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Johannes Radebe facts: Strictly Come Dancing star's age, boyfriend, height and more revealed
21 October 2022, 11:56
Strictly Come Dancing is back once again for another thrilling series in 2022!
Johannes Radebe is one of the many returning Strictly professional dancers, and here is a handy guide to the talented star.
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Where is Johannes Radebe from and how old is he?
Johannes was born on April 27, 1987, in South Africa. He celebrated his 35th birthday in 2022.
He is a two-time Professional South African Latin Champion, and three-time South African Amateur Latin Champion. He is also a dancer with the Afro Arimba Dance Company.
He also took part in Strictly spin-off Dancing with the Stars South Africa, where he was one of the professional dancers for two series, both times reaching the final.
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Who is Johannes Radebe dating?
Johannes is currently thought to be single.
He is openly gay and has spoken publicly about bullying he received when growing up.
"To this day, what still boggles my mind about it is that there were adults who used to have a name for it [being gay] as well," he told Attitude.
"Kids called me this name [which translates as] 'sissy boy', bringing attention to who I am, and, at that time, of course, you don't want to be the centre of attention, you really don't.
"I used to hide from the world. It was terrible. They used to call me names, they used to beat me. For what, you don't understand. 'Why are you hitting me?'
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How tall is Johannes Radebe?
Johannes is thought to stand at around 6ft tall.
Meet all the Strictly professional dancers:
- Amy Dowden
- Dianne Buswell
- Giovanni Pernice
- Gorka Marquez
- Graziano di Prima
- Johannes Radebe
- Karen Hauer
- Katya Jones
- Luba Mushtuk
- Nadiya Bychkova
- Neil Jones
- Nancy Xu
- Kai Widdrington
- Nikita Kuzman
- Jowita Przystal
- Cameron Lombard
- Carlos Gu
- Vito Coppola
