Johannes Radebe

Johannes Radebe (born 27 April 1987)[1] is a South African dancer and choreographer.[2]

Johannes Radebe
Born (1987-04-27) 27 April 1987
South Africa
OccupationDancer
Choreographer
Known forStrictly Come Dancing
Websitehttps://johannesradebe.com/ 

Career

Radebe has won the Professional South African Latin championships twice and has been the Amateur Latin South African champion three times.[3]

Radebe was a professional dancer on South Africa's version of Strictly Come Dancing[4] in 2014 on SABC 3 and Dancing with the Stars in 2018 on M-Net. In 2018, the BBC announced that Radebe would join the cast of professional dancers on the British Strictly Come Dancing, although he was not allocated a partner in his first season. In 2021, Radebe was announced as a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef.

Series Partner Place Average Score
17 Catherine Tyldesley 11th 25.5
18 Caroline Quentin 8th 29.0
19 John Whaite

Highest and Lowest Scoring Per Dance

Performances with Catherine Tyldesley

For his first competitive appearance in this show, in the seventeenth season series, he was partnered with actress Catherine Tyldesley.[5] The couple were eliminated in week 6, placing them in 11th place, with an overall average score of 25.5.

Performances with Caroline Quentin

For series 18, he was partnered with actress, Caroline Quentin.

Performances with John Whaite

For series 19, he was partnered with chef, John Whaite. They are the first male same-sex pairing in the history of the UK format.

  • Green number indicates when John and Johannes were at the top of the leaderboard.
  • *Score awarded by guest judge Cynthia Erivo.

Personal life

Radebe is gay, and has spoken out about homophobic bullying he received as a child.[6]

References
  1. "Who is new Strictly Come Dancing professional Johannes Radebe?". Hello Magazine. 2018-05-30. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "Who is new Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Johannes Radebe?". Radio Times.
  3. Caroline Westbrook (2018-05-30). "Meet Strictly Come Dancing 2018's new pro Johannes Radebe". Metro. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Johannes Radebe | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. "Strictly Come Dancing 2019: The full list of couples". BT. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  6. Brown, Steve (9 November 2018). "'STRICTLY'S JOHANNES RADEBE RECALLS THE 'TERRIBLE' HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING HE SUFFERED AS A CHILD. Johannes is fluent in six languages, including Zulu and English". Attitude. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
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