AJ Odudu will finally get to perform her unseen finale showdance during Strictly Come Dancing's live UK tour in the new year.
The 33-year-old TV presenter and her professional partner, Kai Widdrington, had to pull out of the dance competition's final after Odudu suffered an ankle injury, which meant she never got to perform her routine to Naughty Boy's Runnin'.
The tour will also feature 2021 Strictly champions, EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and her partner, Giovanni Pernice; and the runners-up, Bake Off star John Whaite and professional dancer Johannes Radebe.
Dragon's Den star Sara Davies and Aljaz Skorjanec, TV presenter Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin, and CBBC host Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu from this year's line-up are also taking part in the tour.
Judge Craig Revel Horwood, who directs the tour, said: "I was hugely disappointed that AJ and Kai missed the Strictly final.
"But audiences on the arena tour are in for a big treat, as they will get to see the showdance that AJ and Kai would have performed on Saturday night."
As well as their showdance, Odudu and Widdrington will also perform an American smooth on the tour.
The live tour judging panel will consist of Shirley Ballas, Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli, who was absent from the recent series due to uncertainty around travel restrictions between the UK and the US, where he is based and is also a judge on the American series Dancing with the Stars.
Former Strictly professional and current It Takes Two presenter Janette Manrara will be the tour's host.
The tour's run of 33 shows is due to start in Birmingham on 20 January and end at London's O2 Arena on 13 February.
Source: Press Association
