Strictly Come Dancing confirms singers Toyah Willcox and Wynne Evans and a surprise BBC name for the 2024 series By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 11:12 BST, 6 August 2024 | Updated: 11:29 BST, 6 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments The next three celebrity contestants for the 2024 series have been revealed. Vernon Kay, who is married to Strictly host Tess Daly, unveiled Wynne Evans, Toyah Willcox and Dr. Punam Krishan on his BBC Radio 2 show on Tuesday morning.
Wynne is a Welsh singer, presenter, and actor, known for his role as Gio Compario and latterly himself in the Go.compare insurance adverts. Toyah has been performing across stage and screen for over 50 years.
She is an award-winning rock legend with hit singles like It's A Mystery, I Want to Be Free and Brave New World and played at this year’s Glastonbury Festival with her husband, Robert Fripp. Wynne told Vernon: 'I couldn't believe it because its like cloak and daggers. Your given a code name and you audition and meet the celebs and it is my favourite thing.
' Wynne Evans is the third celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Singer Toyah Willcox is also taking part, appearing on Radio 2 to reveal the news on Tuesday 'The waltz, the classic ballroom I'm looking forward to. I did a lot of opera and I think that would suit me.' 'The stuff I'm nervous about it the ones jumping because I don't really want to do the jive, I'm kind of a bit nervous about that but I'm taking inspiration from B.