Actress Caroline Quentin, The Wanted's Max George, Nadine Coyle's ex-husband Jason Bell and journalist Ranvir Singh are the first celebrities to be announced for Strictly Come Dancing.
After many rumours, the class of Strictly Come Dancing 2020 is finally being revealed. The first batch of Strictly students includes Caroline Quentin, Max George, Jason Bell and Ranvir Singh.
WANTED - a singer / songwriter willing to learn to dance. Must be available Saturday nights. Step forward @MaxGeorge! Our third #Strictly celebrity of 2020! 🎤
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) September 1, 2020
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31-year-old musician George follows in the footsteps of his former bandmate Jay McGuiness, who won the show in 2015 with professional partner Aliona Vilani.
Quentin is best known for her roles as Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly and Maddy Magellan in Jonathan Creek.
Her #Strictly Life Begins here! Welcome actress Caroline Quentin, our first celebrity of 2020! 🙌
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) September 1, 2020
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She has recently played Mrs Bumble in Dickensian and Angela Sim in Doc Martin, which reunited her with her Men Behaving Badly co-star Martin Clunes.
"I've been keeping it very quiet and it’s really difficult as I like a chat, as you well know, and it’s been so hard to be quiet about it. I’m a bit scared, but quite excited," Quentin told The One Show hosts Alex Jones and Amol Rajan.
His game plan is #Strictly 2020! Former American footballer @JasonBell33 is touching down and ready to tackle the ballroom. 🏈
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) September 1, 2020
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American football player Bell, who shares daughter Anaíya with Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle, said: "I am thrilled. I'm a huge fan of the show, I’ve been watching it since I came to this country, so it’s time for me to do something cool to impress my daughter, now that she can watch me perform!"
Journalist and presenter Singh, best known as the Political Editor for ITV's Good Morning Britain and anchor for ITV’s Tonight said: "The initial feeling of being confirmed for Strictly is one of complete terror – feels like embarking on a rollercoaster, where you really want to do it but you are equally scared. Hopefully after the first dance I will feel exhilarated rather than sick!"
This just in... GMB presenter, newsreader and journalist Ranvir Singh @ranvir01 is our latest signing. She's sure to make #Strictly headlines in 2020!
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) September 2, 2020
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Bruno Tonioli will be missing from the judging panel for Saturday night shows when the series returns later this year because he is currently in Los Angeles, where he is on the panel for the US version of the show, Dancing With The Stars, and will not be able to travel back and forth.
However, he will be involved remotely in the Sunday night results show each week and will return to the show full-time towards the end of the series.
Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood are all expected to return to their judging roles when the show returns.
