Rylan Clark-Neal confirms he's joining the Strictly Come Dancing team
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Rylan Clark-Neal / Strictly Come Dancing
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 18th Apr 2019 Last updated 18th Apr 2019
Whilst there have been plenty of rumours around who will star in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing, including last year's I'm a Celebrity winner Harry Redknapp, it has now been confirmed that Rylan Clark-Neal will be joining the team as a presenter of the spin-off show, It Takes Two.
Rylan took to Twitter to tell his fans, 'So excited to finally say i’m thrilled to be joining Team @bbcstrictly and can’t wait to get my big old teeth stuck into hosting #ItTakesTwo alongside the gorgeous @ZoeTheBall . Thanks for trusting me with another one of your babies! Can’t wait to get going! #DaDaDaDaDaDaDaaaaaa'. sic
Fans of the TV presenter were quick to congratulate Rylan tweeting, 'This is amazing news ❤️', 'Omg yess!!! You’ll be perfect for that job! I can’t wait for you to start!! congratulations 👏🏼💕✨ xxx', with another saying, 'THIS IS THE BEST NEWS TO WAKE UP TOO💕✨✨✨ Dreams really do glitter. I’m so so proud of you and so excited for this. So happy for you. No one deserves this more. Love you lots ✌🏼'.
The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant also retweeted Strictly Come Dancing's official account, who posted the exciting news saying, 'Joining Zoe Ball as the co-host of It Takes Two is Rylan! We can’t wait to welcome him to the #Strictly family when the show returns on @BBCTwo in the autumn.'
Rylan will join Zoë Ball, who has been presenting the Strictly Come Dancing spin-off since 2011, having taken over from Claudia Winkleman.
This exciting news comes in the same day that Harry Redknapp is rumoured to be joining the line-up later in the year. Last year, Harry turned down the show in favour of I'm a Celebrity, however the King of the Jungle told the Mail Online, “I told Jamie Redknapp I was thinking of doing Strictly and I don't think he was pleased about it. And so I was offered the jungle at the same time and chose to do that.”
Rylan Clark-Neal confirms he's joining the Strictly Come Dancing team
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In 2018 Oti was partnered with Graeme Swann.
Nancy Xu
Chinese dancer Nancy Xu is new to the 2019 series.
AJ Pritchard
In 2018 AJ was partnered with Lauren Steadman.
Aljaž Škorjanec
In 2018 Aljaž was partnered with Kate Silverton.
Amy Dowden
In 2018 Amy was partnered with Danny John-Jules.
Anton Du Beke
In 2018 Anton was partnered with Susannah Constantine.
Dianne Buswell
In 2018 Dianne was partnered with Joe Suggs, who she later confirmed she was dating.
Giovanni Pernice
In 2018 Giovanni was partnered with singer Faye Tozer.
Gorka Marquez
In 2018 Gorka was partnered with Katie Piper.
Graziano Di Prima
In 2018 Graziano was partnered with Vick Hope.
Janette Manrara
In 2018 Janette was partnered with This Morning's Dr Ranj.
Johannes Radebe
In 2018 Johannes was a reserve dancer, giving amazing performances in the group routines.
Karen Clifton
In 2018 Karen was partnered with Casualty actor Charles Venn.
Katya Jones
In 2018 Katya was partnered with comedian Seann Walsh, with major drama surrounding the pair after they were spotted kissing.
Kevin Clifton
In 2018 Kevin won the show with Stacey Dooley.
Luba Mushtuk
In 2018 Luba was a reserve dancer and choreographer.
Nadiya Bychkova
In 2018 Nadiya was partnered with Lee Ryan.
Neil Jones
In 2018 Neil was a reserve dancer and choreographer.
Oti Mabuse
In 2018 Oti was partnered with Graeme Swann.
Nancy Xu
Chinese dancer Nancy Xu is new to the 2019 series.
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