“I thought it was a massive problem almost and there was something wrong with me, but in reality I couldn’t have been more wrong because it’s moulded me into the shape that I am today, that charismatic, creative character that speaks with emotion and I want to thank dyslexia now I suppose.”
AJ went on to speak about his decision to leave Strictly this year to pursue a presenting career with Curtis and the “scary” prospect of the BBC show not going ahead because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions.
He said: “I think for me because I made the decision before all of this kind of happened, I had four fantastic years on Strictly and moving on from that.
“I’ve done that, Curtis has done Dancing With The Stars, he’s done Love Island and The Greatest Dancer, we wanted to move forward as presenters towards our own format of show and Saturday night TV and in hindsight, obviously with Strictly and the way that the world’s going at the moment, it is a bit scary that some of our biggest and favourite TV shows may not be going ahead in the same way that they have done in the past.
“But I think that show will definitely go ahead in some capacity, that’s for sure. The general public need entertaining and the entertainment industry will definitely bounce back.”
AJ and Curtis Pritchard are Ambassadors for the British Dyslexia Association (BDA). For more information on the BDA visit www.bdadyslexia.org.uk.