Strictly role for Emmerdale star

EMMERDALE actor Lewis Cope has been announced as a contest- ant for Strictly Come Dancing after Game Of Thrones star Kristian Nairn withdrew from the series. On Thursday, Nairn announced he was stepping away from the 2025 show cast with a ‘heavy heart’ for medical reasons, according to the BBC.

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Announcing his participation on BBC One's The One Show later that day, Cope said the programme had got in contact on Monday asking if he wanted to join this year’s series.

The actor, who plays Nicky Milligan in the soap, said he was walking down Oxford Street on his way to meet a friend when he received the phone call.