Strictly Come Dancing live tour comes to Manchester and Liverpool

Jan 14 2010 Flintshire Chronicle

The winners of Strictly Come Dancing, BBC Breakfast’s sports correspondent Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan, have signed up to the live 2010 tour.

Joining them will be other celebrity contestants such as Ali Bastian, Natalie Cassidy and Zoe Lucker.

Past series stars Kelly Brook, Austin Healey and Mark Ramprakash will also be putting on their dancing shoes as Strictly Come Dancing Live waltzes back into the MEN Arena in Manchester and the Echo Arena in Liverpool this week.

Chris and Ola beat the odds to triumph in last year’s final, beating strong competition from hot favourite Ricky Whittle to the title.

The final was broadcast to millions of viewers on the hit BBC One series.

Now the couple will be performing all over the country, including at the MEN arena, before a live audience of thousands.

The original line-up of judges, Len Goodman, Bruno Tolioni, Craig Revel Horwood and Arlene Philips, will be on hand with comments and scores for the celebrities and their partners.

But while the judges will be dishing out their usual helpings of comments and scores for the celebrities and their partners, it is the audiences who have the final say each night.

The tour stops off in Manchester tomorrow and runs until Sunday, starting at 7.30pm on Friday and Saturday, 2.30pm on Saturday, and 1.30pm and 6.30pm on Sunday.

For tickets, priced from £35 to £65, phone the 24-hour Ticketmaster hotline on 0844 847 8000 or visit www.men-arena.com. The show moves to the Echo Arena Liverpool on Monday and Tuesday (January 18-19). Ring 0844 8000 400.