Strictly Come Dancing stars on the show’s hit UK tour(Image: Vicky Pattison Instagram)

Alexis Warr has declared one of her Strictly Come Dancing co-stars as her ‘sister’ after they both shared emotional updates following the end of the show’s live tour.

The professional dancer only joined the BBC One dance show’s pro line-up for the first time last year and despite it being her debut year, she was given a celebrity dance partner in the shape of George Clarke, and the pair ended up making it to the final of the 2025 series.

Meanwhile, former Geordie Shore star was among the 15 celebrities who signed up to take part in the competition programme’s 23rd run. She was paired with professional dancer Kai Widdrington and the pair quickly became favourites to make it quite far in the competition.

That was until, however, Vicky became unstuck by the Jive and despite having her best week the weekend before, she landed in the dance-off and her and Kai were eliminated during week eight of Strictly 2025.

While she was left gutted to have her Strictly journey come to an end, Vicky soon discovered that wasn’t actually the case as she signed up for the Strictly Come Dancing Live 2026 tour, which has visited arenas up and down the country over the past month, finishing at London’s 02 arena last Sunday (February 15) night.

It was days later that Vicky returned to social media to reflect on her time on the tour. Alongside a string of behind-the-scenes pictures, which included selfies with her co-stars and photos of what they got up to while on the road, Vicky wrote on Instagram: “Some of the most special moments from tour…

“When the time is right, I’ll probably say more about what this incredibly special experience meant to me…. but for now, I just wanted to say that I’m so incredibly grateful to @strictlycomedancinglive for the opportunity to dance again in front of so many gorgeous people.. and to spend time with my strictly friends… who honestly became like my family… Thank you for the opportunity of a lifetime.”

Alexis and Vicky became close friends during their time on the show(Image: Vicky Pattison Instagram) 

And she was quickly flooded with messages of love and support, and it was Alexis commented: “Sister for life. Love you tons and tons.” Fellow Strictly pro Lauren Oakley gushed: “You’re stuck with me now gal. Love you,” while Nancy Xu also said: “I Love youuuu,” and Michelle Tsiakkas echoed: “Love you!” Julian Caillon also commented: “Such a special time getting to know each other! I know this is only the beginning of our friendship.”

Meanwhile, it was Alexis and George who were confirmed as the tour winners last Friday (February 13), days before the string of shows even came to an official, sparkling end on Sunday night (February 15) at London’s O2 Arena.

In her last vlog from the tour, Alexis has been heard speaking about winning the most shows, having said goodbye to George, who wasn’t able to perform at all the dates due to prior commitments, ahead of the final date of the tour.