ore than a dozen well-known faces have to date been confirmed for the upcoming collection of Strictly Come Dancing, together with an abundance of cleaning soap stars, a distinguished news presenter and the present’s oldest contestant.
Here is a rundown of who can be placing their greatest ft ahead on the dance flooring within the BBC One competitors in 2023:
– Annabel Croft
The former British primary tennis participant and broadcaster stated she hopes to swap a tennis ball for the glitter ball trophy as she is the 14th contestant named on this yr’s Strictly line-up.
Croft, who was the youngest Briton to compete within the Wimbledon Championships for nearly a century on the age of 15 earlier than turning into a junior champion on the match in 1984 on the age of 18, stated competing on the BBC flagship present has “come at the right time for me” after saying the dying of her husband Mel Coleman, who had been identified with most cancers, in May.
She stated: “My husband used to love watching Johannes (Radebe). I just think he’s so amazing, that would be a dream to dance with him.”
– Nigel Harman
The British actor is understood for his position taking part in Dennis Rickman – the late husband of Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) – in BBC cleaning soap EastEnders from 2003 till 2005, and not too long ago returned to the BBC on cleaning soap Casualty taking part in scientific lead physician Max Cristie.
In 2013, Harman was on the centre of a hard-hitting storyline on hit interval drama collection Downton Abbey, whereas his different credit embrace profitable an Olivier award for his position in Shrek The Musical on the West End.
On signing as much as the competitors, he stated: “I think I’m realising as time has gone on since I said yes to this, in my mind I think I’m a better dancer than my body is telling me.”
– Bobby Brazier
The EastEnders actor and mannequin is the son of former Big Brother star Jade Goody and Jeff Brazier.
Now greatest identified for taking part in Freddie Slater in Walford, Brazier has additionally made a reputation for himself on the catwalk, gracing the Dolce & Gabbana present at Milan Fashion Week.
On swapping T-shirts for sequins, Brazier stated: “EastEnders have had me dressed up in mad stuff – I’ve been a pumpkin, so I think sequins is fine. Even personally I wear some pretty crazy stuff anyway, and it’s all part of getting into a role for the dance and the different kinds of songs, so it’s exciting.”
– Jody Cundy
The Paralympic champion is hoping so as to add a glitterball trophy to his assortment, having already bagged eight gold, one silver and three bronze medals throughout swimming and biking occasions at seven summer time Games.
He at the moment holds the world file within the Flying 200m and the 1km Time Trial and in addition holds 14 consecutive world titles within the MC4 Kilo Time Trial however stated he's extra anxious about getting knocked out of Strictly within the first week.
“My most nervous thing would be going out in the first week – even talking about it now my heart is pumping. I had a world championship final literally last night and my heart rate is probably higher now than it was then.”
– Ellie Leach
The actress is greatest identified for her position as Faye Windass in Coronation Street, tackling hard-hitting storylines together with being pregnant at 13, discovering she was going by the menopause, and reconnecting with the kid she gave up.
She left the cobbles earlier this yr and stated the brand new problem of competing for the glitterball has “always been a dream of mine so I guess dreams really do come true.”
– Nikita Kanda
The radio host presents the BBC Asian Network’s Breakfast Show, beforehand having introduced the Saturday afternoon present.
She was not too long ago nominated for presenter of the yr on the Asian Media Awards and hosts common stories on BBC One’s The One Show on a variety of matters from the rise of cashless companies to authorities assist for feminine sport.
She stated she is “still pinching herself” about becoming a member of Strictly, including: “I don’t think it will properly sink in until I step on to the dancefloor. I can’t wait to get glammed up and get out there. Throw the glitter on me.”
– Adam Thomas
The Waterloo Road actor can be swapping the classroom for the ballroom as a part of this yr’s line-up.
Thomas, who says he “can’t dance to save his life”, is greatest often known as Adam Barton in Emmerdale and has since reprised his position as Donte Charles in Waterloo Road, having been an unique forged member when the varsity drama first launched.
He has additionally appeared in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! in 2016, and went on to co-host the spin-off, I’m A Celebrity: Extra Camp.
– Angela Rippon
The broadcaster grew to become the primary common feminine news anchor on the BBC in 1975 and went on to host exhibits together with Top Gear, Antiques Roadshow, Children In Need and the unique Come Dancing.
