Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed that it will pay tribute to former host Bruce Forsyth, who sadly passed away last week at the age of 89.
Brucie will be honoured during Strictly's launch show in September, with producer Louise Rainbow confirming the news to The Sun, and revealing that the professional dancers will group together for a 'heartfelt' dance in his honour.
'The thoughts of everyone here are still very much with Sir Bruce's family,' Louise said.
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'Of course, we will be paying tribute to Sir Bruce at our launch show and this will include a heartfelt performance from our Strictly professional dancers.'
'We all want to celebrate him and all that he loved about the show. Sir Bruce was, and will always be, a huge part of Strictly Come Dancing.'
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The former Generation Game presenter's spokesperson confirmed on Friday (August 18) that Brucie was "surrounded by his wife Wilnelia and all his children" when he passed away.
And, three days on from the BBC airing an all-star primetime tribute in his honour, Sir Bruce's family shared a statement with fans on The One Show on Monday night (August 21).
Reading the statement on behalf of Brucie's family, One Show presenter Matt Baker relayed: 'Our hearts are truly broken and the tributes paid to him in the last few days have helped us tremendously through this very difficult time.'
'It's been humbling and comforting to us to realise just how much Bruce was loved and how many lives he touched.'
(via Digital Spy)
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