THERE'S been a huge Strictly Come Dancing live tour shake-up as Shirley Ballas will now no longer be the only female doing it. In an exciting reveal, judges Shirley , Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke will now be joined by their fellow judge Motsi Mabuse , who hasn’t done the tour before in the past. Taking to social media, head judge Shirley revealed the news , and wrote: “No longer the only lady on tour! 💋 Super excited to have @motsimabuse on board the @bbcstrictly tour bus for 2025 🪩💃🏻 .
. with naughty @mrantondubeke & @craigrevel , beautiful @motsimabuse , the superstar that is @jmanrara and our cast of couples I’m sure it’s going to be a tour like no other. “Can’t wait to meet you all next year in the arenas.
” Shirley also revealed when fans can get their hands on tickets, as she penned: “Tickets go on sale at 10am on Friday 20th September from strictlycomedancinglive.com ❤️ set those alarms and we’ll see you soon. X” Delighted fans took to the comments section, as they expressed their excitement at Motsi joining the tour.
One person wrote: "Yaay...
something to cheer us up after this season finishes." A second added: "This is fab! Can’t wait for the arena tour again. Great start to the year.
" And a third said: "Wow, this is going to be incredible." The live tour news comes after it was revealed this month that Strictly's The Professionals tour has been axed amid the probe into alleged misconduct by star dancers on the TV show. The verdict of the internal investigation is due to be published within days.
And a source who worked on the live stage productions said the tour was cancelled after the allegations , which include workplace bullying. The insider said: “Strictly is trying to rebuild as a brand and The Professionals tour was known as a hotbed of drinking and fun. “The pro dancers work hard and play hard but with everything that’s happened recently, it seems axing it eliminates the chance of any further issues.
“The people who usually work on The Professionals tour have been told it’s cancelled.” Dancers Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima , who both left Strictly this year following accusations over their conduct, have appeared on The Professionals tour. Put on by BBC Studios, it is choreographed by Strictly’s creative director Jason Gilkison and has also featured pros including Nadiya Bychkova , Vitto Coppola, Katya Jones and Luba Mushtuck.
It started in 2010 and takes place over spring and summer after the Strictly Live! tour, which features the pros and their celeb partners. Last year, The Professionals shows featured 12 dancers for the first time, including Giovanni. He denies allegations he bullied his ex-celebrity partner Amanda Abbington and quit Strictly in May.
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