George Clarke’s ‘delighted’ update leaves Strictly Come Dancing fans ‘buzzing’

Up until recently, the YouTuber and TikTok star was seen competing for the coveted Glitterball trophy on the BBC show

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Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke(Image: BBC)

George Clarke has left Strictly Come Dancing fans ‘buzzing’ as he admitted to being ‘delighted’ that he’ll soon be lacing back up his dancing shoes.

Up until recently, the YouTuber and TikTok star was seen competing for the coveted Glitterball trophy alongside his professional dance partner Alexis Warr during the BBC One dance contest’s latest series.

George and American star Alexis, who joined the pro line-up for the first time this year, made it to the end of the BBC One dance show’s 23rd series and went up against Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, and Karen Carney and Carlos Gu in the grand final in December.

In the end, it was former footballer Karen and her pro partner Carlos were confirmed as this year’s winners and it was another history-making win in the ballroom, with Karen being the first footballer to take home the title.

But it was previously revealed that George would be reuniting with Alexis for a stint on the Strictly Come Dancing Live 2026 tour, which kick off at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on January 23. They were announced back in December alongside Lewis Cope and Katya Jones, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley and returning star Layton Williams, who will re-join former dance partner Nikita.

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George and Alexis will reunite for the Strictly tour(Image: PA)

They will be joined by series couples Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington, Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola, Harry Aikines-Aryeety and Karen Hauer and La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec, plus, the legendary Strictly Judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, and Craig Revel Horwood, and tour host Janette Manrara.

A new post featured on Strictly Live’s Instagram page featured George’s reaction to his upcoming stint on the tour. It read: “‘The last few months have been a whirlwind, but I’m honestly delighted to be joining the tour and to be able to continue my Strictly journey on the road. Bring on January!’ We can’t wait to see @georgeclarkeey dance again on the Strictly Live Tour! Please check the Tour Dates page of the website for information on casting at your chosen venue.”