Reality TV star Vicky Pattison is the 11th celebrity contestant announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2025.
The former Geordie Shore star spoke about her involvement in the show during an appearance on ITV's This Morning.
She said: "I’m absolutely buzzing to be part of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing line-up … but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t terrified.
"I am not a natural dancer! However, it’s such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way, and I just really hope I don’t make too much of a fool of myself!"
🪩 TV presenter, author, podcast and radio host Vicky Pattison is the eleventh celebrity contestant taking to the #Strictly ballroom floor in 2025!
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Earlier on Thursday, former The Apprentice star and social media personality Tom Skinner was announced for the upcoming series.
Skinner said he is "beyond excited" to be joining the BBC dancing show and added that he has "never danced in my life other than at weddings".
The announcement comes after the 34-year-old met US Vice President JD Vance for a barbecue and drinks earlier this month.
Skinner described the event as "once in a lifetime" after he befriended President Donald Trump's number two on the social media platform X.
Skinner recently claimed he had received "death threats" and "vile comments about my children" following a series of social media posts claiming "something's gone wrong" in the UK and saying "there is nothing wrong with being proud of where you're from".
In other posts, which drew criticism from some of his followers, Skinner said it is "not far-right" to be "flying your flag and loving your country", and he complained "it ain't safe out there anymore" in London, saying the city is "hostile" and "tense".
Following the post complaining about alleged abuse, Vice President Vance replied with a picture of a cartoon character and a message that read: "Hang in there, my friend. Remember that 90 percent of people attacking your family look like this."
Skinner will join the likes of Love Island winner Dani Dyer-Bowen, former footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, and model and CBBC actress Ellie Goldstein in the line-up for the series, which begins next month.
Source: Press Association
