Strictly Come Dancing star Luba Mushtuk issued an exciting announcement with her fellow professional dancer.

Strictly Come Dancing star Luba Mushtuk issued an announcement (Image: Luba Mushtuk Instagram)

Strictly Come Dancing’s Luba Mushtuk has thrilled fans with some ‘exciting’ news she shared alongside her co-star. Both were part of the latest series of the BBC One dance contest.

Luba faced early hurdles in the 2024 run of Strictly Come Dancing when her celebrity partner Nick Knowles was hit by a non-dance related shoulder injury. He later sustained a knee injury, but was allowed to perform at the last minute.

However, he and Luba were eliminated that same weekend after landing in the dance-off. Meanwhile, Karen and her celebrity partner, ex-footballer Paul Merson, made it to week five where they scored only 19 points from the judges for their samba to Car Wash by R&B group Rose Royce.

Speaking about her partner at the time of their exit, Karen told host Tess Daly: “You’ve been a joy. I’ve never giggled this much. My abs are really tight now. I am so proud of you.”

Luba and Karen are good friends from working together on Strictly (Image: Birmingham Mail)

Now, after starting a venture together post-Strictly’s 20th-anniversary series, Luba and Karen have announced they’ll continue teaching dance classes into the new year.

Before Karen embarks on the Strictly Come Dancing Live tour 2025 with some of their Strictly colleagues, the duo will head to Manchester, London and Abbots Langley to share their best dance moves, reports the Manchester Evening News

Taking to Instagram to reveal the exciting update, Luba shared a radiant photo of herself alongside Karen, captioning it: “Big News! Let’s Get Dancing in the New Year! ! ! ! We’re over the moon to announce our new dance events! ! ! Book your spot via the link in Bio @lubakarendance.”

The post sparked a flurry of enthusiastic responses from fans, with @karensgirll chiming in: “Yess definitely will be at some.”@loufie7 wrote: “Whoop! Great news.”

@girlgraciegratia replied: “So excited! ! Coming to 9th feb London class.”

@lil. 3578 commented: “Woo hoo! Dates for abotts going on the calendar! “.

Strictly is returning to screens next September on BBC1, but the stars of the 2024 series are heading on the Strictly tour around the UK this month.