Helen Skelton and Ellie Simmonds look amazing as they lead the stars in the Strictly Tour photo shoot
Helen Skelton and fellow pro Kai Widdrington led the stars attending the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour photo call in Birmingham on Thursday.
The former Blue Peter star, 39, showed off her legs in a tasselled green minidress as she posed next to the 27-year-old ballroom dancer, who wore a blue shirt.
Meanwhile, Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin matched in pink outfits as the beaming couple struck a series of poses for photographers at the Ultilita Arena.
Radiant: Helen Skelton and fellow pro Kai Widdrington led the stars attending the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour photo call in Birmingham on Thursday
Also participating were Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Nancy Xu and Will Mellor, Tyler West and Dianne Buswell, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and host Janette Manrara.
Winners Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal, who took the glittering ball trophy during the December final, performed an impressive lifting move.
It comes after Jowita confirmed her romance with Giovanni, 32, as they left dinner hand-in-hand on Sunday, amid claims Hamza was “devastated” by their relationship.
What a pair! Meanwhile, Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin matched in pink outfits.
In their element: The beaming couple struck a series of poses for photographers at Ultilita Arena
Delighted: They seemed to be in their element during the photocall
The tour will kick off on January 20 and run until February 12, after they won the Glitterball 2022 trophy in the dance contest.
Bruno Tonioli returns to Strictly to judge the upcoming Strictly arena tour alongside Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas, after being replaced by Anton Du Beke on the panel.
Strictly stars’ latest outing comes after Hamza joked about being “jealous” that Jowita might dance with another celebrity next year.
It followed claims that Hamza was “devastated” by Jowita’s new relationship with fellow professional Giovanni.
Looking good: The former Blue Peter star, 39, showed off her legs in a green mini-dress with tassels
Happy: She posed next to the 27-year-old ballroom dancer, who was wearing a blue T-shirt.
Unmissable: He continued his look with red pants, along with shiny black shoes
Wow! Kai lifted Helen into the air for a shot.
speaking to Hello!Jowita joked, “I hope to get the call again, but it will feel weird not to dance with Hamza, I hope you don’t get jealous.”
To which Hamza agreed, joking, “I must admit I’ll be jealous.” I’ll be saying “That’s not how you do that lift!”
He added: ‘She’s not going to get rid of me that easily. I’m planning a few things involving Jowita; there will potentially be some documentaries.’
His humorous comments come after Jowita and Giovanni finally confirmed they are dating on Sunday night as they left a cozy dinner together hand in hand.
Cha-cha-slide: Fleur East and Vito Coppola also participated
Legs for days: The Sax singer showed off her pins in a blue minidress
Stylish: Vito turned heads in an orange shirt and pink pants
They spent two and a half hours inside the restaurant before leaving together and walking hand in hand.
It follows claims that Jowita had been caught kissing Giovanni backstage during filming for the BBC talent show.
Sun claimed the steamy couple is the BBC series’ “worst kept secret” after they openly flirted at a recent party.
Polish beauty Jowita joined the cast last year and performed in group dances.
She was paired with a celebrity for the first time this year, while Giovanni has starred on the show since 2015.
A source told the publication: “She and Gio are the worst kept secret, but they make a great couple.”
“While they both insisted they were single, the couple’s chemistry was ridiculous, and they were caught making out in the hallways. Crew even saw them kissing in the production office.
However, they make a great couple and have been pretty much inseparable over the past few weeks.
“Jowita, especially, wanted to keep things under wraps so she could focus on Hamza and not be distracted from the competition.”
The source added that Giovanni and Jowita went public with their romance at Gio’s friend Chelsea star Jorginho’s birthday dinner, where they openly flirted after weeks of keeping their romance a secret.
Jowita recently split from her long-term boyfriend, fellow dancer Michael Danilczuk.
Meanwhile, Jowita’s dance partner Hamza Yassin has unfollowed his love interest Giovanni amid claims he is “devastated” by their relationship.
According to The Sun, Hamza had previously followed Giovanni until last week. MailOnline has contacted their representatives for comment.
Jowita’s budding relationship with Giovanni is said to have dealt a severe blow to Hamza, who “fell head over heels in love with her”.
“Hamza and Jowita became very close and quite touchy at times, obviously their closeness really helped when it came to winning the trophy,” a source told The Sun.
“But even though Jowita thinks of him a lot, she refrained from anything romantic and kept him a bit away.
“When it became clear that she was involved with Giovanni, the reason for that became clear. But while Hamza wants her to be happy, he was quietly devastated.