Strictly Come Dancing star AJ Prtichard, 24, will travel around the UK as part of his imminent solo tour, but he revealed Paralympian Lauren Steadman, 26, will not be joining him. The dancing duo made it through to the semi-final on the BBC show last year, which was won by Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton. Despite becoming good friends on the show, AJ revealed Lauren will not be dancing with him on his tour due to her own work commitments. In an interview with ITV news on a live Facebook stream, AJ was quizzed on whether or not Lauren will be making an appearance on his tour.
She’s a bit busy, but I’ll do a little live stream
AJ Pritchard
He said: “Lauren told me she is travelling to Lanzarote to train for her world championships which is the olympics in Tokyo in 2020, so she is killing herself getting back to fitness.
“She’s a bit busy, but I’ll do a little live stream like we are doing now and she’ll love the show.”
During their stint on the show, the pair were at the centre of dating rumours.
AJ previously insisted they are just friends but admitted he is “very protective” of her.
He told The Mirror: “I am very protective of Lauren because we have worked so closely together.
“There are different things that she will talk about in training that she
