said: "Strictly has been the adventure of a lifetime and I'm so happy that it will continue next year on the live tour."

She won't be dancing with Gorka Marquez (right) though, despite being partnered on the show (PA)
She's instead paired with Kai Widdrington (right), who danced with Kaye Adams (left) on the latest series of Strictly (BBC/Ray Burmiston)

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She further commented: "I'm really looking forward to seeing the fans across the country and performing my favourite dances from the series." Helen added: "I can't wait!"

This year's winner, Hamza, will reunite with dancer Jowita Przystal, 28, on the tour. Fleur will dance again with Vito Coppola, 30, and Molly will be back with Carlos Gu, 28.

The line-up also includes Will Mellor, 46, Tyler West, 26, and Ellie Simmonds, 28. They will dance with Nancy Xu, 31, Nikita Kuzmin, 24, and Dianne Buswell, 33, respectively.

The line-up for the tour includes a host of celebrities and professional dancers (BBC / Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour)

The cast – which also includes other professional dancers – are set to take to the floor for 31 performances. Organisers tease they will be "supersized sparkle-filled shows".

They will visit venues in cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Belfast and Glasgow. The tour will also head to Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle and London.

Strictly' tour will be hosted by Janette Manrara, 39. The judging panel will for the performances will consist of Shirley Ballas, 62, Craig Revel Horwood, 57, and Anton Du Beke, 56.

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