The sixth celebrity confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing's 2024 series is Love Island beauty Tasha Ghouri.
The sixth and seventh celebrities confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 's 2024 series are Love Island beauty Tasha Ghouri and TOWIE star Pete Wicks.
'I’ve been watching the show since I was little – it's a firm Ghouri family favourite - so this is a total dream come true. I know it's going to be an unforgettable experience and I hope to represent and make everyone proud out on that dancefloor.'He told the show: 'its a mixture of excited and petrified, generally petrified. I've been telling people, can you really imagine me really doing this and their like, yeah your right you wouldn't.
Pete is close friends with best pal Sam's girlfriend Zara McDermott , who starred on the 2023 series of Strictly A source told MailOnline: 'Zara is so happy for Pete landing the Strictly gig. Her experience on the show was so individual – she hopes no one will go through the same again. Read More Strictly Come Dancing 2024 full lineup revealed Meanwhile Strictly face being embroiled in a new fix row following the signing of Tasha, who is a trained dancer.
A show insider said: 'Tasha's signing has certainly raised a few eyebrows. She's a dancer by trade as well as a reality star and model, so it feels like she's too qualified to appear on the show. Tasha became the first Love Island star to appear on the show with a cochlear implant, which she had fitted aged five.
Strictly are unveiling the lineup for their 20th series all week, but on Tuesday night it appeared the full celeb cast had been leaked. The signing is a first for the dance competition which previously featured deaf EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis who won the glitterball trophy alongside Giovanni Pearce in 2021.
The star also has history with Strictly, winning the Christmas Special of the BBC One dancing show back in 2012, performing the Jive with Ola Jordan.Punam Krishnan is an NHS GP and is one of the resident doctors on the BBC's Morning Live. 'The waltz, the classic ballroom I'm looking forward to. I did a lot of opera and I think that would suit me.'Toyah Willcox has amassed thirteen top 40 singles, recorded twenty-five albums, written two books, appeared in over forty stage plays, acted in over twenty feature films and presented many television programmes.In 2018 Paul McCartney awarded Toyah a Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Companionship for Outstanding Achievement in music, drama, performance and media.
Along the confirmed names, EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick who plays Jay Brown on EastEnders, has reportedly joined the lineup after scoring the highest possible mark in the Christmas show last year. DIY SOS star Nick Knowles, 61, is reportedly putting on his dancing shows and appearing in the hit series this year
Arsenal legend Paul Merson, 56, is hanging up his footballing skills to swap for the dance floor after signing for Strictly. Arsenal legend Paul Merson, 56, is hanging up his footballing skills to swap for the dance floor after signing for Strictly
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