Strictly star Aljaž's movie debut cut from Matilda the Musical

Ex Strictly Come Dancing pro Aljaž Škorjanec's scenes appear to have been cut from Matilda The Musical.

While the dancer was never officially confirmed to be in the film, he was spotted on set alongside No Time to Die and Captain Marvel star Lashana Lynch in August last year.

The images showed Škorjanec in costume and driving a flashy red convertible. This followed rumours that he would be playing Mrs Wormwood's (Andrea Riseborough) dance partner Rudolpho.

In a recent interview with Radio Times, Riseborough revealed that several of her scenes were eventually cut from the film.

The scenes axed included the song 'Loud' which is sung by Mrs Wormwood and Rudolpho in the stage production of the musical. This would explain Škorjanec's supposed absence from the final cut of the film.

"There’s a big musical number that we shot [Loud] and which we worked on for three or four months, and which isn’t in the finished film," she said.

"That’s often the case with a musical film, but it was such a joy to do it and have that sort of fun."

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Matilda the Musical premiered in UK cinemas today (November 25) and is currently enjoying positive first reviews from critics, with Digital Spy's Ian Sandwell calling the movie "a fantastical and exuberant adaptation of the stage show".

The film stars Alisha Weir in the titular role, alongside Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull, Lashana Lynch as Miss Honey and Stephen Graham and Riseborough as Matilda's parents Mr and Mrs Wormwood.

Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical is out now in UK and Ireland cinemas and arrives on Netflix in the rest of the world on December 25. It will be released on Netflix in the UK and Ireland in summer 2023.