Strictly 2024 contestant addresses ‘curse’ rumours after fan speculation

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Jamie Borthwick has unopen down speculation helium could beryllium affected by the infamous ‘curse’.

The EastEnders actor, 30, is one of the stars competing connected the existent season of the long-running BBC series, being paired with nonrecreational dancer, Michelle Tsiakkas.

The amusement kicked disconnected past week, with Jamie and his spouse generating attraction aft investigating retired cute nicknames for each other.

However, up of the archetypal unrecorded amusement this weekend, Jamie has dispelled immoderate rumours of a imaginable romance.

Jamie, who is single, has insisted they are truthful overmuch similar siblings that ‘nobody has to worry’.

‘The thought of that full Strictly curse; good it’s decidedly not going to beryllium a happening present due to the fact that it would beryllium weird doing that with my sister,’ helium said.

‘Michelle and I met earlier Strictly and we instantly had a connection.

‘But she is similar a sister, an aunt, a mum, a champion friend. She’s looking aft me, she’s mothering me,’ helium added erstwhile speaking to The Mirror.

Jamie, who has worked connected the BBC soap since helium was 11, besides referenced Michelle’s spouse Simone Arena.

‘Her fellow doesn’t cognize it yet due to the fact that we’ve ne'er met, but he’s my stone already. I’ve been looking him up, watching him creation connected his shows and I’m like, “Mate, you’re my icon”. He’s an perfectly fantastic dancer,’ helium shared.

Michelle, 29, besides said she thought Jamie and her fellow would besides person a ‘lovely relationship’.

She added Jamie was similar a ‘brother’ and they had already established a ‘lovely connection’.

After winning the 2023 Strictly Christmas Special with a cleanable 40 score, Jamie is expected to beryllium 1 of the beforehand runners.

However, helium doesn’t deliberation helium has an advantage, saying he’s ‘completely forgotten’ everything helium learnt past year.

Jamie besides joked helium was ‘broken already’ little than 2 weeks into training.

During the archetypal occurrence past week, Jamie recovered himself astatine the centre of immoderate sassy comments from his sassy contestants.

As Tess Daly introduced Jamie, she began: ‘You had a sensation of Strictly astatine Christmas…’

Before she could decorativeness her question, though, Go Compare opera vocalist Wynne Evans coughed: ‘Cheat!’

The remainder of the line-up gasped portion Claudia Winkleman covered her rima successful shock, comedian Chris McCausland quipping: ‘This man’s a hero!’

Meanwhile erstwhile Towie prima Pete Wicks besides quipped: ‘I’m ne'er gonna beryllium present again, americium I? Unless I’m Jamie.’

Strictly Come Dancing continues time astatine 7pm connected BBC One.

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