Alexis Warr is ready to impress the Strictly Come Dancing fans and judges after her surprise link with a Celebrity Big Brother star came to light
Strictly Come Dancing fans are looking forward to a new professional dancer gracing their screens – and it can now be revealed she has a surprise link to a Celebrity Big Brother star. Alexis Warr was announced as one of the two new dancers for this year’s edition of the BBC contest.
And viewers may have seen her on screen before after she took part in a video with JoJo Siwa. The dancer took to Instagram last year to upload images of herself alongside the former Dance Moms star.
She filmed the scenes while dancing in water dressed in devil-type attire. She then followed it up with a post showcasing: “Fav bts moments from “Karma””.
In the upload, Alexis is seen alongside JoJo as the pair laugh hysterically while wearing all-white costumes. The reel also showed the pair hugging before another showed the fun side of recording.
The last upload from April last year showed the duo filming a scene while the rest of the cast watched on in front of a green screen.
Since her Strictly announcement, Alexis has taken o her Instagram Stories to share the experience so far. Sharing her own images, she has also re-shared bits from other members of the cast, including Nadiya Bychkova, who labelled her a “joy” as she welcomed her to the team.
Alexis joins the BBC show from the US. She made history in 2022 after becoming the first female ballroom and Latin dancer to win So You Think You Can Dance. The accolade earned the title of America’s favourite dancer.
After joining Strictly, Alexis said: “I’ve admired Strictly for years, so joining this incredible family is such an honour. I can’t wait to step into the ballroom, pour my heart into every moment, and share my love of dance with the UK.”
Alexis and fellow newcomer Julian Caillon have joined the current cast of professional dancers, which includes Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, and Katya Jones.
The new series, which will once again be hosted by recent MBE recipients, Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, will also welcome back Johannes Radebe, Aljaz Skorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola.
After announcing their arrivals, Sarah James, executive producer at BBC Studios, said: “We’ve been big fans of Alexis and Julian for some time, so it’s with great excitement that we now welcome them both to the Strictly family.
“They’re two incredible dancers with bright futures ahead of them, and we know viewers are going to love getting to know them both.”
Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment at the BBC, added: “Alexis and Julian are the perfect additions to Strictly, and we can’t wait for you to see them light up the ballroom this autumn.
“With our fantastic professional dancers, plus everything else we love about Strictly, the new series promises to be bigger, better and even more glitter-packed than ever before.”
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