Actress Tillie Amartey is reportedly set to replace Dani Dyer on Strictly after she was forced to pull out.
Former Love Island winner Dani was announced as this year’s first contestant of the 2025 series. It was later revealed that she would be paired with Nikita Kuzmin during the pre-recorded launch last weekend.
However, in a heartbreaking update shared last night (September 23), Dani announced she had to quit the show due to an injury.
Dani was forced to pull out of Strictly (Credit: BBC)
Strictly star Dani Dyer reportedly will be replaced
Now, in a fresh update, it has been reported that Tillie Amartey will replace her. Many will know her for her role as Stacey Neville in Waterloo Road.
“Tillie recently quit her role on Waterloo Road telling pals it was to make way for ‘another big’ project, which could be a game changer for her career,” a source told The Sun.
“She’s been making several trips from her Leeds home to London for discussions with TV execs in recent weeks. The feeling is that if she is filling the shoes vacated by Dani, the programme needs another young, glam woman to take her spot.”
The insider continued: “There is already an imbalance in the genders among the celebrities as there are nine men taking part and six women. It’s essential the number of females taking part doesn’t drop further, and they want to try and maintain a similar balance in terms of the variety of ages too.”
The source insisted that if Tillie does sign up for Strictly, she “will be using it very much as a platform for even bigger things”.
The 22-year-old actress is also no stranger to the Strictly dancefloor. In 2023, she participated in the Christmas special with Graziano Di Prima.
ED! has contacted the BBC for comment, who said: “We’ve nothing further to add to the statement currently.”
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