Strictly Come Dancing finalist Joe Sugg is about to swap the ballroom for treading the boards, as the YouTube star has been confirmed for the cast of Waitress.
Joe, who was runner-up along with Dianne Buswell in last year's Strictly, has been announced as the new Ogie in the West End musical, taking over from The Inbetweeners' Blake Harrison.
The vlogger will make his debut as Ogie tonight (Monday, September 9), just two days after Blake – otherwise known and loved as Neil – finished his run in the hit comedy show.
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Opening up about his first ever West End role, Joe Sugg said he was "so excited" to be joining the cast of Waitress, calling the show "absolutely fantastic".
"I'm excited to be a part of the cast and to have now landed a role in the West End really has topped off an incredible year for me," he said. "I hope I do everyone proud and thanks to all my supporters for making it all possible and the best year yet."
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Joe's upcoming stint in theatre comes as the Strictly Come Dancing professionals get ready for this year's series – Joe's girlfriend and Strictly pro Dianne Buswell included.
Fortunately, the couple aren't concerned with the dreaded Strictly 'curse', with Dianne recently insisting that Joe will be "absolutely fine" with her new celebrity partner.
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"He's so, so supportive," she said last month. "That's one of the things I love about Joe, he's genuinely such a great guy and he's so happy for me. So he'll be there supporting me.
"He's an amazing guy. Everything is great. We have such a great time together. We're both very, very busy as well. So we have time away from each other as much as we have time together. So yeah, it's a beautiful balance."
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturday nights on BBC One.
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