Strictly legend set to leave show after 7 years in major blow to BBC hit
thesun.co.ukSTRICTLY Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez is set to quit the show after failing to win the Glitterball when he made it to the final for the third time.
The Spanish pro, who partnered Helen Skelton this year, was ashen-faced last Saturday when Hamza Yassin won with Jowita Przystal.
It is understood Gorka, 32, is feeling the BBC show’s infamous “seven year itch” which has seen other pros including Kevin Clifton and Oti Mabuse leave to explore other projects.
A TV insider said: “He looked so devastated last week because he knew the final might be his last chance of taking home the Glitterball, which had eluded him twice before. “Gorka has become an established figure in the contest and a name in his own right, which could allow him to go on to bigger things. "There’s no suggestion of any bad feeling between him and the BBC.
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