Two more celebrities announced for Strictly Come Dancing

Seven celebrities have now been confirmed!

Published 14th Aug 2017

Last week Strictly Come Dancing bosses started to announce a number of celebrities for the upcoming new series and over the weekend two more contestants were revealed.

Holby City actor Joe McFadden and TV chef Simon Rimmer are the latest celebrities to be lined up for the show which starts next month.

Bosses announced the news to their official Twitter accounts. Sharing a picture of Joe, the tweet read, 'Check your pulse, @BBCHolbyCity's @mrjoemcfadden is headed for Strictly 2017!'

They then announced Simon Rimmer with the tweet, 'Ready to cook up a treat on the dance floor, Simon Rimmer is our 7th celebrity for 2017! Welcome @simonrim✨'

Joe and Simon are the sixth and seventh contestants to be announced for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

Scottish actor Joe first joined Holby City as Raf di Lucca back in 2014, before that he'd starred in a number of high profile TV shows including Heartbeat and Casualty.

Meanwhile Simon is a popular TV chef known for presenting shows such as Something For The Weekend and Sunday Brunch.

Already the likes of Gemma Atkinson, Mollie King and Ruth Langsford have been confirmed for the show.

Check out the line-up so far below:

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With an already star-studded line-up, more celebrities are expected to be announced within the coming days.

Show hosts Tess Daley and Claudia Winkleman will return next month when the new series kicks off.