Strictly Come Dancing fans couldn’t believe it when they saw Richie Anderson return to their screens on Friday night (December 2).
The DJ was heartbroken when he found out he was the second celebrity to be voted off of the BBC dancing show in October.
Richie got the brutal boot after performing the Samba to Hakuna Matata from The Lion King with his professional partner Giovanni Pernice.
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The pair landed in the dance off against Katya Jones and footy star Tony Adams and did all they could to wow the judges, but sadly it wasn’t enough.
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However, Richie made an epic comeback to the world of Strictly on Friday when he appeared on Strictly’s spin-off show – It Takes Two – as a reporter.
Strictly fans were thrilled to see Richie back and many couldn’t help pointing out the fact he’d been given a brand new job following his show exit.
In fact, some were left wishing he’d become a permanent fixture on It Takes Two, which is hosted by Rylan Clark.
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One excited fan took to Twitter and wrote: “Richie’s onesie consolation prize being getting to be a roaming reporter for It Takes Two like he won a prize on The One Show.”
Another said: “I hope they bring him onto ITT permanently! Would love to see him doing this feature every Friday.”
A third cheekily suggested he’d do a better job than It Takes Two presenter Gethin Jones, despite the Welsh star being a part of the team since 2016.
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Rylan announced Richie’s return at the start of the show, telling viewers: “I have recruited someone very special to help me out today. He was last seen in a garish meerkat onesie, but today, Richie Anderson has had to go incognito to sneak past the security at Elstree to speak to our celebs.
He jokingly added: “The poor soul, bless him! They cancelled his pass the day he was booted off.”
Richie quipped: “I know, right, to think I used to be someone around here!” before joking he’d had to crawl through an air vent to get to his co-stars.
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