* puts vote in for male hotties *

As a new series of Strictly draws closer, we are excited to reveal we'll be adding an extra celebrity to the line-up this year.

 

Yep, 15 celebrities will be making their dance floor debut in the autumn!

 

 

Celebrities need dance partners, so we are very pleased to welcome Anya Garnis and Kevin Clifton to the Strictly fold, joining Aljaz, Iveta and Janette to complete our already stellar pro-dancer line-up.

 

 

Russian-born Latin dancer Anya Garnis started dancing at the age of 10. She began competing in 1998 with her dance partner and fellow Strictly star Pasha Kovalev. The pair became finalists several times at the U.S. Open Ballroom Championship, before appearing in the US series So You Think You Can Dance.

 

Most recently, Anya headlined on Broadway in Burn the Floor, before joining the show’s World Tour of 20 countries.

 

 

 

No stranger to Strictly, Kevin performed in many of last year’s group routines. A former Youth World Number One and four-time British Latin Champion, Kevin has won International Open titles across the globe.

 

Trained in Ballroom and Latin from an early age Kevin was taught by his parents, former World Champions Keith and Judy Clifton.

 

Kevin is also engaged to Strictly pro Karen Hauer!

 

 

 

 

 

^ ooooh! Thanks for that! I still hope Aliona is back, she had tweeted that she will be but swiftly deleted it

 

Who will they announce today MrsH ??????  

a younger Male hottie I hope 

umm  not sure about Aliona - nothing I read suggests she is in this year so far  

the pro who replaced her when she went out injured has secured a place for this year and a few others - this info goes back to June - when did she tweet ?

 

Well, I'm happy with the contestants so far, so in the spirit of generosity I hope you get your hottie 

 

there will be a queue on here - think I am way down the list though 

The Mail are saying they'll all be revealed tomorrow, but they're saying Deborah Meaden is going to be one of them.   Don't think it's official comment from Strictly, but they've been right about everyone confirmed so far.  (Also saying Kirsty from Corrie and Fiona Fullerton)  The only other male mention is Ben Cohen the rugby player.  How's he looking ladies?

 

 

not bad  

hoping the lycra looks better than the tight pants 

 

that does as much for me as socks worn with shorts 

yeah.. know what you mean.  Felt only fair to give everyone all the available info though 

 

think the One Show are declaring as well this week 

Len was on R2 this afternoon - the shows 'proper' don't start until the end of September.   Next Saturday is the pairing up of celebs and professionals, then there's a two week hiatus while they rehearse and the live shows start end of the month, so we've a wee while to wait yet.  

 

As much as I want it to start I will be glad of the hiatus.

BTW hiatus make lovely bedding plants 

Only 6 sleeps to go then, hurrah!!!!!

NATALIE LOWE has quit the new series of Strictly Come Dancing before it even STARTS.

Nat fractured her left foot in training and will be replaced by Aliona Vilani.

 

 

Launch Show. Saturday 7th September. BBC1. 6.50pm.

 

Dont miss it - we find out who @AlionaVilani's celebrity partner will be! #scd

 

I'll be replacing injured Natalie to pair up with a celeb in the new Strictly series and dance with Brendan in pro numbers.

Line-up revealed. CONTAINS SPOILERS! 

 

http://www.radiotimes.com/news...ity-line-up-revealed

umm  gonna have to google a few of them to check out Male Hottie status 

edited to delete my spoiler! 

Confusiablities, can you edit your title to warn it may contain spoilers pretty please? 

Loving the line up this year, especially the hairy biker I'm really happy to see Aliona is back but I'm also gutted it's to replace an injured Natlaie! I was hoping she would get a decent partner and win this year, she's the most deserving pro IMO

Aliona is my favourite pro btw

 

 

 

find out more about our class of 2013. Who is their favourite Strictly contestant ever, what song is guaranteed to make them dance AND which judge would they rather be stuck in a lift with. Follow the link below...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006m8dq/clips

 

 

 

 

 

I'm very optimistic about this group. There is no one that stands out as a "hate" figure for me and I don't see an obvious "totally unsuitable for dance" contestant unlike other years. There are a couple I have not a clue who they are, but hey this looks like it could be a vintage series for me.

 

 

 

Today, I read that there is some unhappiness at the level of dance training/experience which Natalie (from Corrie) has.

I think it's a very poor line up this year 

The designer bloke was a dancer according to Darcey 

Say Whaaaaaat !!! 

Did you not see my post ^ 

Don't burst my happy little bubble 

Looks like they are scraping the barrel to me 

*EC slinks off to sulk*

 

Eddie for the WIN  

 

 

THAT Eddie! Oh yes! 

Yeah, THAT Eddie.

 

And don't forget that the final answer is Pickles.

 

I'm already warming up with a few light stretches.

 

 

 

Careful you don't do yourself a mischief EC ! Roll on 7 o'clock  

Are we going with Anton getting Vanessa 

Maybe a decent call that Aimee.

Oddschecker is already showing odds for SCD even though it hasn't launched yet and no-one has danced a step.

 

It'll be interesting to see if the odds change much once we know who is being paired with whom!

My mum reckons it's the woman that was in a bond film, fiona I think she said

* grabs comfy chair at front *