Who is Sam Quek? Meet Strictly Come Dancing 2024 contestant and TV presenter
Sam Quek has been partnered with Nikita Kuzmin.
Sam Quek has ditched her sporting gear for dancing shoes as she takes part in Strictly Come Dancing 2024.
She is competing against likes of Chris McCausland, JB Gill, Wynne Evans, Tasha Ghouri, Pete Wicks – and many more – on the dance floor, following in the footsteps of plenty of sports icons who have participated in the show over the years.
Feeling "honoured" to be part of the series in its 20th year, Sam admitted that seeing her name on the line-up has been "pretty cool".
However, Week 6 was a rocky one for Quek, as she ended up making a few mistakes during her Jive to Time Warp by The Rocky Horror Picture Show Cast.
Judge Motsi said: “This was the cherry on top of a great show, fun but waned more coordination,” while Anton added: "You made mistakes but you’ve got so much promise." Craig concluded: "Timing and sync got out, upper body needs work but kicks and flick magnificent, bravo."
Although mistakes were made, Sam still earned her highest score in the competition so far, 31 points.
Perhaps Week 7, Icons Week, will be Quek's moment instead, as she and her partner Nikita Kuzmin prepare to dance to Taylor Swift.
But who exactly is Sam Quek? Read on to find out more about the gold medallist and Strictly Come Dancing 2024 contestant.
Who is Sam Quek?
Age: 35
Job: Hockey player
Instagram: @samquek13
Partner: Nikita Kuzmin
Sam Quek is a former hockey player who played the sport from a young age.
She was a part of the team that won gold at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, and alongside her teammates also picked up silver at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
In 2016, she was selected to be on the hockey team for the Rio Olympics, in which they won gold for Great Britain.
Since then, she has become a TV and radio presenter, and hosts BBC Morning Live, covers sports for various broadcasters, and helms a team on A Question of Sport.
Sam is also no stranger to TV competitions, as she was in the Australian Outback for I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2016, and appeared on many celebrity versions of game shows, such as Pointless and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
Sam Quek's Strictly journey so far
Scoreboard
Week 1: Foxtrot (6+6+6+5) = 23
Week 2: Charleston (4+6+6+6) = 22
Week 3: Paso Doble (7+8+7+8) =30
Week 4: Samba (7+7+7+7) = 28
Week 5: Quickstep (6+7+6+7) = 26
Week 6: Jive (7+8+8+8) = 31
What is Sam Quek dancing to in Week 7 on Strictly?
Sam and Strictly pro Nikita will be dancing the American Smooth to Love Story (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift.
What has Sam Quek said about joining Strictly Come Dancing 2024?
When she was announced for this year's season of Strictly, Quek said: "As a former hockey player, I’m used to playing as part of a team, but the thought of dancing on the ballroom floor in front of a live audience is quite daunting!
"I’m chuffed to be a part of this legendary show and quickstep into the shoes of a performer, it feels absolutely surreal but I’m ready for every bit of the adventure."
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Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 2nd November at 6:30pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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