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Alice Irving

Who is Karim Zeroual on Strictly Come Dancing 2019?

Strictly Come Dancing returns this weekend to dazzle viewers for its 17th series.

A new face on this year's star-studded list of hopefuls is 25-year-old Karim Zeroual.

Parents might recognise Karim from CBBC where he's been presenting from the CBBC HQ since 2014.

Karim is no stranger to the dance floor, working on BBC Young Dancer where he was also a presenter.

His career began as a child actor in the West End where he was cast in musicals including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Lion King.

Karim Zeroual with his dance partner Amy Dowden (PA)

In his later life the keen actor picked up roles in TV series Da Vinci's Demons and EastEnders but is best known for playing Sadiq in popular children's TV series kid's series The Sparticle Mystery.

He is currently working on a new travel and sport show for CBBC called A Week to Beat the World. Joined by children he will jet across the world to see how our kids compete against youngsters in different countries.

Who is he partnered with?

Helping him on the dance floor will be ballroom and Latin American dancer Amy Dowden.

Amy joined the Strictly family in 2017, making a name for herself as the first Welsh professional dancer on the floor.

She started dancing when she was just eight years old and has since become a four-time British National finalist and a World Champion semi-finalist.

Strictly will be back on our screens on Saturday, September 21.  

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