Olympic and European Gold medallist, former England and Team GB hockey player and now a TV and Radio Presenter, Sam Quek MBE is the fifteenth celebrity contestant confirmed for the brand new series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing'.
Quek won 125 international caps for the England and Great Britain women’s hockey teams, including a Gold Medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. In 2017, Quek was awarded an MBE for ‘Services to Hockey’.
She is now a broadcaster and has presented on BBC ‘Morning Live’ and was a Team Captain on ‘Question of Sport’. Quek presents for a range of sports including Football, American football, Rugby and Cricket. She co-anchored the BBC’s Tokyo Olympic Games Breakfast programme and regularly appears on programmes across the BBC’s radio channels.
Quek says: “As a former hockey player I’m used to playing as part of a team, but the thought of dancing on the Ballroom floor in front of a live audience is quite daunting! I’m chuffed to be a part of this legendary show and Quickstep into the shoes of a performer, it feels absolutely surreal but I’m ready for every bit of the adventure.”
The news was revealed yesterday evening (Monday 12th August) on ‘The One Show' on BBC One.
Quek joins a line-up that includes comedian Chris McCausland, JLS star JB Gill, opera singer Wynne Evans, singer and actress Toyah Willcox, media medic Dr. Punam Krishan, model and TV personality Tasha Ghouri, reality star Pete Wicks, actor and singer Shayne Ward, actor and singer Sarah Hadland, actor Jamie Borthwick, Olympian Tom Dean, Gladiator Montell Douglas, TV presenter Nick Knowles and former footballer Paul Merson. The line-up for the new series is now complete.
‘Strictly Come Dancing' will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn.
