Strictly Come Dancing pro AJ Pritchard has revealed why his brother Curtis Pritchard won't be joining the ballroom.

Curtis appeared on Love Island 2019 where he coupled-up with girlfriend Maura Higgins, and according to his younger brother, his schedule is so busy right now that he just doesn't have time to be involved in this year's series.

Speaking to Celebs Now at Tommy Fury's BoohoMan launch, AJ explained that Curtis is "too busy" at the moment, but revealed they'll still work together on other projects next year.

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"We're doing a tour in March 2020 together," he said. "It's called AJ Live but Curtis will be tagging along.

"He'll be touring with me as an extra bonus. He was always going to come on tour with me but now I can sell more tickets!

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"It's fantastic, because it means I can now sell even more tickets for my arena tour next year, which is my business and I own it, so I'm very happy!"

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Speaking about how he sees Curtis and Maura as a couple, AJ added: "They're so happy and it's so nice to see Curtis so happy.

"It's so nice we get on so well. I think that's the secret to success and happiness, just being relaxed with each other.

"She's funny, she does make me laugh."

Strictly Come Dancing is back on Saturday, September 7, airing at 7.10pm on BBC One.

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