Carlos Gu (; born January 1993) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. He is best known for being a professional dancer on the British

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television series ''

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'' since 2022 and a small role in Waterloo Road.

Life and career

Gu was born in

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in January 1993. He has competed in numerous competitions and is a Chinese National Champion. Along with his professional partner Susan Sun, he has competed in dance championships in China and around the world.

''Strictly Come Dancing''

In July 2022, it was announced that Gu would become a professional dancer on the twentieth series of ''

'', as part of four new professionals joining the show along with Vito Coppola,

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and Michelle Tsiakkas. Ahead of joining the show, Gu said "I’m thrilled to join Strictly and very excited to get started. It’s a new chapter of my life and a new challenge as well. I’m absolutely ready to take on this journey and to shine." He was paired with singer and actress

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for his first series and they reached the final, before finishing as the runners-up. Gu later embarked on the ''

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'' tour. Gu returned for the twenty-first series and was paired with television presenter Angela Scanlon. They were eliminated in week 10. Highest and lowest scoring per dance

Series 20: with Molly Rainford

Series 21: with Angela Scanlon

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