Dances with wolves

Strictly's Hamza Yassin returns to Animal Park to film wolves

- EMMA BULLIMORE, RICHARD MCCLURE

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Animal Park

Monday-Friday, 1.45pm, BBC1

Hamza Yassin won the nation’s hearts with his triumphant stint on Strictly Come Dancing last year, but now the wildlife cameraman is returning to his day job, quietly observing animals such as wolves in the great outdoors.

He’s back on the daytime show Animal Park, which takes viewers behind the scenes at Longleat Safari Park in Wiltshire, where he’ll be working alongside presenters Kate Humble and Ben Fogle, and using his expertise to help the keepers in their duties and bring us up close and personal with incredible wild animals.

We caught up with Yassin, 33, to hear more…