First three Strictly contestants accidentally 'REVEALED' by Iain Lee
They were due to be announced later today
Last updated 31st Jul 2019
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! star Iain Lee has accidentally 'revealed' who the first three contestants for Strictly Come Dancing 2019 are. Iain, who works for the BBC, appeared on Good Morning Britain earlier today to discuss the contestants, after the official BBC Strictly Twitter account announced that they would be revealing the first three last night.
They wrote, '🚨It's happening! 🚨Tomorrow we reveal our first THREE #Strictly celebrities of 2019! Tune-in to @BBCTheOneShow from 7pm.'
However, in an appearance on Good Morning Britain earlier today, he let slip that the first three contestants would be football manager Sam Allardyce, Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing and TV presenter Anneka Rice.
He said, "They are going to announce the first three people on a show called The One Show – it’s going to be Sam Allardyce, Jamie Laing and Anneka Rice, to which presenter Ben Shephard said, "They are announcing it later and you have already announced it?" with Iain then saying, "Sorry One Show! Sorry Alex Jones!"
This comes after the news that Strictly professional dancer Oti Mabuse's sister Motsi Mabuse would be taking over from Darcey Bussell, who quit the show as one of the judges earlier this year.
Strictly also announced the signing of a brand new professional dancer, Nancy Xu, who will be joining the cast for this year's series. Although we don't yet have a start date, we can assume that it will be airing a similar time to previous years, with the launch date normally taking place at the end of August or early September.
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Chris Whitty
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Vicky McClure
Following the popularity and success of Line of Duty, main actress Vicky McClure has been linked to the 2021 series of Strictly. According to the bookies, Vicky is 11/10 to join the show.
Gregory Piper
Another Line of Duty star rumoured to switch the cop cars for the dancefloor is Gregory Piper, who played the role of PC Ryan Pilkington in the hit drama.
Perri Kiely
Diversity star and KISS FM Breakfast presenter Perri Kiely recently confessed he'd love to take part on the show. Speaking to Digital Spy, the former BGT winner said: "If it was on a technical level, that would be horrendous, so I'd definitely love to give it a go. But I'm not sure people would see that. They'd probably see an unfair advantage. People thought I was cheating on Dancing on Ice, let alone Strictly Come Dancing."
Tom Malone Jr
After leaving Gogglebox earlier this year, Tom Malone Jr has expressed his interest in appearing on Strictly. He told the Express: "If the opportunity came up to go on Strictly as a contestant, I've never done Ballroom in my life, so it'd be interesting to see how as someone who breaks."
Munroe Bergdorf
Model Munroe Bergdorf has revealed she wants to make history by becoming Strictly Come Dancing's first ever transgender contestant.
She told the Make It Reign podcast: "I've always said that 'Strictly' is the only one that I've got a desire to do. I've got a plan. I want to get everything done that I want to achieve, then I can start doing those shows. It's really exciting."
Carrie Symonds
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Cheryl
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Tommy Fury
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Maya Jama
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Alan Carr
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Michelle Keegan
Since her husband Mark Wright made it into the Strictly final in 2014, every year rumours have been rife that actress Michelle Keegan will sign up.
But Mark set fire to the rumours even further when he took part in Christmas special back in 2019, telling the Radio Times, "Never say never, but I just think her nerves would go to another level."
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