Curtis Pritchard facts for kids

Curtis Pritchard is a famous English dancer and choreographer. He was born on February 8, 1996. Many people know him from the Irish TV show Dancing with the Stars, where he was a professional dancer.

In 2019, Curtis also appeared on the popular British reality show Love Island. He finished in fourth place on that show. Later, he joined other TV programs like Celebs Go Dating and Love Island Games. In 2025, he was announced as a contestant for Love Island: All Stars.

Early Life

Curtis Pritchard was born on February 8, 1996, in Sneyd Green, a part of Stoke-on-Trent, England.

Career

Dancing with the Stars

In 2017, Curtis became one of the professional dancers for the first season of Ireland's Dancing with the Stars. He danced with model Thalia Heffernan. They were eliminated in the fourth week of the competition.

The next year, in 2018, Curtis was partnered with businesswoman Norah Casey. They were the first couple to leave the competition that season.

For the 2019 series, Curtis was supposed to dance with model Holly Carpenter. However, he was injured in late 2018 and could not compete for five weeks. Another dancer, Trent Whiddon, took his place. In November 2019, Curtis announced that he would not return for a fourth season of the show.

Other TV Appearances

In June 2019, Curtis became a contestant on the fifth season of the ITV2 reality show Love Island. He became quite well-known from this show.

Later in 2019, Curtis and his brother, AJ, worked as guest choreographers. They helped create dances for the BBC Three show RuPaul's Drag Race UK. In December 2019, Curtis appeared with his Love Island friend Tommy Fury in a show called The Boxer and The Ballroom Dancer. In this show, they swapped jobs: Curtis tried boxing, and Tommy tried ballroom dancing.

In 2020, Curtis worked as a receptionist on the BBC One show The Greatest Dancer. He also appeared in Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion. In February 2021, Curtis and his brother made their acting debut in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. They played a character named Jacob.

Curtis also competed on the reality-competition series The Challenge UK in February 2023. In November 2023, he was a contestant on the first season of Love Island Games. He was announced as a contestant for Love Island: All Stars in January 2025.

Personal Life

Curtis Pritchard was in a relationship with fellow Dancing with the Stars professional dancer, Emily Barker, starting in 2016. They ended their relationship in early 2019.

In late 2019, Curtis briefly dated Maura Higgins after they met on Love Island. They split up in March 2020.