Kai Widdrington, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard and Jowita Przystal were recently confirmed to be joining the show, following Janette Manrara\u2019s new role as the host of Strictly\u2019s It Takes Two, and Anton Du Beke\u2019s move to the judging panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n And while this might mean more competition amongst the pros, Johannes Radebe \u2013 who joined the BBC One dance show back in 2018 after appearing on the South African version \u2013 isn\u2019t worried about a thing.<\/p>\n In fact, he thinks the new pros should rather be \u201cwatching out\u201d for him.<\/p>\n When RadioTimes.com<\/a> catches up with him for a chat ahead of the new series, he smiles: \u201c\u2018I\u2019m not watching out for any of them, but I hope they are watching out for me!\u201d<\/p>\n He continues: \u201cThese are people who have worked in the industry for many years. I know of them and some of them happen to be my best of friends. I love the fact that the\u2019ve got my homeboy Cameron from South Africa. And yes, I can\u2019t wait to meet Nikita. Kai and Jowita, those are my friends. Those are my buddies from many moons, so I\u2019m ecstatic that they\u2019ve joined the show because they\u2019ve always wanted to.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t help but be excited for anybody that joins the show because of what it stands for for our careers, and the platform that it creates for all of us. For anybody to be presented with that opportunity, you\u2019re just like, \u2018I\u2019m thrilled for you!\u2019 because you know what it\u2019s going to mean for them and their families. So, before any competition, we are a huge family.\u201d<\/p> Although he insists the competition is secondary to the bond the pros have, Radebe is hoping to lift the Glitterball this year, and says he \u201cwon\u2019t leave it to chance.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat [winning] is a dream still to be realised,\u201d he explains. \u201cI have done Strictly Come Dancing in South Africa and I\u2019ve come to the mothership in the United Kingdom, and in all these years I\u2019ve been doing it, I have never had the opportunity to lift the Glitterball. If it does come my way it will be very welcomed, I\u2019m telling you. Honestly, I\u2019m going to work very hard towards it as well. I\u2019m just not going to leave it to chance, but it would be an amazing achievement for me and mostly if I could do it for my celebrity partner, that would be a bonus!\u201d<\/p>\n Strictly is expected to return to the BBC in Autumn 2021. Want something else to watch? 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