STRICTLY star George Clarke may have accidentally let slip who he’s partnered with for this year’s series.
Typically, it’s kept under lock and key who the celebs are partnered with ahead of the launch show – which will air on BBC One in a matter of weeks.
However, in a chat on his podcast The Useless Hotline with Max Balegde, the excited George may have spilled the beans.
Explaining the audition process, George revealed that he was partnered with a pro – and rehearsed with her for an hour.
“I’ve not met anyone apart from, I believe her name’s Lauren [Oakley], who was the pro that I met,” he said. “Because when we had a interview for it, so it’s like an hour long interview, and then like an hour long dance session.”
Lauren has been on the show since 2022, and so far has competed with two stars – Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who placed 8th, and JB Gill last year, taking over from fellow pro Amy Dowden mid-season after she was forced to withdraw due to injury.
JB and Lauren made it through to the finals together, but ultimately lost out to Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell.
Speaking about the process, George continued that he and Lauren had to perform in front of “two lovely women from the production team that were just sat at what basically looked like a judge’s desk”.
During the audition, George revealed he and Lauren had to learn a jive and a “little Latin number he couldn’t remember the name of”.
However, he later added that he wasn’t sure if that practice “had any weight on who he would be partnered with on the main show”, revealing the official pairing reveal would be taking place in the upcoming days.
George is not the first star to reveal who he was coupled up with during his audition, with Drag Race UK star La Voix admitting that they had performed with Kai Widdrington.
They told Daily Star : “I’m casting my net wide. Someone who can lift me up and show me off, that’s what I want.
“I like Kai. Secret inside knowledge: when I did my little dance trial for the show, I had Kai for my audition, so maybe that would be nice. He’s a great guy, an amazing teacher.”
The official partnerships will be revealed during the official launch show, which is pre-recorded and believed to be airing on September 20th.
The first live show will then take place a week later, with the no exits during the first two weeks of the competition.
