OHMYGOSSIP — Ian Waite is stepping down from ‘Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two’.
The choreographer – who presents Waite’s Warm Up on the BBC spin off show – has revealed he is leaving the programme after a decade, following Zoe Ball’s announcement that she has quit, too.
Taking to Instagram, he wrote: “Wow! What an incredible journey … It is with great sadness but also a lot of pride that after ten years presenting Waites Warm Up on #ItTakesTwo the sister show to @bbcstrictly I will be putting away my wand to focus on my dance fitness brand Fitsteps and also my up and coming tour with Vincent Simone The Ballroom Boys.
“I want to thank all the amazing crew, make up artists, directors, producers, who made it so enjoyable to come in to work. I feel so grateful to have been given the opportunity to work with Strictly since the first year in 2004 and I will continue to support all my supremely talented fellow pro dancers, judges, celebs and look forward to their performances in 2021. (sic)”
And Ian went to praise “the one and only Zoe Ball”, describing her as a “loyal, loving and caring friend”.
He added: “This journey would not have been possible without the one and only Zoe Ball who has been the most loyal, loving, caring friend one could wish to have. I will miss you the most but know that we will still see each other a lot in the future. Lastly thank you to all our wonderful ITT fans – you are the best!”
It comes after Zoe decided to exit the show after 10 years.
She wrote: “Dance lovers, after 10 joyous years I am waltzing away from It Takes Two. As a massive @bbcstrictly fan I have loved spending my Autumn teatimes with the celebrity dancers, the gorgeous & awesome pro dancers, the judges, my girl Vicky Gill, Rylan, Gethin & of course my main man Ian Waite. Time now for some new cha cha challenges. I will continue to support the Strictly family on the Breakfast Show & can’t wait to watch the Class Of 2021 from my sofa. (sic)”
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