Johannes Radebe has offered an exciting update on one of his next major projects away from the ballroom as he prepares to return to Strictly Come Dancing.
The professional dancer grew up in Zamdela, South Africa, and was faced with years of homophobic bullying in school before he moved to the UK in 2018.
Now, he has revealed BBC Films are involved in the project, which is in the "beginning stages".
Johannes told The Sun newspaper's TVBiz column: “It’s a ‘pinch me’ moment. The beginning stages are happening now and BBC Films have just jumped on board too.
“It simply means that my people, who helped me get where I am, are worthy and they can dream because I know where they come from."
The choreographer - who reached the final of Strictly with chef John Whaite in 2021, but lost out to ex-EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis and her professional dance partner Giovanni Pernice - hopes his film will show that you can achieve anything in life no matter where you are from or your background.
Johannes added: "There are a lack of role models and they feel like they can’t achieve anything but I hope this is like a beacon of light for them to say all of you contributed to me and my success is your success."
It comes as the star revealed in 2023 that his autobiography, Jojo: Finally Home - in which Johannes revealed his life story from growing up in Zamdela and how dance transformed his life - would be turned into a movie.
In conversation with BBC Radio 1 host Clara Amfo at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, the Kinky Boots musical performer spilled: "Looking at the way things have turned out now, I could not have dreamt that one day people would be reading about my life story, so every day’s a milestone.
"But a beautiful thing has happened. The thing I am most looking forward to right now is that we have an opportunity to turn this book into a film."
Johannes is set to return to Strictly for the upcoming 2025 series despite making his biopic and touring the UK with the Kinky Boots musical, which will move into London's West End for a limited run next year.
Appearing on This Morning last Monday (July 7) as the Kinky Boots news was announced, host Ben Shephard said: "There is something everyone will be talking about because you've been very busy, you've been off touring and you're going to hit the West End, Strictly is coming back soon though...
"Please reassure us you're going to be in the line-up and are definitely going to be part of it!" Johannes then responded: "They'll have to drag me off that show with my sequins!"
The 37-year-old added: "I'm not going anywhere! My life would be dull. That is a sparkling world that I live in and I can't tell you what a privilege it is to be a part of it every single year, to be called back."
