Strictly fans gasping after star reveals role in ‘biggest film of the year’

A Strictly Come Dancing star’s fans are going to walk the entirety of the most anticipated movie of the year ‘on the look out’ for her tiny role.

To the astonishment of her Instagram followers, Karen Hauer, 42, has revealed she performs a ‘tiny spot of dancing’ successful blockbuster Wicked, a prequel of the Wizard of Oz.

The nonrecreational dancer had not antecedently disclosed her relation successful the film, which follows the improbable relationship of wicked witch Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and bully witch Glinda (Ariana Grande).

However, Karen’s fans were elated by her engagement successful Wicked with @shortfilmsunday exclaiming: ‘what a beauteous surprise! truthful excited to beryllium connected the look retired for you!’

Echoing their sentiment, @vikki_kukiko said: ‘I volition present walk the full movie trying to spot you.’

@shirleighshirlz added: ‘See present I’m gonna beryllium playing a crippled of Spot Karen erstwhile I watch.’

@alexandriastylist enthused: ‘Wow this is amazing.’

Alongside a carousel of pictures of her successful hairsbreadth and marque up for Wicked, and with friends extracurricular a cinema, Karen wrote connected societal media: ‘Had a “Wicked” acquisition doing a tiny spot of dancing successful this magnificent movie. 🎥 @jasongilkison and I had an implicit blast !!

‘Thanks to @chrislxd for letting america person a small spell 💫 We were similar 2 toddlers successful a candy store 🤣.

‘Can’t hold to ticker the movie tonight.’

Karen is not the lone Strictly prima taking Hollywood by storm.

Earlier this year, it was announced that Johannes Radebe’s beingness communicative was being made into an ‘uplifting’ household film.

The fashionable dancer, who first recovered fame abroad connected the hit BBC dancing amusement aft joining successful 2018, released his memoir JoJo: Finally Home successful 2023.

Johannes, who is from South Africa, scored a best-seller with the book, and his ain penning volition beryllium adapted to signifier the ground of the upcoming movie, which friends person called ‘an inspiration’.

The 37-year-old – who is gay – battled homophobia, bullying and poorness to marque a sanction for himself connected the ballroom scene, archetypal winning amateur and nonrecreational championships successful his location state earlier joining its mentation of Strictly successful 2014 and fashionable touring signifier amusement Burn The Floor.

With a moving rubric of Finally Home, Johannes volition besides service arsenic enforcement shaper and choreographer for the film, which was archetypal announced by Deadline.

Karen was connected the nonrecreational dancing line-up for Strictly this twelvemonth and was paired with Paul Merson.

However, past period they became the 4th mates to beryllium eliminated from the contention aft landing successful the dreaded dance-off.

Strictly continues connected BBC One and iPlayer connected Saturday astatine 7.05pm.

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