Strictly pro Karen Hauer reveals she and co-stars have WhatsApp group to 'trash people'

Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hauer has spilled the beans on her "back of the bus" gang, revealing that they spend their tour travel time "trashing people" in a cheeky WhatsApp group.

The dance pro's squad all stems from her tight-knit friendship with Gorka Marquez. Opening up to Heat Magazine, she gushed: "We have the same brain, just different bodies. We're very chilled. We don't have egos around each other and it works."

"We have the same humour, we like the same things, we think the same way, we have the same kind of vision about things."

Karen dished on the gang's naughty sense of humour, saying: "If you can't take a joke, you can't hang out with us. You have to have fun and banter we love good banter."

She revealed their tour antics, adding: "On the tour, we take over the back of the bus. On the Professionals tour, there would be Neil, myself, Luba, Gorka and Jowita.", reports the Express.

Their WhatsApp group, aptly named The Back Of The Bus, is apparently the place to be, as Karen boasts: "We had a WhatsApp group called The Back Of The Bus. Everybody likes to hang out with us, because we're just really cool."

But it's not all wild antics; Karen admits: "We don't go crazy or anything. We just sit and casually chat. But most of the time we're just trashing people on the WhatsApp group."

Gorka, Karen's partner-in-crime, also confessed that he sometimes lands himself in hot water for his pranks, especially with fellow Strictly star Neil Jones, as they're always up to mischief.

Regardless of the constant high jinks, the Strictly pro dancers received rave reviews for their 10-stop tour which saw them travel from Brighton in the south up to Stockton-on-Tees. "There's no denying the sheer talent and charisma of this dazzling dozen," praised The Telegraph, giving a shoutout to pro-dancer Karen for bringing her "incredible heart and full-body commitment" to a show-stopping routine dedicated to Cabaret director Bob Fosse.

This iconic Fosse style is also a key feature in Karen and Gorka's Speakeasy, set to tour the UK during the first half of next year.

Preparations are already underway for the official Strictly pros tour 2025, slated to hit major venues like London's O2 Arena, Birmingham, and Manchester - promises more bus antics!