AJ and Curtis Pritchard's dance show and Diane Buswell's tour with Joe Suggs both postponed
The Strictly stars are following the Government's advice on Coronavirus
Last updated 18th Mar 2020
Strictly Come Dancing stars Dianne Buswell and AJ Pritchard have both had to cancel their individual dance tours due to the Coronavirus. Dianne was going on tour with her former Strictly partner, now-boyfriend Joe Sugg, and AJ was preparing to perform alongside his brother, Love Island star Curtis Pritchard.
Unfortunately, both tours have now been postponed due to the Government's advice on the pandemic, and neither will be going ahead as planned.
Sharing a picture of herself with Joe and the dance crew on Instagram, Dianne wrote a statement which read, 'ANNOUNCEMENT Following the recent guidelines from the government and after further discussions with the producer of our tour, we have decided that for the safety of all involved, in particular all the people coming to the shows, we will reschedule our UK tour to a later date.
'If you know us, you know that this was an incredibly hard decision to make. We have been working really hard on the show and it is going to be great, which makes this extra hard. Rescheduling shows is the last thing we want to do, but these are strange times and we have to keep everyone safe.'
She continued, 'We are working to try and reschedule as quickly as possible so that people can exchange their tickets into new dates, but where that is not possible, refunds will be issued from your point of purchase.
'Venues and ticketing companies are working in difficult circumstances at the moment so please bear with them as they work through all this. We love you all and look forward to seeing you in person again soon. In the meantime, please keep yourselves healthy and safe.'
AJ shared a similar statement to his own profile, alongside a picture of himself and his brother, 'This is a message to all of our amazing fans and specifically those who have tickets to our remaining ‘AJ Live’ Tour Dates. @a2productionsuk
'Given today’s Government advice surrounding the Coronavirus, we are postponing our remaining four shows. Those locations are Guildford (17th March), Cardiff (18th March), Bournemouth (20th March) and Torquay (21st March).
'To say we are gutted is an understatement. We have had the most amazing tour performing for you all. However health and safety must come first for you, for us and our incredible cast. We will be announcing the rescheduled tour dates when we can. We love you all and please be safe. AJ & Curtis ❤️.'
Fans were, of course, disappointed, but understood the decision, with many taking to both posts to share messages of support. One wrote, 'So sad but totally understand your decision. I am so pleased that you are, hopefully, able to reschedule the tour dates that missed out so that we can get to see this amazing show. Take care and so much love to you.'
This comes after production was halted on both Line of Duty and Peaky Blinders earlier this week, following advice from the Government.
Scroll through to see which film release dates have been pushed back:
No Time To Die
No Time To Die was supposed to be released on 10th April 2020, and was the first major film release to be pushed back due to the Coronavirus. Releasing a statement on Twitter, film bosses explained, 'MGM, Universal and Bond producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, announced today that after careful consideration and thorough evaluation of the global theatrical marketplace, the release of NO TIME TO DIE will be postponed until November 2020.'
However in October, it was later revealed the film would be put back until April 2021. In January 2021, the film was confirmed to have a release date of October 2021, and was later released in cinemas in the UK on 30th September 2021.
A Quiet Place: Part II
Director John Krasinski confirmed on 12th March 2020 that the sequel to his critically acclaimed film would not be released on 19th March 2020 as planned. He wrote on his social media pages, 'To all our A Quiet Place fans, one of the things I'm most proud of is that people have said our movie is one you have to see all together. Well due to the ever-changing circumstances of what's going on in the world around us, now is clearly not the right time to do that.
'As insanely excited as we are for all of you to see this movie... I'm gonna wait to release the film til we CAN all see it together! So here's to our group movie date! See you soon! #AQuiet Place Part 2...Take 2. JK.'
The sequel was eventually released on 3rd June 2021.
F9
The ninth film in the Fast & Furious franchise was pushed back from its original release date of May 2020 to 2nd April 2021, and then 28th May 2021. The official release date was later 25th June 2021.
At the time, a statement from film bosses read, 'To our family of Fast fans everywhere, we feel all the love and the anticipation you have for the next chapter in our saga. That's why it's especially tough to let you know that we have to move the release date of the film. It's become clear that it won't be possible for all of our fans around the world to see the film this May.'
Black Widow
The Scarlett Johansson-led Marvel film was due to be released in May 2020, but Disney made the decision to put it back to 7th May 2021. It was then released on 9th July 2021 in cinemas and on Disney+ with a premium fee.
Antlers
Produced by Guillermo Del Toro, the horror film starring Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons was set to be released on 17th April, however had to be given a new release date of 29th October 2021.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Sony announced on 30th March that they had decided to push back the release of their Ghostbusters sequel starring Paul Rudd and Stranger Things' Finn Wolfhard from 10th July 2020 to 5th March 2021, and later moved it again to 11th November 2021. The film also featured original cast members Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Dan Aykroyd.
Morbius
Morbius, starring Jared Leto, is a film about a biochemist who becomes a vampire. It's a spin-off to Tom Hardy's Venom film and also has connections with Tom Holland's Spider-Man franchise. It was set to be released on 31st July 2020, but was pushed back to 19th March 2021, later being pushed again to 28th January 2022.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Speaking of Venom... The sequel to the 2018 hit would have been released on 2nd October 2020, but didn't actually see the light of day until 24th September 2021.
The Batman
Robert Pattinson's iteration of Batman was released on 4th March 2022, having originally been scheduled for 25th June 2021.
The King's Man
A prequel to Kingsman and its sequel, The King's Man was originally scheduled for release on 18th September 2020 but instead saw its cinematic release on 22nd December 2021.
West Side Story
Steven Spielberg's remake of the classic musical was originally slated for 18th December 2020, but wasn't actually released in cinemas until 24th September 2021.