Who is George Clarke? Meet Strictly Come Dancing 2025 contestant and YouTuber

George Clarke let loose during last weekend's Strictly Come Dancing semi-final, performing an upbeat Samba and Charleston, with the latter receiving high praise from head judge Shirley Ballas.

The semi-final brought loads of high scores, with each couple dancing twice and no one scoring less than a 35.

In his second dance of the night, the YouTuber paid homage to The Inbetweeners with some hilarious nods to the 2008 sitcom. Interestingly, Ballas noted that the Charleston was George's best performance across the series, despite him admitting he felt rather silly in his costume.

After a night of dancing, George finds himself third on the leaderboard with 72 points and is now headed into this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing 2025 final.

Speaking of his time on the show, George told RadioTimes.com and other press: "I think I've sort of learned how to put my personality across in dancing.

"I think at the start I focus way too much on Yeah, technique and just that needs to go there, that needs to go there, and that's all I was thinking about, as opposed to just enjoying it, which is ultimately why people dance, because it's fun."

For those not too clued up on who George Clarke is, scroll on to find out more about the social media sensation as he heads into the final of Strictly Come Dancing 2025.

Who is George Clarke?

Age: 25

Job: YouTuber

Instagram: @georgeclarkeey

Partner: Alexis Warr

George Clarke, also known as George Clarkey on social media, is a YouTuber, podcaster and social media star with millions of followers online.

George first began experimenting with video content as a teenager before he quickly discovered how to connect with people around the world through humour and honesty.

Since then, he has built a thriving career through social media, with a devoted audience across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. He also co-hosts The Useless Hotline Podcast, which is also hugely popular.

George Clarke's Strictly journey so far

Scoreboard

Week 1: American Smooth (6+6+6+6) = 24

Week 2: Paso Doble (7+7+8+8) = 30

Week 3: Couple's Choice (6+8+9+8) = 31

Week 4: Tango (7+8+7+8) = 30

Week 5: Jive (6+7+6+8) = 27

Week 6: Cha Cha (6+7+8+8) = 29

Week 7: Vienesse Waltz (8+8+9+9) = 34

Week 8: Rumba (6+7+8+8) = 29

Week 9: Salsa (9+10+10+10) = 39

Week 1o: Quickstep (8+8+9+9) = 34 +2 + 36

Week 11: Argentine Tango (8+9+9+9) = 35

Week 12: Charleston and Samba (8+9+9+9 = 35) + (8+9+10+10 = 37) = 72

What is George Clarke dancing to in the Strictly Final?

George and dance partner Alexis will be dancing a Showdance to Human by The Killers, Viennese Waltz to Somebody to Love by Queen and Paso Doble to Game of Survival by Ruelle.

What has George Clarke said about Strictly Come Dancing?

George Clarke's casting was announcing during BBC Radio 1's Going Home Drivetime Show, with the star answering questions from fans after he was revealed.

Speaking of joining the cast, George said: "Never thought I'd say this… but I’m doing Strictly! Honestly, I've got no idea what I'm doing but I'm excited to get stuck in … and potentially fall over a fair bit."

Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 20th December at 7pm.

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