Strictly Come Dancing lining up THREE Royal members for the 2019 series

This would be amazing!

STRICTLY COME DANCING
Author: Alex RossPublished 5th Mar 2019
Last updated 8th Mar 2019

It's one of the biggest and most-loved TV shows on the box, so it's no surprise that Strictly Come Dancing bosses are eager to keep the level of celebrities up to a high standard.

Whilst viewers saw the likes of Stacey Dooley, Joe Sugg, Faye Tozer and Ashley Roberts take to the floor in last year's series, according to reports, bosses are lining up some Royal members for 2019.

Yes, that's right! According to the Daily Mirror, Strictly are in talks with not one, not two, but THREE members of the Royal family, including Zara Phillips, her husband Mike Tindall, and Sarah Ferguson.

A source said, “Strictly is a proper family show and hugely respected, so bosses think it wouldn’t be a problem for a royal to take to the dance floor.”

That would be amazing!

Meanwhile, in other Strictly Come Dancing news, the professional line-up was revealed in full yesterday (Monday 4th March). Strictly legend Anton Du Beke will return, as well as last year's winner Kevin Clifton, and dad-to-be, Gorka Márquez. Fan favourites AJ Pritchard, Oti Mabuse and Dianne Buswell will also return, with controversial dancer Katya Jones also keeping her place on the show, despite THAT kiss with Seann Walsh last year.

Check out the full professional line-up below:

Kai Widdrington


Cameron Lombard


Nikita Kuzmin


Jowita Przystal


Amy Dowden


Dianne Buswell

Dianne was a professional on the Australian version of Strictly Come Dancing before she joined the UK cast in 2017. In 2023, she made it to the final with Bobby Brazier.

Giovanni Pernice

Italian Champion Giovanni Pernice is the longest-serving male professional on the current line-up of Strictly pros, having joined the show in 2015. He lifted the Glitterball with actress Rose Ayling-Ellis back in 2021 and was most recently paired with presenter Richie Anderson.

Gorka Marquez

Gorka joined the show in 2016 and has danced in three finals. In 2023 he was paired with Nikita Kanda.

Johannes Radebe


Karen Hauer


Katya Jones


Graziano Di Prima


Luba Mushtuk


Nadiya Bychkova


Nancy Xu


Neil Jones


Carlos Gu


Michelle Tsiakkas


Vito Coppola


Lauren Oakley


After a tense final, journalist Stacey Dooley and her dance partner Kevin Clifton were crowned the 2018 winners, ahead of YouTuber Joe Sugg and Steps singer Faye Tozer.

The 2019 series of Strictly Come Dancing will return later in the year.

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