STRICTLY bosses were left “blindsided” by AJ Pritchard’s shock decision to quit the show. The Sun Online can reveal producers have been left fuming at the move which comes as the show, like many others, faces such an uncertain future due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Stoke-on-Trent born star, 25, quit the dancing programme to focus on “becoming the next Ant and Dec” with his brother Curtis, who was on Love Island last summer.
But his decision has disappointed BBC chiefs. A show insider told us: “It’s terrible timing, AJ was a big part of the show’s future and nobody saw this coming at all. “Arriving so quickly after the departure of Kevin - it is a double blow. “Things are really tough at the moment.