Viewers are concerned that Johannes Radebe will leave for good
Johannes and Alex were voted out of Strictly(Image: BBC)
Strictly Come Dancing fans are concerned for the professional after Alex Kingston’s exit.
Johannes Radebe joined Strictly Come Dancing in 2018 as a professional dancer. He was part of the professional cast in Series 16 and has been a firm favorite on the show since.
He is a two-time South African Latin Champion and also competed on Strictly South Africa for two seasons before joining the UK version. This year, he was partnered with actress Alex Kingston with the pair earning a 40 points in just week four of the competition.
Away from the BBC ballroom, Johannes is set to reprise the role of Lola in Kinky Boots in a spot at the upcoming Royal Variety Performance this year. On Sunday (November 30), fans were heartbroken as Alex and Johannes bid farewell to Strictly after losing out on dance off to Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon.
Following the performances, the judges cast their vote, with Anton Du Beke choosing to save Kingston and Radebe while Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse saved Sopal and Caillon. Head judge Shirley Ballas, who had the casting vote this week, decided to also save Balvinder, securing her place in Strictly’s musicals week.
When asked by Tess about her time on the show, Alex said: “I had never in my wildest dreams imagined that I would last this long. It’s been just the most incredible journey for me. I feel quite proud of myself because I’ve loved the process, I mean 100%, you can tell by my smile. Everyone always says that their dance partner is a friend for life, but JoJo really will be.”
When asked by Tess about their brilliant partnership, Johannes said: “I’ve never grinned as much as I have in the last few weeks. Thank you Alex for being a trooper, I will hold on to the memories. As far as the dancing goes, I think we’ve achieved what we wanted to achieve. These memories are just the beginning for us, we can say that we are very much a Strictly family.”
Viewers are worried Johannes will leave for good(Image: Kieron McCarron/BBC/PA)
However, viewers are now concerned that Johannes will be leaving the show along with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
On X (formerly known as Twitter), @hhheatherrrc wrote: “Johannes is definitely leaving after that speech” as @imtherealanon penned: “I got the idea that narrative from Johannes means he’s leaving the show. Is that true?”
@aberquine added: “Sounds like Johannes is leaving Strictly with Claudia and Tess!” as @simy_78 echoed: “Why am I getting the uneasy feeling this is Johannes last series of #Strictly?”.
@steph382 worried: “It kinda sounded like Johannes might be leaving the show after hearing the goodbye speech. I really hope not.”
