Strictly Come Dancing star pulls out of BBC show just weeks before new series

Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez has revealed that he won't be competing with a partner on the BBC show this year - and will be missing for a number of weeks from the series.

Announcing the news in an Instagram post, Gorka revealed that he'll be a judge on the Spanish version of the show instead from September.

"Due to the filming dates this means that I won’t be competing with a partner this year in Strictly but I will be a part of lots of the group numbers and will be back for final weeks of the Show to support the rest of my fellow pros and their celebrities in what is going to be an AMAZING SERIES," he wrote.

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