BBC Strictly star's partner accidentally lets slip he will return to show after exit fears

Jowita Przystal, who sailed to victory in the 2022 Strictly final with wildlife presenter and cameraman Hamza Yassin, teased: "Hopefully we are back, [but] we don't know yet.

Meanwhile, Luba Mushtuk - whose Strictly dreams were dashed last year after celeb partner Adam Thomasstruggled with painful bouts of arthritis- revealed that she had her "fingers crossed" for a place in the line-up in 2024.

Gemma sounds convinced that her partner will be competing - and as he hasn't been missed off a series since 2019, some fans had already been expecting him back.

He's currently occupied on the judging panel of the Spanish version of the BBC show, Bailando con las Estrellas, which means he's been jetting back and forth between Britain and his home country of Spain.

Speaking to Lorraine Kelly on her ITV show recently, she dismissed suggestions that she'd been "moaning" about Gorka's hectic schedule, while she stays in the UK parenting two kids under five.

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