The Strictly Come Dancing professional has clarified her future on the BBC show after an Instagram post concerned fans.
Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer, Jowita Pryzstal, has put fans’ worries to rest about her future on the popular dance show.
The 31-year-old Polish dancer, who won Strictly in her debut year with partner Hamza Yassin in 2022 and was paired with Lorraine star Ross King this series, sparked concern among viewers.
The final episode saw Karen Carney and Carlos Gu lifting the glitterball trophy, beating Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, as well as George Clarke and Alexis Warr.
This emotional episode also marked the end of Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s tenure as hosts, with all the celebrities from this series reuniting with their professional partners for a final performance.
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Jowita later posted a selfie with Ross on Instagram, captioned: “Last dance partner on Strictly floor x @therossking.”
This led to speculation among fans that she might be leaving the show, with one fan asking: “Has Jowita hinted that she’s leaving Strictly Come Dancing? What does she mean.”
Another fan pleaded: “Jowita please include some punctuation in your stories, you’re sending us into a panic girl,” reports Wales Online.
However, Jowita quickly cleared up the confusion, assuring fans that she isn’t planning on leaving the show.
In another Instagram Story, she wrote: “So grateful for being part of the best show on tv.”
She further clarified: “And just to clarify my last post, it was about my last dance with Ross, not me leaving the show. Hopefully far from my last dance on that dance floor.”
This comes after fans feared Johannes Radebe may quit Strictly after this series, following his exit from the competition with Alex Kingston just weeks ago.
After the results of the dance-off were announced, Johannes told Alex: “Thank you, because I have never grinned this much in my life, for the past couple of weeks with you. Thank you, Alex, for being a trooper.
“I appreciate the laughs, and I’ll hold onto the memories, but as far as the dancing goes, I think we’ve achieved what we both wanted to achieve.”
He then added: “To my Strictly family, I love you,” looking around the ballroom at the judges, hosts and fellow dancers. “I’m forever grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
Fans were left concerned it sounded like a goodbye speech, with one questioning on social media: “Why did that sound like a final goodbye from Johannes?!?”
“Johannes saying he’ll be forever grateful to his Strictly family?!?! Does that mean this is his last year??” another said.
A third added: “That also felt like a goodbye from Johannes too and that is a very sad thing to contemplate.”
Strictly Come Dancing is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.
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