The new Strictly Come Dancing judge has finally been revealed - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Celebrity The new Strictly Come Dancing judge has finally been revealed By You Magazine - July 23, 2019 Strictly Come Dancing is the nation’s favourite Saturday night show and quite frankly, the only reason we’re looking forward to the autumn/winter season. But this year, the show is set to undergo a major change as fan favourite judge, Dame Darcey Bussell, will no longer be there. However, fear not, because the BBC has just announced her replacement and we for one, are very excited. Introducing: Motsi Mabuse. BBC Recognise the surname? That’s because Motsi is the sister of Oti Mabuse, a professional dancer on the show. She will be joining the judging panel alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas in the upcoming season. Just like her sister, Motsi is a successful dancer with impressive accolades including the title of South African Champion and German Latin Champion in 2009 and 2010. She has spent the past eight years working on Let’s Dance, the German version of Strictly Come Dancing, and will be making the move over this summer to kick off her debut on the BBC show in September. Commenting on her new gig, Motsi said: ‘I am absolutely overjoyed to be joining the Strictly judging panel. I have so much respect and admiration for the other three judges and hope to add my own bit of sparkle to the show. I can’t wait to get started!’ BBC Motsi will be replacing Darcy, who announced that she was leaving the show back in April due to ‘many’ other commitments. ‘It has been a complete privilege for me to be part of Strictly, working with such a talented team,’ she explained in an Instagram post. ‘I have enjoyed every minute of my time and will miss everyone from my fellow judges, the presenters, the dancers, the musicians, the entire back stage team, and especially the viewers of the show, who have been so supportive.’ She continued: ‘I am not leaving because of any upset or disagreement at all, I am just stepping away to give more focus to my many other commitments in dance, after seven truly wonderful years that I can’t imagine having gone any better.’ RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR 50 of the best celebrity Halloween costumes of all time Shirley Ballas ‘ Strictly gave me back my hope’ Davina McCall discusses how men can help women going through the menopause Popular in Celebrity TV chef Gino D Acampo on Sardinia Sophia Loren and scary salads May 25, 2017 The Evergreen Goddess Exercise guru Diana Moran on looking fit and July 10, 2017 More more Julianne Moore November 13, 2017 Author Jill Mansell on designer notebooks commissioning art and the family January 16, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES Kelly Hoppen on vodka vintage finds and being a April 4, 2018 ‘ I have no regrets’ Millie Mackintosh on divorce debt and reuniting May 20, 2018 EMOTIONAL TIES TV presenter and tennis player Annabel Croft shares her July 1, 2018 Stella Parton ‘ Dolly and I have always been close’ August 12, 2018 Anna Friel on getting jeered in the street shared parenting with September 23, 2018 Queen of primetime Charlotte Riley on juggling rising stardom with pregnancy October 21, 2018 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved