Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Loose Women star Judi Love joins line up

Judi Love is getting her dancing shoes on! (Picture: ITV)

Judi Love is ‘overwhelmed with excitement and gratitude’ as she joins Strictly Come Dancing 2021.

Loose Women announced the news on Friday’s programme where Judi was on the panel with host Nadia Sawalha, Linda Robson and Katie Piper.

Judi will dance alongside the likes of McFly star Tom Fletcher, Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn, Gordon Ramsay’s daughter Tilly Ramsay and comedian Robert Webb.

The delighted TV star and comedian said: ‘This is so out of my comfort zone but what an opportunity.

‘I’m so excited, this is something very new for me.’

The line up is close to being complete with just one more name to go, which will be announced on tonight’s The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan on Channel 4.

We have no official start date for Strictly 2021 yet as the celebs will soon be about to start rehearsals for the launch.

Last year’s launch aired on October 17 and the live shows kicked off a week later.

This series will reportedly run for around 13 weeks.

The judges’ panel will be looking a little different this year. Long term Strictly dancer Anton Du Beke – replacing Bruno Tonioli – will join Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood.

Strictly Come Dancing returns later this year on BBC One.

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