Strictlys Karim Zeroual will dedicate first dance to Holby City stars late daughter Louella Fletcher Michie
Karim will pay tribute to his late best friend (Picture: BBC/Karim Zeroual/Instagram) Strictly Come..
Strictly Come Dancings Karim Zeroual will dedicate his first dance on the show his close friend, Holby City star John Michies late daughter.
The CBBC star lost his best friend Louella Fletcher Michie in 2017, when she tragically died at age 24 after taking a fatal dose of party drug 2-CP at Bestival.
Louella, who was the daughter of Holby Citys John (Guy Self), passed away in a woodland just hours before her 25th birthday, with her boyfriend Ceon Broughton being found guilty of manslaughter after he failed to alert medics.
Its been revealed that Louella and Karim loved to dance together, with the presenter set to pay tribute two years after her death when he first takes to the shows dance floor.
A friend of Karims told the Daily Record in Scotland: Karim thought the world of Louella and loved to dance with her.
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They added: There is no doubt she will be in his mind during some of the more emotional moments of the show. He really adored her.
After Louellas death, Karim paid tribute on social media, writing: Words cant describe how I feel today…
You were so special to me. The years we had together and the times we had have always been jokes, because you were never without a smile…
The only girl in the world I can call my best friend and my sister. I love you forever and always. RIP beautiful Lou. Gone too soon. #loveforlouella.
Karim could be the dark horse of the series, with other contestants admitting they were surprised by his moves.
Speaking to Metro.co.uk ahead of the shows launch, Dev said: Karim is a little pocket rocket – I didnt realise how flexible and explosive he is.
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So I feel like were talking about the first basic steps and hes able to do his backflips and his scissor kicks and whatever. Hes stiff competition!
Emma Barton quickly agreed with her co-star, while many of the celebs pointing the finger straight at Karim when asked who they think had potential to win.
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