Strictly’s George Clarke chokes back tears before final ‘sorry this is awful’

Strictly Come Dancing star George Clarke has made it all the way to the final alongside professional partner Alexis Warr

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George Clarke was moved to tears(Image: BBC)

Strictly Come Dancing’s George Clarke couldn’t contain his emotions after receiving a heartfelt message just hours before the final.

The YouTuber and TikTok star has made it all the way to the final and will be going up against West End star Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin and former England footballer Karen Carney and Carlos Gu on Saturday (December 20) night.

In his bid to lift the Glitterball trophy, George and pro partner Alexis Warr, who made her Strictly debut in the pro line-up this year, will perform their Showdance to Human by The Killers.

A Viennese Waltz to Somebody to Love by Queen for their Judges’ Choice. Meanwhile, their Favourite Dance is a Paso Doble to Game of Survival by Ruelle.

Ahead of their performance, George and Alexis appeared on Friday’s (December 19) episode of It Takes Two to chat about their Strictly journey and their upcoming dances this weekend.

However things took an emotional turn as George was left in tears after receiving a supportive video message from his loved ones.

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George appeared on BBC The One Show ahead of the Strictly final(Image: BBC)

Presenter Fleur East announced: “We have seen your confidence blossom and grow throughout the series and the people closest to you have seen that too. This is what they made of your Strictly experience.”

The camera then cut to a video montage from his sister Emily, Auntie Sally and cousin Tori

Emily said: “It’s so nice to see him blossom into this confident, funny boy that he is now. I think it has given us something to look forward to in quite a tricky end of our year. As the experience has gone on George has become a lot more open and letting his emotions out.”

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Strictly Come Dancing’s George Clarke and Alexis Warr have made it to the final (Image: George Clarke Instagram)

She continued: “The rumba that he honoured mum, he was vulnerable and I am so unbelievably proud of him.” Tori said: “Seeing my little Georgie coming down the stairs, it was absolutely incredible.”

Meanwhile Sally jumped in and added: “You sit back and think about it and you still can’t believe it.” After the emotional clip, George was left wiping back his tears as he said: “Sorry. I don’t think we have thought about it and we have tried not to this week and I think that is why we have enjoyed the process so much.”

Struggling to get his words out, he got choked up as he said: “Because we have been so present.. sorry this is awful…” Attempting to finish his sentence he continued: “Because we have been so present and just focused each week, I’ve really enjoyed that.

“It would be incredible to lift the Glitterball Trophy. No matter if we go home with the Glitterball or not, it will be a week of celebration afterwards.”