Strictly Come Dancing is returning to our screens this year as the BBC show celebrates its 20th anniversary. With a new series comes a new celebrity lineup and the BBC has gradually revealed those who will be taking part in an effort to win the Glitterball Trophy. Professional dancers Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola will be paired with a celebrity to teach them how to dance.
Strictly’s 2024 series will welcome professional dancer Aljaž Škorjanec back after a two-year hiatus. Strictly Come Dancing’s 2024 celebrity lineup The first celebrity to be confirmed was blind comedian Chris McCausland with the news being shared on ITV’s This Morning on Monday (August 5). The 47-year-old lost his sight due to retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary eye disease, which causes gradual degeneration of the retina.
He has hosted his own self-titled show on ITV1 on Saturday mornings and has also featured on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and QI. Chris McCausland said: “This is literally the worst kept secret there has ever been in British television. “I think its been out there, it’s been exhausting keeping a secret everyone seems to know.
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