British actor and TV presenter Adam Thomas and BBC Asian Network's Breakfast Show host Nikita Kanda are the latest contestants confirmed for the new run of Strictly Come Dancing.
34-year-old Thomas, who played Adam Barton in soap Emmerdale and most recently reprised his role as Donte Charles in BBC One's drama Waterloo Road, appeared in ITV’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here in 2016, and went on to co-host the spin-off show I’m A Celebrity: Extra Camp.
Appearing on Hits Radio Breakfast Show to reveal he will be hitting the Strictly dancefloor, Thomas said: "I am so excited to be joining the cast of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. I’ve been such a big fan of the show for years, I can’t believe I’m actually doing it.
"I can’t dance to save my life but I’m buzzing to learn and have a good laugh with my pro. Get me on that dance floor… I can’t wait!"
In 2020, Thomas teamed up with his brothers Ryan and Scott for a six-part ITV travel series Absolutely India: Mancs In Mumbai where they took their father back to Mumbai to trace their heritage and long-lost relatives.
Radio presenter Nikita Kanda, who has also fronted The One Show and interviewed stars from Bridgerton actress Kate Sharma to pop star Nick Jonas, said she "can't believe" she will be starring in this year’s BBC One dancing competition having grown up watching the show.
Announcing the news on her Tuesday morning radio show, she said: "I'm literally shaking, I can’t believe this. I’ve grown up watching this show every single year glued to the TV like many of you at home.
"This has been the biggest secret ever, it’s been so hard to keep this in and today I feel relieved, I’ve finally let this out and (I’m) sharing this moment with you.
"I just can’t wait for the glitz, the glamour, the hair, the make-up, the outfits, and even to meet those judges.
"Who would have thought all those years of me raving it up on the dance floor, at those weddings and those nights out and parties, those moves are making it to the Strictly ballroom stage on BBC One."
Kanda added that she is excited to get her "dancing shoes on" as she takes part in the "most challenging and exciting moment of my life".
Source: Press Association
