Strictly: Karim Zeroual gets emotional after his performance Former Strictly Come Dancing star Karim Zeroual knows only too well about what goes on behind the scenes of the BBC show. In 2019, he appeared in the seventeenth series of the dazzling dance show, in which he was partnered with professional dancer Amy Dowden. The pair received the first perfect 40 points of the series for their Jive in Week 11 and were runners-up in the competition - Being pipped to the post to lift that all-important Glitterball trophy by Emmerdale 's Kelvin Fletcher and dancer Oti Mabuse.
Depsite finishing as a finalist and not the winner, Karim told Express.co.uk that his time on Strictly was "so much fun" and expressed that he "couldn't be happier" to have competed on the BBC dance show.
Speaking about his experience, the TV presenter said: "I had the best time of my life. It's changed my life for the better. It’s opened so many doors and I couldn't be happier that I've done it.
” When asked what advice he would give to this year's line up, Karim said: "I would say, just absolutely love every second of the amazing Strictly experience. It's so much fun. READ MORE 'Strictly needed a stellar line-up to save it - but bosses made a huge error' [LATEST] Karim said that he is still good friends with Amy and had the best time on Strictly (Image: Getty) "You'll have an amazing time and just dance like you've never danced before.
That's literally the advice I can give to them, they'll absolutely love i.