Eddie Kadi turns into fifth superstar to hitch Strictly Come Dancing 2023
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omedian Eddie Kadi has been introduced because the fifth superstar to hitch this 12 months’s Strictly Come Dancing line-up.
Actress Amanda Abbington, Bad Education star Layton Williams, broadcaster Angela Rippon and journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy had been the primary contestants revealed to be participating within the twenty first sequence of the dancing competitors.
Kadi, 40, is a stand-up comedian and was the primary British black comic to headline the O2 Arena in London.
I promise you, I’m going to provide it every part I’ve bought
Speaking concerning the present, Kadi stated: “Wow. Anyone who knows me understands that music and dance is so important and central to who I am.
“I’m so unbelievably proud and honoured that Strictly and the BBC have asked me to join the 2023 team.
“I promise you, I’m going to give it everything I’ve got.
“This is going to be a vibe.”
The news that Kadi will star within the upcoming sequence of Strictly Come Dancing was revealed on the Official UK Afrobeats Chart Show on BBC Radio1Xtra, which is fronted by the comedian.
Kadi can be a presenter and was this 12 months nominated for finest breakthrough presenter on the Edinburgh TV Awards.
He has hosted the Mobo awards and is in manufacturing for his personal documentary with Channel 4.
This 12 months’s Strictly Come Dancing is returning to screens this autumn and will probably be judged by Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.
The first three celebrities becoming a member of this 12 months’s present had been introduced on BBC One’s The One Show on Friday night.
Rippon will probably be 79 when the programme is filmed, making her the present’s oldest contestant, after Johnny Ball took half in 2012 aged 74.
On Saturday, Guru-Murthy was introduced because the fourth superstar to hitch the programme, throughout Claudia Winkleman’s BBC Radio 2 present.
The journalist had arrived at Wogan House in London sporting a cloak in an effort to cover his id.
Last 12 months, Strictly Come Dancing was received by British wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin {and professional} dancer Jowita Przystal.