To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next PageProfessional dancer Karen Hauer has been inundated with love and support after confirming she has quit Strictly Come Dancing. Karen joined the Strictly family in 2012, and she’s now its longest-serving female dancer. Get personalised updates on Strictly Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro’s TV Newsletter. ‘Strictly has been her life for years, and she genuinely believed she would be back.’They added to the Express: ‘She’s basically in hiding right now. When contacted for comment, a BBC spokesperson told Metro that plans for the upcoming series of Strictly ‘would be announced in due course.’Got a story?

Source: Metro March 21, 2026 12:59 UTC