Final three celebrities announced for Strictly Come Dancing
It's a full line-up!
The final three celebrities have been announced for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing as Olympian Greg Rutherford, EastEnders actress Tameka Empson and Birds of a Feather star Lesley Joseph.
Arriving back from Rio where he picked up a bronze medal in the long jump, Greg joked “This is definitely a long jump from my day job, for sure."
Greg Rutherford | © PA Images
Tameka Empson, who plays Kim Fox in EastEnders,** revealed it was her ‘dream’ to take to the shiny dancefloor and admitted she has been wanting to take part in Strictly** for years.
Birds of a Feather actress, Lesley Joseph admitted she was both ‘scared’ and ‘excited’ for the new venture and is ‘thrilled’ to be part of the show.
Leslie Joseph | © PA Images**
The three new faces complete the star studded line-up which includes the likes of Will Young, Laura Whitmore and KISS FM DJ Melvin Odoom.
See the full line-up below:
Anastacia – Singer Melvin Odoom – Radio presenter Will Young – Singer Ed Balls – MP Laura Whitmore – TV presenter Daisy Lowe – Model Judge Ringer – TV personality/judge Claudia Fragapane – Gymnast Louise Redknapp – Singer Ore Oduba – TV presenter Danny Mac – Actor Naga Munchetty - News presenter Greg Rutherford – Olympian Leslie Joseph – Actress Tameka Empson – Actress
It’s not yet been announced which professional dancers the celebrities have been paired with.
The highly anticipated new series is set to begin on Saturday 3rd September.