Gemma Atkinson supports Adam Thomas as he addresses Strictly Come Dancing stint and asks 'will I?'
09.08.2023 - 13:21
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Gemma Atkinson was among the many supporting Adam Thomas as he addressed his Strictly Come Dancing appearance for the first time. The Waterloo Road actor delighted his fans and celebrity pals when it was revealed he's signed up to the 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest.
Adam's involvement in the new series was confirmed on Tuesday morning (August 8) on The Hits Radio Breakfast Show with Fleur East, James Barr and producer Matt. The Manchester-born star, who plays Donte Charles in the BBC school-based series, appeared via video link on the last day of his holiday with his wife Caroline and their two children.
And he was clearly overjoyed as he sang Strictly's iconic theme tune with Fleur, who made it to the final of the 2022 series and will be back this year as host of BBC2 spin-off show It Takes Two.
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Adam then took to social media where he shared a picture of himself holding up a beer in the sun, writing on his Instagram Story: "Thank you for all your lovely messages!!" But his impending stint on the dancefloor was clearly returned as he later shared his announcement video again and said: "How is this happening!!!"
Since jetting back to the UK, or more specially Manchester, Adam has opened up to his fans and followers about his upcoming Strictly stint which comes amid 'fix' claims due to wife Caroline, 32, being trained dancer who runs her own dance school, ABCD Dance in Altrincham.
But that isn't likely to help Adam out, and hasn't so far in their relationship it appears, as the former Emmerdale actor stressed that he “cannot dance” to save his life. Speaking in a new video posted to his main Instagram grid, the