SHERIDAN Smith has thrown this year’s Strictly Christmas Day special into chaos after pulling out at the 11th hour. The actress, 40, was meant to appear alongside Take That star Gary Barlow, 50, to perform their festive single How Christmas is Supposed to Be.
But plans for the episode — being filmed at Elstree Studios today — had to quickly be redrawn following the news. A production source said: “The Beeb were given notice quite late in the day that Sheridan wouldn’t be able to film on Tuesday after all. “So it’ll just be Gary performing on his own.
They’re gutted.” The BBC had previously announced Sheridan and Gary would be one of two “very special performances” on the Christmas Day episode, which sees stars dance to become the Strictly.
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