AJ on Strictly tonight

AJ Pritchard, local resident will be dancing with his partner on Strictly Come Dancing tonight.

His mum, Debi, is hoping that AJ can help his partner, Lauren Steadman, to make history for a Paralympian by reaching the Strictly Final.

Lauren is a British Paralympic athlete who has competed in three Summer Paralympics, in both swimming and the paratriathlon. She competed at both the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing and the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London as a swimmer, before switching to the paratriathlon for the 2016 Games in Rio where she won a silver medal.

The show will be broadcast at 6:50pm on BBC1.

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