The reunion come months after they had to go their seperate ways
Johannes Radebe has said his heart is ‘full’ after a reunion with his Strictly Come Dancing co-star months after they had to go their seperate ways.
During the 2024 run of the BBC One dance contest, the professional dancer was paired with Gladiators star Montell Douglas. The pair became the tenth couple to leave the competition, meaning they just missed out on a place in the semi-final.
Johannes and Montell later returned for one last hurrah during the Strictly final in December before they were split for the recent Strictly Come Dancing Live 2025 tour.
Montell was instead paired with Johannes’ fellow pro Kai Widdrington to tour the country as part of the string of arena shows after Johannes was unable to sign up due to commiting to make his stage debut in Kinky Boots, in which he’s starring as Lola.
But weeks on from showing their last moves in the Strictly ballroom together, Johannes and Montell were reunited as she headed to Edinburgh to watch him perform.
The Olympian pulled out all the stops as she slipped into a pair of red thigh-high boots for the occasion, in keeping with the show, as well as sporting an equally vibrant blazer dress.
Sharing pictures of them together on Instagram, Johannes wrote: “My [heart] is full! @montytrackstar.” And their friends and fans were thrilled to see them together again.
Tasha Ghouri said: “Iconic,” alongside two love heart eyes emojis. Jowita Przystal and Dr Punam Krishnan responded with a string of red heart emojis while Shayne Ward’s actress wife Sophie Austin commented: “This is beautiful.”
@angelaollett wrote: “Aww great to see you both together, and Montell is rocking those boots.” @mandyjsykes replied: “So happy to see you back together again. And I am loving the matching nails!”
@sarahjsmith1983 posted: “This is what I love to see.” @emmelly429 shared: “Look at you two. Lovely to see you back together again.” @diane.squires.77 added: “We saw Montell last night at the show, she’s so beautiful. Lovely to see you back together!!”
Johannes has since shared another update as his time in Edinburgh came to a close as he said: “Edinburgh, ye’ve been a stoater! THANK YOU. @edinplayhouse.” And Montell was quick to gush: “Was a joy watching you shine in this beautiful city,” to which the dancer replied: “Thank you for coming to spend time with me..”
