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Strictly - The Celebrities

Karen Groves • 23 September 2019

The 2019 line-up for this year's contest

ANNEKA RICE , (60). TV presenter and broadcaster. Famous for Treasure Hunt Channel 4 and Challenge Anneka on BBC TV.

JAMES CRACKNELL, OBE, (47). Olympic gold medallist rower who rowed for Cambridge in the 2019 University Boat Race.

DEVIN GRIFFIN , (34). BBC Radio 1 DJ and finalist on 2017's Celebrity MasterChef.

ALEXANDRA VIRINDA SCOTT , MBE, (34). Former Arsenal and England footballer and now one of the country's leading football pundits and represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Olympics.

MICHELLE VISAGE , (51). Judge on the US reality TV show RuPaul's Drag race and recently seen on the West End stage in ‘Everybody's Talking About Jamie’.

WILLIAM BAYLEY , MBE, (31). Table tennis champion who won gold for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games in Brazil.

EMMA THYNN , Viscountess Weymouth (33). A former model and editor for Vogue magazine and also runs Longleat safari park with her family.

KARIM ZEROUAL , (25). CBBC presenter also appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium, The Far Pavillions at the Shaftesbury Theatre and The Lion King at the Lyceum.

MIKE BUSHELL , (53). BBC TV sports presenter, broadcaster and contributor on BBC Breakfast.

CATHERINE TYLDSLAY , (35). Actress. Appeared in ITV’s Coronation Street as barmaid Eva Price for 7 years.

SAFFRON BARKER , (19). Author and YouTube blogger. Her book Saffron Barker Vs Real Life topped the Sunday Times bestseller list.

EMMA BARTON , (42). Actress. Appeared in BBC TV EastEnders playing Honey Mitchell.

DAVID JAMES , MBE, (49). Footballer. Former England goalkeeper and manager at Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League in 2018. He is also a pundit for BT Sport's football coverage.

CHRIS RAMSEY , (33). Comedian and actor.

KELVIN FLETCHER , (35). Actor who played Andy Sugden on ITV soap Emmerdale. A late replacement after ‘Made In Chelsea's’ Jamie Laing was forced to pull out after injuring his foot.

The full list of dance pairings

  • Anneka Rice and Kevin Clifton
  • Michelle Visage and Giovanni Pernice
  • Alex Scott and Neil Jones
  • Catherine Tyldesley and Johannes Radebe
  • Chris Ramsey and Karen Hauer
  • Dev Griffin and Dianne Buswell
  • David James and Nadiya Bychkova
  • Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke
  • Emma Weymouth and Aljaz Skorjanec
  • James Cracknell and Luba Mushtuk

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