Rippon can be 79 when the programme is filmed, making her the principle Strictly’s oldest contestant. The earlier oldest was Johnny Ball, who took half in 2012 when he was 74.
She stated being on the present can be a “scary” journey and he or she is “looking forward to the challenge”.
– Krishnan Guru-Murthy
The Channel 4 News presenter started his profession on the age of 18 when he introduced youth programmes for the BBC earlier than engaged on Newsround, Newsnight, BBC World and News 24.
The 53-year-old journalist has fronted worldwide news occasions together with the Omagh bombing of 1998, and the 911 and 2008 Mumbai assaults.
Guru-Murthy stated he worries about his “general decrepitude” and is “slightly confused to find myself taking part in Strictly on the basis of you only live once”.
He has additionally reported for the Channel 4 international affairs collection Unreported World, concerning the lives of people that dwell in among the fastest-changing areas of the planet.
– Zara McDermott
The 26-year-old appeared in hit courting present Love Island in 2018 and later featured within the singing competitors The X Factor: Celebrity, and actuality collection Made In Chelsea.
She has since made documentaries about revenge porn, sexual assault and disordered consuming for the BBC the place she has drawn on her personal experiences.
Her newest documentary collection for BBC Three goals to make clear the circumstances surrounding the dying of 19-year-old Gaia Pope-Sutherland, who ran away from dwelling whereas experiencing a psychological well being disaster in 2017, after reporting she had been drugged and sexually attacked by a person when she was 16.
In 2022, McDermott introduced new courting collection Love In The Flesh on the channel, which sees {couples} who've solely ever related on-line meet for the primary time.
She stated Strictly is “such a far cry” from her day job and feels the dancing competitors would be the furthest she has ever pushed herself out of her consolation zone.
– Angela Scanlon
The TV presenter is maybe greatest identified for presenting the revamped machine fight competitors Robot Wars alongside comic Dara O Briain, who can be from Ireland.
Starting off as a stylist, she labored on former Irish trend and leisure programme Xpose and is the one girl within the UK and Ireland to have had their very own Saturday evening chat present – Ask Me Anything on RTE One.
The 39-year-old has introduced the BBC’s Your Home Made Perfect and The One Show and can be a printed creator and host of positivity podcast Thanks A Million.
Scanlon stated she is “panicking a bit” and wonders whether or not she should tan and if the sequins are itchy.
– Amanda Abbington
The 49-year-old actress is greatest identified for taking part in Mary Morstan in Sherlock, for which she was nominated for a greatest supporting actress Critics’ Choice Television Award in 2014.
Morstan served as love curiosity within the BBC drama – impressed by the Sherlock Holmes novels – for Dr John Watson, who was performed by Martin Freeman, Abbington’s former long-term associate with whom she has two kids.
She has additionally featured in Mr Selfridge, Wolfe and Desperate Measures, and the 2022 biographical movie, The Lost King.
Her stage credit embrace The Unfriend, a darkish comedy from Sherlock author Steven Moffat and director Mark Gatiss, the musical A Little Princess, and The Taming Of The Shrew.
– Layton Williams
Williams, who's greatest identified for taking part in Stephen Carmichael within the sitcom Bad Education, rose to fame as a toddler, taking part in the title position in Billy Elliot The Musical in London’s West End.
The 28-year-old has additionally carried out in stage exhibits together with Thriller Live, Rent, Hairspray and, from 2019, he performed the title character in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
He has additionally been in comedy The Cleaner, drama I Hate Suzie Too, and BBC Two’s Beautiful People. He has additionally carried out the voiceover for the BBC’s homosexual courting present, I Kissed A Boy.
– Eddie Kadi
Kadi is a stand-up comedian and was the primary British black comic to headline the O2 Arena in London.
The 40-year-old can be a presenter and has fronted The Official Afrobeats Chart Show on BBC Radio 1Xtra and is a staff captain on ITV’s panel present Sorry I Didn’t Know.
He has additionally hosted the Mobo awards and is in manufacturing for his personal documentary with Channel 4.
This yr, Kadi was nominated for greatest breakthrough presenter on the Edinburgh TV Awards.
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