McFly's Tom Fletcher breaks silence after Strictly Come Dancing Covid bombshell

McFly star Tom Fletcher is one of the celebrity contestants taking part in this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing. Born on 17 July, 1985, Fletcher was raised in Harrow, north-west London, and attended the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Bosses of the popular BBC dance show Strictly Come Dancing have denied claims that this year’s line-up have been advised “to avoid big events or partying” amid fears of them testing positive for Covid. Strictly contestants were rumoured to have been "advised to avoid big events or partying" due to fears more celebrities and professional cancers could catch the virus – after Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden tested positive for the virus and were forced to miss a week.

Strictly Come Dancing star Tom Fletcher has returned to training with his partner Amy Dowden after he was forced to isolate due to him testing positive for coronavirus.The McFly frontman, who tested positive for Covid-19 which meant that he had to isolate and was unable to perform in week two of the series, has given a glimpse inside his training as the pair got back into the swing of the competition.

McFly star Tom Fletcher is one of the celebrity contestants taking part in this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing. Born on 17 July, 1985, Fletcher was raised in Harrow, north-west London, and attended the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 kicked off earlier this month with a another star-studded line-up. This year's show has seen celebrities including Tom Fletcher, Judi Love, Rose Ayling-Ellis, and Katie McGlynn take to the stage.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses could face awkward decisions about whether or not to axe couples who test positive for Covid-19. McFly's Tom Fletcher and his partner Amy Dowden revealed that they had tested positive with the virus, and following BBC guidelines anyone testing positive must leave the Show for a week.

Rylan Clark-Neal confirmed on Monday that Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden will be making their return to Strictly Come Dancing on the October 9 show following their quarantine.The McFly musician and his professional dance partner will be missing this Saturday’s show after testing positive for Covid-19 but are set to return the week after. Rylan confirmed the news in the premiere episode of It Takes Two on Monday.

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McFly drummer Harry Judd's wife Izzy has revealed that she is 'so gutted' for Tom Fletcher after he tested positive for Covid-19, meaning he will miss this weekend's live Strictly Come Dancing show. The 37 year old, who is full-term in her pregnancy with their third child, a baby boy, and shares daughter Lola, five, and Kit, four, with Harry, revealed exclusively to OK! that her heart goes out to Tom, 36, who is self-isolating less than 24 hours after opening the BBC One show.