John Whaite has to miss out on Strictly Come Dancing tour dates after testing positive for Covid-19 after a show in Glasgow.
30.01.2022 - 17:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing fans were chuffed on Saturday as the people of Manchester finally gave them something they have been waiting for.
Stars of the BBC One hit arrived in the city on Saturday ahead of four shows at the AO Arena.
Rose Ayling-Ellis, John Whaite, Rhys Stephenson, Tilly Ramsay, Sara Davies, and 2020 alumni Max George and Maisie Smith, as well as the show's cast of professional dancers, are on the road for the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2022.
The group, who were pictured leaving their hotel, performed their first two shows in Manchester on Saturday before taking on the huge crowds again for another double show day on Sunday (January 30).
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They did, however, manage to squeeze in a trip to Salford's celebrity haunt, Menagerie, on Saturday evening.
But back to the show itself, those getting to sit in the audience are able to choose a winner for each show.
2021 series winners Rose and Giovanni were on a winning streak until the tour visited Newcastle.
The city's very own Sara Davies and her partner Aljaž Škorjanec managed to pull off a win to her home crowd before Rose and Giovanni returned to the top spot.
But Strictly's Manchester fans had other ideas.
In an official post on the Strictly Come Dancing Live Instagram page, it was revealed that John and dance partner Johannes Radebe won the matinee show at the AO Arena on Saturday (January 29).
Alongside a stunning picture of the pair during their special showdance routine, which they performed during December's final, the post read: "The winners for the first show in Manchester were... John and Johannes! "Rose and Giovanni were this
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The Sun shared photographs of Strictly dancers Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington sharing a kiss, confirming rumours about a romance between the pair.READ: Strictly body envy! How the professionals get their incredible bodiesThe pair has remained relatively silent on their social media feeds since the snaps were posted, but now Nadiya has shared a post on her Instagram. Ignoring what happened, Nadiya shared a photo from the Strictly Live Tour where she was bent over backwards with professional dancers Johannes Radebe, who is close friends with Kai, and Jake Leigh supported her.WATCH: Nadiya Bychkova transforms with glam makeoverShe made no reference to the photos shared in her caption either, as she simply wrote: "Are you ready Manchester? Let's do this @strictlycomedancinglive," alongside a sparkle and dancing emoji.MORE: Bikini-clad Nadiya Bychkova hits the beach with Strictly co-stars amid romance rumoursWOW: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova transforms with glam makeover amid new romance rumoursThe star also shared some posts on her Instagram Stories from make-up artist Summer Dyason, which saw the pro dancer posing and laughing in a sparkling singlet.
Tilly Ramsay was flooded with compliments as she posed with her Strictly Come Dancing partner.
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