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Coronation Street’s Alexandra Mardell joins Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special line-up-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
The line-up is shaping up.
(Picture: Twitter)
Coronation Street actor Alexandra Mardell has become the third celebrity to sign up for Strictly Come Dancing’s Christmas special 2022.
The BBC juggernaut show’s official Twitter account announced the 29-year-old would be joining the festive extravaganza on Thursday morning.
Sharing a Christmassy snap of the 29-year-old, they wrote: ‘Taking the trip from Weatherfield to Elstree for our Christmas Special, it’s Corrie star Alexandra Mardell #Strictly.
The 29-year-old will be among the six stars hoping to impress with their tangos and waltzes out on the ballroom floor in the show hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
The Vera actor will be battling it out against podcaster Rosie Ramsey and Radio 1 DJ Rickie Haywood-Williams, with three further names set to be announced in due course.
Each of the six couples will perform a Christmas-inspired routine with the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and head Judge Shirley Ballas.
While the BBC is keeping schtum about the exact details of the annual event, it has been rumoured former judge Bruno Tonioli will be making a comeback.
However, in a twist, the 66-year-old is thought to not be performing a dance routine but belting out a tune.
Alexandra is best known for playing Emma in Corrie (Picture: ZENPIX LTD)
A source told the Daily Mail: ‘Bruno loves to sing. He did an opera album called An Italian Romance back in 2016 and who knows, it might turn into a new career for him.’
It wouldn’t be the first time Bruno has belted out a tune on Strictly, having performed a number on the show’s opening episode in 2019.
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In 2021, popstar Anne-Maries was crowned winner of Strictly’s Christmas special after competing against former Bake Off host Mel Giedroyc, The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades, First Dates star Fred Sirieix, newsreader Moira Stuart and radio presenter Adrian Chiles.
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.
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