Gorka Marquez shared a bittersweet video with his Strictly Come Dancing co-stars on Wednesday as they prepared for their first night of tour.
The dancer, 35, who this week announced that he had quit the BBC TV show, is heading on one last run with his friends and fellow stars as part of Strictly: The Professionals.
Sharing an update to his Instagram ahead of their first performance, Gorka gave an insight into how they were all feeling.
While most said they were ‘ecstatic’ ahead of the show, the Spanish ballroom star said he was ‘grateful’ to be there with his friends.
He captioned the clip: ‘Opening night
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