Who is Sam Quek? Meet Strictly Come Dancing 2024 contestant and TV presenter
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, Toyah Willcox, Dr Punam Krishan, 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”.
After a little confusion the previous week, Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin finally took to the dance floor with their Samba to Shakira’s Hips Don’t Lie.
The dance, which featured a deep drop at the end, scored a total of 28. Anton Du Beke praised them for giving it “the full bifta,” while Motsi Mabuse said to Quek: “Damn girl, I love to see you on the dance floor!”
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?
Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin for Strictly Come Dancing. Yoshitaka Kono
Age: 35
Job: Hockey player
Instagram: @samquek13
X: @SamanthaQuek
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
What is Sam Quek dancing to in Week 5 on Strictly?
Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin. BBC/Guy Levy
Sam and Strictly pro Nikita will be dancing the Quickstep to Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield.
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.”
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 19th October at 6:25pm on BBC One and iPlayer.
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