HAMZA Yassin will go from a little-known presenter to a TV megastar after this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
Even if he and dance partner Jowita Przystal miss out on lifting the coveted Glitterball trophy, Hamza is already a winner.
Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin has been set up to become a huge BBC star
The Celeb Report revealed last month that Hamza is getting his own nature show as bosses cash in on his popularity.
And now producers are set on making him the next David Attenborough – who is one of the Beeb‘s top earners and worth a reported £25million.
A source close to the star said: “Some of the bosses at the BBC knew that when Hamza was revealed in the Strictly line up, few of the show’s loyal viewers would know who he was but they just knew he would end the series the most loved of all of the contestants.
“Getting him on the show was key to their end game, which is making him into another David Attenborough.”
The source added to Daily Mail: “Strictly has recently turned into a machine which elevates talent the BBC want to make into stars.
“And they are absolutely thrilled that this has paid off.”
The single star, who moved to the UK aged eight with his parents, has presented a string of nature-related shows for the BBC and Channel 4, including Animal Park and Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness.
Hamza has a degree in zoology with conservation, and a masters in biological photography, and a home in the Scottish Highlands where he can be as close to nature as possible.
He has worked on shows hosted by Sir David but has yet to meet the national treasure.
Four couples – Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Hamza and Jowita Przystal, Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez – are hoping to lift the Glitterball trophy in the 20th series of the celebrity dance show.
Each of the finalists have topped the Strictly leaderboard at some point – Hamza five times, Fleur and Helen twice and Molly once – and will be fighting to win the most public votes on Saturday evening.
Hamza is set to fight for the Glitterball trophy with his trio of dances, featuring a judges’ pick routine of the salsa to Ecuador by Sash! featuring Rodriguez.
He will also perform his and Jowita’s couple’s choice to Jerusalema Remix by Master KG featuring Burna Boy and Nomcebo Zikode, as well as a show dance to Let’s Face The Music And Dance by Irving Berlin.
Strictly Come Dancing: The Final will air live on Saturday at 7.15pm, on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Hamza accepting this Masters Honours Degree from Bangor University, following in the footsteps of Sir David Attenborough who also received the award
Sir David Attenborough filming in Kenya
