Strictly pro Graziano Di Prima has finally reached Halloween Week with Love Island star Zara McDermott after battling through two dreaded dance-offs.
This achievement is even more impressive considering the Italian dancer had previously told Express.co.uk how he was set to juggle the BBC show with another very important work project this year.
Alongside his Strictly commitments, Graziano, 29, has teamed up with co-star Pasha Kovalev, 43, to create their pioneering new dance musical, La Bamba!.
Graziano has taken on the role of choreographer alongside his wife Giada Lini, while Pasha, who quit Strictly in 2018, is portraying the starring role of Ricardo.
The show began its run at the beginning of August, and won’t finish until the end of November, meaning that Graziano is busier than ever, dedicating his time to two dance projects at once.
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He revealed exclusively to Express.co.uk: “It starts on the 1st of August at the Curve in Leicester.
“It’s going to go until the end of November, so it’s going to be during Strictly, actually, I’ll have to find a way to see the opening.
“That’s why, I would love to be part of the show, but I’m in the show myself doing Strictly.
“So that’s why I’m going to just choreograph and try my best. Obviously, for the opening, I’m going to be there.”
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Although Graziano is accustomed to juggling all aspects of his life with Strictly, alongside wife Giada, he admits it can be tough.
Giada is a pro dancer on Dancing With The Stars in Italy, while Graziano is busy working on Strictly Come Dancing at the same time each year in the UK.
Fortunately, the couple, who got married in Sicily in 2022, are able to work together on La Bamba!, allowing them to spend more time together this year.
The Italian dancer went on to admit that the couple usually have to rely on technology to communicate with one another while they are working in different countries for months at a time.
Graziano continued: “It’s beautiful [to work with Giada] and I thank technology, because when we are apart, it is literally so hard, because we talk about anything, about jobs firstly, obviously, because we do the same job in different countries.
“But the fact that we can share shows, and the fact that we planned this time together where we can share work, but also living together…
“We just had our wedding last year and the fact that she was with me during the process of La Bamba!, how the show built up to now, it’s beautiful because the more heads you’ve got as a group, the more ideas and more, you know, successful the show can be.”
Tickets for La Bamba! are now on sale now from www.labambaonstage.co.uk, with the show continuing on a UK tour at various theatres across the country until December 2023.
Strictly Come Dancing’s Halloween Week airs tonight at 6.45pm on BBC One.
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