La Voix was forced to withdraw from the current series of the competition due to an injury,<\/a> a revelation made during the recent Blackpool special.<\/p>\n![\"La](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/01KB4YKZSC48X7MB9PF4QQVTPZ.jpg\")
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Reflecting on the turn of events, La Voix stated: “I loved being part of Strictly and was devastated when my time on the show was cut short because of injury. But now I\u2019m absolutely thrilled to have the chance to get back on an even bigger dancefloor with the sparkling 2026 Strictly live tour. I can\u2019t wait to sashay my way around the country with my wonderful partner Aljaz by my side.”<\/p>\n
Former Team GB sprinter Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, 37, who was the sixth contestant eliminated from the show, will reunite with professional dancer Karen Hauer. His return promises a high-energy performance for audiences across the UK.<\/p>\n
Aikines-Aryeetey expressed his enthusiasm, saying: “I\u2019m switching the Gladiators arena for the Strictly live tour arenas and can\u2019t wait to get back on the dance floor. It\u2019s amazing to be reunited with Karen again and we can\u2019t wait to show you what\u2019s in store. Expect more fun, more laughs, and even more energy.”<\/p>\n
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The tour is scheduled to commence at Birmingham\u2019s Utilita Arena on January 23, with the audience at each show casting their votes to decide who lifts the coveted glitterball trophy. Subsequent dates include stops in Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Nottingham, culminating with five performances at London\u2019s O2 Arena in mid-February.<\/p>\n
Each event will feature a blend of dynamic dance routines and live music, with a British Sign Language interpreter present at every show. Tickets for the Strictly live tour are available for purchase via strictlycomedancinglive.com<\/a>, with further celebrity casting announcements anticipated in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289348,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-289347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289347\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}