{"id":37125,"date":"2023-09-23T22:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T20:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1870287"},"modified":"2023-09-24T02:41:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:41:01","slug":"who-is-bobby-brazier-meet-the-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant-and-eastenders-star","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-bobby-brazier-meet-the-strictly-come-dancing-2023-contestant-and-eastenders-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Bobby Brazier? Meet the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 contestant and EastEnders star"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bobby Brazier is the youngest contestant in this year’s Strictly celebrity line-up. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Saturday, 23 September 2023 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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The first live show in a new season of Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> is always an opportunity to set out your stall and mark yourself as a contender going forward \u2013 and Bobby Brazier certainly did that.<\/p>\n

Performing a Foxtrot to All About You by McFly<\/a>, alongside his partner Dianne Buswell, the EastEnders<\/a> newcomer scored himself an impressive 29 points from the judges, coming joint second on the leaderboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It was an emotional dance which brought a tear to the eye of Brazier\u2019s dad Jeff<\/a>, who was supporting his son from the ballroom\u2019s audience.<\/p>\n

Brazier, who is best known for his EastEnders role as Freddie Slater<\/a>, recently revealed that he \u201cbegged\u201d<\/a> his boss on the soap to let him take time out to do Strictly, calling it a \u201cno-brainer\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also told RadioTimes.com<\/a> before performing his dance that he was \u201cexcited to just get it done and perform it for the last time\u201d, calling it a \u201cvery cute\u201d<\/a> routine.<\/p>\n

Brazier is part of a line-up that also includes Amanda Abbington<\/a>,\u00a0Angela Rippon<\/a>,\u00a0Layton Williams<\/a>,\u00a0Krishnan Guru-Murthy<\/a>,\u00a0Eddie Kadi<\/a>,\u00a0Angela Scanlon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Zara McDermott<\/a>, each of whom will be trying their hardest each week to secure those perfect 10s and make their way through the weeks to win the Glitterball trophy.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about Bobby Brazier and what he has said about the competition.<\/p>\n

Who is Bobby Brazier?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Bobby Brazier for Strictly Come Dancing. BBC<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Age: <\/strong>20<\/p>\n

Job: <\/strong>Actor and model<\/p>\n

Instagram: <\/strong>@bobbybrazier<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter:<\/strong> N\/A<\/p>\n

Strictly partner:\u00a0<\/strong>Dianne Buswell<\/p>\n

Brazier is an actor and model, best known for his current role in long-running soap EastEnders. Although Brazier only recently joined the EastEnders cast in 2022, his character, Freddie Slater<\/a>, has been subject to a major emotional storyline as of late regarding the true paternity of his father.<\/p>\n

When he\u2019s not acting, Brazier is also a model, having appeared on magazine covers, taken to the runway for Dolce & Gabbana in Milan Fashion Week and has also subsequently modelled at London and Paris Fashion Weeks.<\/p>\n

Brazier is the son of TV presenter Jeff Brazier and Big Brother star Jade Goody, who passed away from cervical cancer in 2009. As a child, before his mother\u2019s death, he appeared in her three Sky Living reality series (Just Jade, Jade\u2019s Salon and Jade\u2019s Wedding) from 2005 until her passing in 2009.<\/p>\n

Since then, Brazier has won the award for Rising Star at the National Television Awards for his role on EastEnders. When he\u2019s not acting, Brazier also uses his TikTok account<\/a> to give a behind-the-scenes look into his life, share updates and promote positive mental health and wellbeing.<\/p>\n

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BBC\/Ray Burmiston<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n

What has Bobby Brazier said about joining Strictly 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking about his Strictly Come Dancing debut, Brazier told the BBC: \u201cI\u2019m so excited to be part of the Strictly line-up<\/a>, I can\u2019t wait to start training like a professional dancer and adding a few moves to my locker.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to performing in-front of everyone, it\u2019s going to be so much fun!\u201d<\/p>\n

Ahead of his appearance on the dance competition, Brazier told RadioTimes.com<\/a> that he is looking forward to doing the \u201csexy dances\u201d on this year\u2019s Strictly.<\/p>\n

When asked what dances he is particularly looking forward to, the EastEnders actor said: \u201cI keep saying the sexy ones. By that I mean the hips and the shoulders.\u201d<\/p>\n

When does Strictly Come Dancing 2023 start?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 16th September at 6:35pm.<\/p>