Hamza Yassin has a unique family consisting of Sudanese parents, Scottish sister and an older brother Karrar. Yassin and his partner are the winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2022.
The winner of Strictly Hamza Yassin is a 32-year-old Sudanese- British wildlife television presenter and cameraman. He is extremely passionate about wildlife.
The wildlife cameraman completed his bachelors degree in Bachelor of Science (BSc.) in Zoology with Conversation and graduated Masters Degree (MSc.) with merit in Biological Imaging and Photography with Merit
The TV presenter is known for his appearance in the CBeebies show named Lets Go for a Walk as Ranger Hamza. He has also authored a book that is based on the series. Around the year 2020, he was a part of a documentary named Scotland: My Life in the Wild on the one-off Channel 4. The documentary was based on his life as well as the wildlife of the Ardnamurchan peninsula located in the highlands of Scotland.
Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest is one of his new CBeebies series which is set out to be a success. He has also been a part of various shows such as ITVs This Morning and BBCs Countryfile showing his skills and knowledge about wildlife filming. He is also a part of the twentieth season of Strictly Come Dancing.
Yassin is active on his Instagram with the username @hamzayassin90 with more than a hundred thousand followers and over one hundred posts.
Hamza Yassin Family
Hamza Yassin family consists of his loving Sudanese parents, sister Gail and brother Karrar. Yassin is married to a wife but she is really furtive.
Hamza Yassin the wildlife cameraman and Television presenter moved to Newcastle at around the age of eight with his parents.
According to Express, in an interview, he talked about his childhood days in Sudan and compared it to his life today in the Scottish village, in 150 miles he is the only black person there is.
Hamza Yassin Parents
Strictly Come Dancing star Hamza Yassin was born in Sudan to his parents in the capital Khartoum.
He spent the first half of his childhood in the capital of Sudan. He lived in a large house with his parents, grandmother, and all of his uncles, aunts as well as cousins.
The wildlife cameraman grew up with wildlife and nature all around and he could even see the Nile river from the top of his house. He often saw spotted crocodiles and hippos from his house. He was not aware of the civil war happening in the country but remembers riots happening sometimes in the city.
Yassin lived the second half of his childhood in the United Kingdom. He has his parents moved to Newcastle at age of eight. Not much information is revealed about his parents as he prefers to keep a low profile about his personal life and does not like to give many details related to his family.
Information such as his parents names, ages, occupations, residence, and other details are yet to be announced to the public.
The star went to Ardnamurchan and fell in love with that place. He bought a house in a Scottish village and has formed some incredible relationships with the people there after living there for about 12 years. He talked about his Scottish parents named Chris and Amanda and his neighbors Gail and Tom who became his second family. He stated that he found his Scottish parents after moving away from his hometown in Sudan and living in Ardnamurchan which is located on Scotlands west coast.
Hamza Yassin Siblings
Hamza Yassin has an older brother named Karrar and a Scottish sister named Gail.
Sister Gail Yassin
Yassin moved to a tiny village in Ardnamurchan in Scotland over 12 years ago and found a Scottish sister.
The popular contestant of Strictly thought of his next-door neighbor named Gail as a sister and revealed that she found a Scottish sister in the highlands. He stated that she was amazing. In an interview with BBC star, his Scottish sister, Gail texts him when she hears his music to wish him a good morning.
Even with him being the only black person in around 150 miles and having so many differences, he was able to make lifelong bonds with many people such as Gail, Tom, Chris, and Amanda who became his Scottish family.
Brother Karrar Yassin
Hamza Yassin brother Karrar Yassin has a job in the medical field as a dentist. Karrar looks extremely similar to him.
He posted a story of himself and his brother on Instagram where he put his arms around his brother and also had a big small on his face. He wished him a happy birthday and wrote that Karrar was the best dentist that he knew and that he loved him. He mentioned that Karrar was his older brother.
Hamza Yassin Partner
Hamza Yassin is proud to have a wife in real life to support him through all his hard times. Yassin has a lovable professional partner Jowita Przystal.
The name of his real-life partner is still a mystery however, he shared about her in an Instagram post once.
Yassin is paired with Jowita in the 20th season of the show Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One and the couple won the season this year.
Przystal is a Polish ballroom dancer who has appeared in various shows including Strictly and The Greatest Dancer as a professional dancer. She was a part of various national and international competitions representing Poland. She has also performed in different Broadway musical productions such as Rock of Ages, Queen of the Desert, and Legally Blonde.
The dancer was a part of the 19th season of Strictly Come Dancing with no celebrity partner. In the 20th season, she was paired up with the cameraman and TV presenter Hamza Ahmed Yassin and formed an incredible connection with him.
On November 21, 2022, the wildlife cameraman posted a photo of himself and his partner on Instagram. He stated in the photo that she was his leading lady. He added that he was pleasured to be a part of the famous Blackpool Tower with her and he knew how much ballroom means to her as a dancer.
The presenter, Yassin mentioned that it was his honor to open the show with her and thanked her for her kindness, patience, and her understanding. He also wrote that he would forever cherish the memories of sharing the stage with her and called her the best.