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Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Tom Fletcher joins line-up as first three contestants are announced
Tom Fletcher has officially joined the cast of Strictly 2021! (Picture: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)
The first new contestants of the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up are being revealed, with McFly musician Tom Fletcher leading the charge as he gets ready to strut his stuff on the dancefloor.
After months of speculation over who will compete in Strictly this year, fans are finally being told the first celebs who will show off their moves in front of the judges alongside their professional dancers.
The announcement of the first three stars to join the cast was made on Wednesday evening on The One Show, after judge Shirley Ballas teased a line-up of competitors that viewers have ‘never seen’ before.
First to be unveiled was Tom, whose wife Giovanna Fletcher became the very first Queen of the Castle on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! last year.
We know that Tom, 36, is naturally musically-inclined, what with his vocal talent and fantastic skills on multiple instruments, but how will he fare when he dons his dancing shoes?
McFly drummer Harry Judd won Strictly 10 years ago in 2011, so we’ll just have to wait and see if Tom can emulate his band mate’s success!
Will musician Tom bring the house down on Strictly? (Picture: Simone Joyner/Getty Images)
In 2020, Strictly Come Dancing was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with only 12 celebrities competing.
However, it’s expected that the BBC programme will return to being a full series this year with 15 stars in total.
While some stars of the show have now been revealed, the rumour mill is still churning as fans try to predict who will be next in line.
Among the rumoured contestants is Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn, former professional footballer Peter Crouch, BBC Breakfast’s Louise Minchin and former Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas.
After Nicola Adams and Katya Jones competed in the first ever same-sex partnership on Strictly in 2020, it has also been speculated that a male celebrity might be partnered up with a male dancer for this year’s competition.
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Last year, comedian Bill Bailey became the oldest winner in Strictly history as he raised the Glitterball Trophy with his partner, Oti Mabuse.
Their triumph marked a second consecutive win for Oti, who was also victorious the previous year with former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher.
More to follow.
Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One later this year.
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