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Lauren May Oakley (born 28 February 1991) is an English professional dancer and choreographer, best known for appearing as a professional on the BBC One television series Strictly Come Dancing. Early life
In July 2022, the BBC announced that four new professional dancers would be joining the cast: European cup winner Vito Coppola, who was also a professional dancer on the Italian version of the show in 2021; Chinese National Champion Carlos Gu; former Under 21 British National Champion Lauren Oakley; and Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas.
Lauren Oakley: 8th Angela Rippon: Television presenter, journalist & newsreader Kai Widdrington: 7th Angela Scanlon: Television presenter Carlos Gu: 6th Nigel Harman: Stage & screen actor Katya Jones: WD Annabel Croft: Professional tennis player & pundit: Johannes Radebe: 4th Bobby Brazier: EastEnders actor & model Dianne Buswell: 2nd Layton ...
Dowden will be replaced by fellow professional dancer Lauren Oakley as JB Gill’s dance partner for the remainder of the competition. Writing on Instagram, Dowden said: “My heart is breaking ...
Strictly professional dancer Lauren Oakley has stepped in to train with celebrity contestant JB Gill following Amy Dowden's collapse backstage during Saturday night's main show. Oakley will ...
During the launch show, Michelle Tsiakkas received a celebrity partner for the first time, while Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley and Kai Widdrington did not receive a partner. The rest of the pros were paired to a celebrity, including Neil Jones, who did not have a celebrity partner for the last two series. [18] [19]
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twenty-first series with a launch show on 16 September 2023 on BBC One, with live shows beginning on 23 September. [1] [2] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Janette Manrara returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, alongside Fleur East, who was announced as the new co-host after Rylan Clark's departure in April 2023.
In July 2022, it was announced that Tsiakkas was joining the twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer, alongside Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu, and Lauren Oakley. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Upon the news of her becoming a professional being announced, Tsiakkas said "Being a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing has been my ...