Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Who is Vick Hope paired with? Who is her dance partner?
STRICTLY COME DANCING 2018 is back at last on the BBC and this year’s celebs have been paired up with their professional dance partners. But who is contestant Vick Hope paired with?
Strictly: Vick Hope jokes she ‘just got married’ to Graziano
Who is Vick Hope’s professional partner on Strictly Come Dancing 2018?
Vick Hope has been partnered with Graziano Di Prima after they were put together during the Strictly Come Dancing launch show on BBC at the weekend.
The TV and Radio presenter said appearing on Strictly was “like a dream”.
“I’m here to work really hard, I want someone who is creative and I’ve got quite long limbs which means I can be really clumsy with so I need someone who can withstand the blows,” she joked.
When presenter Tess Daly announced she would be partnered with dancer Di Prima, Hope jumped into his arms.
Di Prima spun the DJ around in the air and Daly said: “If they dance together as good as they look, they’ll go far!”
Hope said she is most looking forward to learning how to salsa dance.
“A bit of salsa, a bit of samba, even the Argentine Tango… a juicy one!” she remarked.
The 28-year-old Geordie will still be presenting her morning radio show while also competing on Strictly.
“I’m swapping the radio studio for the dance studio, and I cannot wait,” she said.
Who is Graziano Di Prima?
Graziano Di Prima is a Sicilian-born profession dancer and this is his first year to compete on Strictly.
The 24-year-old is an Italian latin dance champion who represented Belgium at the World Championships, and made the top 24 at the Latin World Championship Under 21s.
He works as a dancer with dance company Burn the Floor.
He said joining the Strictly crew was his “dream come true”.
Who are the Strictly Come Dancing 2018 couples?
Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev
Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice
Kate Silverton & Aljaž Skorjanec
Katie Piper & Gorka Marquez
Lauren Steadman & AJ Pritchard
Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton
Susannah Constantine & Anton Du Beke
Vick Hope & Graziano Di Prima
Charles Venn & Karen Clifton
Danny John-Jules & Amy Dowden
Dr Ranj Singh & Janette Manrara
Graeme Swann & Oti Mabuse
Joe Sugg & Dianne Buswell
Lee Ryan & Nadiya Bychkova
Seann Walsh & Katya Jones
Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One on Saturday, September 22 at 7.10pm