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Strictly star Ore Oduba reveals his next career move after announcing his shock split from wife Portia following nine years of marriage


The presenter, 38, confirmed the 'difficult' news in an Instagram statement last month, where he revealed they had decided to split earlier this year.

He will be joined by Emmerdale star Liam Fox as Grandpa Potts, Ellie Nunn as Truly Scrumptious, Martin Callaghan as Baron, Jenny Gayner as Baroness, Adam Stafford as Boris, Michael Joseph as Goran and John Macaulay as The Toymaker. His other theatre credits include Aaron Fox in Curtains the Musical, Prince Charming in Cinderella and Brad Majors in the West End and UK tour of the 50th anniversary production of The Rocky Horror Show. Ore will be playing the role of Caractacus Potts - made famous by Dick Van Dyke - in the musical, based on the beloved 1968 film and Ian Fleming's original novel (pictured)

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