Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis signs as the first deaf ...

Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis signs as the first deaf ...
Strictly Come Dancing 2021: Rose Ayling-Ellis signs as the first deaf ...

TOM FLETCHER

Age: 36

Profession: McFly musician

Tom says: 'I’m so pleased the news is out it’s been so hard keeping it secret. Equal parts excited and terrified.'

Fun fact: Tom's McFly bandmate Harry Judd won Strictly Come Dancing in 2011. Tom's wife Giovanna Fletcher is the reigning champion of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

ROBERT WEBB

 Age: 48

Profession: Actor and comedian

Robert says: 'It's very exciting but with a slight undertone of quivering terror.'

Fun Fact: Robert squeezed into a shiny leotard to take the title of Let's Dance For Comic Relief in 2009, performing What A Feeling from '80s film Flashdance, beating the likes of Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness to the title. 

RHYS STEPHENSON  

Age: 27

Profession: CBBC presenter  

Rhys says: 'I have dreamt about being on this show, and I know for a fact that it is going to exceed every expectation'

Fun fact: Rhys has been an actor since the age of ten, performing alongside Matt Smith and Hugh Bonneville. 

KATIE MCGLYNN

 Age: 28

Profession: Actress

Katie says: 'I'm really not a dancer, but I'm so excited to learn a new skill on this crazy journey and cannot wait to slip into some sequins along the way.'

Fun fact: Katie, who played Sinead Tinker in Corrie, won a NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance in 2020. 

TILLY RAMSAY

Age: 19

Profession: CBBC presenter

Tilly says: ’I'm going to put my heart and soul into this and can’t wait to get my dancing shoes on!'

Fun fact: Tilly's father is celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and the pair often star in dancing TikTok videos.

NINA WADIA  

Age: 52

Profession: Actress

Nina says: 'I think I should do this before I’m too old and can’t walk anymore. I just want to grab life by the horns and just enjoy it.'

Fun fact: Nina is a JDRF Ambassador and was awarded an OBE in the 2021 New Year's Honours List. 

ADAM PEATY

Age: 26

Profession: Athlete 

Adam says: 'I'm really looking forward to doing something totally different and challenging myself away from the pool.'

Fun fact: Adam becoming the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title at Tokyo 2020.

UGO MONYE

 

Age: 38

Profession: Rugby player and sports pundit

Ugo says:

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