Strictly come dancing judge Motsy Mabuse to miss the show this weekend after the COVID connection closed | Ents & Arts News

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Another Strictly Come Dancing judge will miss this weekend’s panel after being asked to self-isolate by the NHS Test and Trace.

Last weekend, Craig Revel Horwood’s place was tapped by Cynthia Erivo, after he tested positive for COVID-19, and the actress will replace Motsy Mabuse this week after announcing that she will be absent from the show.

The dancer and TV star, who travels back and forth between the UK and Germany, has announced she will miss the show after she was told she had been in close contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus.

Photo: Cynthia Erivo will be filling up for the second week in a row

They are usually exempted from isolation because they are double hits and have a booster, but their German vaccines are not recognized in the UK.

In a statement on Instagram, she said: “I must follow UK government guidelines and can only return after 30 November 2021 to the UK.

“Our health is the most important thing and fortunately I have been tested several times this week and I am negative.

“I’m healthy, I’m with my family, that’s what matters.”

A statement from Strictly Come Dancing said: “We can confirm that Motsi Mabuse will not be participating in Strictly Come Dancing this weekend.

“We are thrilled to have Cynthia Erivo join us as a guest judge once again, joining Craig Revell-Horwood, Anton de Beek and Chairman Shirley Palace on the judging panel.

Photo: Erivo Crag replaced Revel Horwood on last weekend’s show, after he tested positive for COVID-19

“We are looking forward to having Mozzi back with us next weekend.”

Academy Award-nominated and stage star Erivo joined Mabuse, Du Beek and Blass on the jury last weekend at Musical Week while Reveal Horwood was in seclusion, and was impressed when she gave actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, the show’s first deaf contestant, notes on her dance routine through Sign language.

There have been a string of absences from the series this year.

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Revell Horwood, dancer Amy Dowden and contestants Judy Love and Tom Fletcher have tested positive for coronavirus over the course of the series, while comedian Robert Webb and partner Diane Boswell have pulled out of the show due to the ill health of the TV star.

Former rugby player Ugo Monyi also missed out with a back injury.

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