Strictly Come Dancing fans have been totally blinded by the huge news regarding this year’s show.
It has now been eight months since Bill Bailey triumphed in the BBC ballroom, giving his professional partner Oti Mabuse his second consecutive victory, after winning in 2019 alongside Kelvin Fletcher.
The new Strictly series has already made headlines thanks to the news that fan favorite Anton Du Beke will be a permanent judge for 2021, replacing Bruno Tonioli who must be missing due to the need to be in the United States for Dancing. With The Stars and Covid travel restrictions are still in place.
Pro Janette Manrara has also left the ballroom to be the new co-host of the spinoff show It Takes Two.
And, now that I’m a celebrity, line-up rumors swirl, there’s a huge Strictly reveal coming Wednesday night.
Strictly taken to Twitter completely out of the blue to announce that the top three celebrities in this year’s lineup will be unveiled on The One Show.
Tweeting a seven second clip containing the words Strictly 2021 … Celebrity Reveal … Coming Soon, they wrote: “We are so ready to reveal the #Strictly class of 2021! Meet our top three celebrities tonight at 7pm. ”
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Taken aback by the announcement, one fan replied, “I think this is the first year that I haven’t seen a lot of rumors about who was participating. I had no idea it was already that moment.”
Another commented: “I literally just asked this question earlier this morning and now my question has been answered. I can’t wait to find out who the top 3 celebrities are strictly.
Names linked to Strictly 2021 include the cast of Line of Duty, Stacey Solomon, and most recently Team GB Olympians.
“I’m so glad we have 15 celebrities this year, go for it !!!! #Strictly I’m so glad he’s back. ”
While, unlike last year’s show, which was shorter and had fewer famous attendees, this year’s Strictly will be roughly “normal”, although it has been reported that for the second consecutive year there will be no Blackpool week.
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