A SLEW of Strictly Come Dancing professionals have been forced to cancel their dance tours over the coronavirus pandemic.
AJ and Curtis Pritchard, Dianne Buswell and Giovani Di Prima all announced on Instagram on Tuesday that they won’t be touring due to the health crisis.
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AJ shared a post declaring that he and Curtis have cancelled their AJ Live tour.
He wrote on Instagram: “This is a message to all of our amazing fans and specifically those who have tickets to our remaining ‘AJ Live’ Tour Dates.
“Given today’s Government advice surrounding the Coronavirus, we are postponing our remaining four shows. Those locations are Guildford (17th March), Cardiff (18th March), Bournemouth (20th March) and Torquay (21st March). To say we are gutted is an understatement.”
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AJ went on: “We have had the most amazing tour performing for you all. However health and safety must come first for you, for us and our incredible cast.
“We will be announcing the rescheduled tour dates when we can. We love you all and please be safe. AJ & Curtis.”
Meanwhile, Dianne Buswell and her boyfriend Joe Sugg were forced to postpone their Joe And Dianne Show.
The Australian dancer admitted it was an “incredibly hard decision to make”.
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She added that they’re trying to reschedule as quickly as possible so people can exchange their tickets to new dates, or get refunds.
“We love you all and look forward to seeing you in person again soon. In the meantime, please keep yourselves healthy and safe. Xxx,” Dianne wrote.
Elsewhere, Graziano Di Prima announced that he was “absolutely gutted” to announce that he was cancelling his Havana Nights Dream Tour.
The Italian pro said all fans could get refunds and wished everyone “love and health in this difficult time”.
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It comes as the TV BAFTA Awards were postponed till later this year as the TV world comes to standstill amid the pandemic.
Work had to stop on BBC dramas Line Of Duty and Peaky Blinders — and producers on The Graham Norton Show are struggling to find celebrities willing to appear.
The sixth series of police thriller Line Of Duty, starring Martin Compston, Adrian Dunbar and Vicky McClure, began filming in Northern Ireland last month — but is now postponed indefinitely.
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