Hamza Yassin

Strictly Come Dancing star Hamza Yassin wowed the judges with his incredible foxtrot on Saturday night, which saw him place joint top of the leaderboard alongside actor Will Mellor. But how much do you know about the TV presenter? Find out everything you know about Hamza here, including his family life and remote home in Scotland… Younger fans will know the star for appearing as Ranger Hamza in the CBeebies programme Let's Go For a Walk . When he was just eight years old, Hamza moved to Scotland's West Highlands, where he was able to pursue his dream of filming Scottish wildlife and becoming a wildlife cameraman. Hamza still calls Scotland home and currently lives in a village of 150 people in a rural part of the west coast of Scotland. The star has "wildlife and nature right on his doorstop", according to his official talent profile. While not much is known about Hamza's family or romantic life, which he keeps very private, he did discuss their reaction to him joining the BBC dancing show. He told HELLO! and other journalists: "The family quickly knew and then the village knew. I live in a place with 150 people, the jungle drums went, are the rumours true?! They're all behind me, they're all supportive so really, really lovely to have that." Hamza is partnered with professional dancer Jowita Prystal, a Polish dancer who joined the BBC show last year. After winning the second series of The Greatest Dancer in 2020, Jowita was awarded a prize of £50,000 and the opportunity to perform on the next series. Chatting about being paired up with Jowita, Hamza said: "I was just ecstatic that she's shorter than me. You know, that's my thing. I'm a short dude! Who is Strictly star Will Mellor's wife? Meet the contestant's family here Who is Richie Anderson? Everything you need to know about the Strictly star What time will Strictly Come Dancing be on this weekend? All the details