AJ Pritchard caused a storm on the dance floor on Strictly Come Dancing 2017, and reached the semi-finals but failed to reach the final with Mollie King, now he’s back with Lauren Steadman. But who is the baby-faced dancer, when he will be on Celebrity Masterchef and what else do we know about him? Who is AJ Pritchard? AJ, 23, was born Alex Joseph Pritchard in Stoke-on-Trent on November 5, 1994. He started dancing at a young age, learning his craft at his mum and dad Adrian and Debi’s dance school, Pritchard’s Dance and Fitness Academy in Cheshire. He began to dance professionally from the age of 12. His parents chose a partner for him from their dance school and that was Chloe Hewitt. The pair of them went on to represent England in competitions around the world. In 2013, AJ and Chloe appeared on the seventh series of ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent and wowed the judges and audience alike with their audition. They made it as far as the fourth semi-final but were eliminated. In 2015, they won the British Open Youth Latin Champions, that same year they also became European Youth Latin Champions. He stands at 5 foot 7 inches tall. When did AJ join Strictly Come Dancing? At the tender age of 22, after ten years in the world of dance, AJ joined the roster of Strictly Come Dancing professionals. He joined the show in 2016, and for his first time on the programme, he was paired… [Read full story]
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