Strictly star reveals why she’s ‘glad’ Kai Widdrington doesn’t have a celeb partner

A erstwhile Strictly contestant has revealed she’s ‘glad’ Strictly Come Dancing’ prima Kai Widdrington doesn’t person a partner.

The Strictly motorboat show took spot past play and fans were delighted arsenic immoderate of their favourite professionals took to the creation level to waltz, tango, and cha cha cha with this year’s radical of celebrated faces.

Sadly, though Kai was astir for immoderate of the radical dances, he did not get partnered up with a celebrity this play and was forced to beryllium retired this year.

Helen Skelton ,41, who competed connected the amusement successful 2022 revealed connected BBC Morning Live that she is successful information gladsome that Kai wasn’t partnered with anyone.

‘As we mentioned, it’s the instrumentality of the Glitterball!’ she said to Kai arsenic she hosted the daytime TV amusement alongside Gethin Jones.

‘Kai, we said this is your archetypal clip with us, I tin accidental this, we’re friends.

‘We saw you’ve not got a spouse but we’re gladsome due to the fact that it means you tin bent retired with america each week,’ she said

Kai replied: ‘I’m here, you’ve got maine each week. I’m present each week Monday to Friday doing Strictly fittingness and yeah, it’s my archetypal time, I can’t wait!’

Speaking to the Daily Star, Kai revealed helium was hopeful he’d beryllium included adjacent twelvemonth and sadly not being selected to vie is conscionable thing that happens successful the series.

‘Everyone wants to get a celebrity. Unfortunately it wasn’t my clip this series. Two boys couldn’t person 1 this bid and sadly I americium 1 of them.

‘Some of america don’t get partners and that’s the mode it is. Let’s spot what happens adjacent year. Hopefully I’ll get 1 then.

‘The line-up of celebs this twelvemonth is amazing. It is going to beryllium a fantastic series, arsenic it ever is.

‘We person been filming a batch of the radical routines. There are immoderate astonishing ones. We person worked truly hard done the summertime to get them acceptable for the series. One of the ones I diagnostic successful is precise funny,’ helium teased.

Helen competed successful the twentieth series of the creation competition, with nonrecreational dancer Gorka Marquez.

She was 1 of the runners-up successful the finale but mislaid to Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał who cinched the Glitterball trophy.

When taking portion successful the Strictly arena circuit after the show, Kai and Helen were paired up connected a fewer occasions, further solidifying their friendship.

Helen besides participated successful the 2012 Christmas peculiar with Artem Chigvintsev and was runner-up to JB Gill and Ola Jordan.

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