The Crown actor is the second contestant to be revealed today.
This year’s Strictly Come Dancing is looking as sparkly as ever as Greg Wise is confirmed as the tenth contestant taking his place in the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up.
The actor and producer, who is married to Emma Thompson, has starred in the likes of The Crown (as Lord Mountbatten), Sense and Sensibility and Cranford.
In a statement, Greg explained his inspiration behind agreeing to Strictly this year.
Our 2021 storyline just got even more riveting. Here to steal some #Strictly scenes, welcome actor and producer Greg Wise!
— BBC Strictly ✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 11, 2021
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“My beautiful sister was a huge disco queen. She left our world almost exactly five years ago in a glitter ball coffin. This is for her. My gorgeous Diva sis, who would have been insane with excitement that her little bro was doing this.
“I will channel her, as her bro can’t dance – but I’m thrilled to be dipping my toes, knees, hips and arms into this wonderful world, and hope to make her proud, and obviously make her laugh.” he added.
Greg met Oscar-winner Emma on the set of Sense and Sensibility (1995) and they married in 2003.
They are parents to daughter Gaia and adopted son Tindyebwa Agaba.
Greg wrote Paul Fieg’s festive movie Last Christmas, in which Emma also starred.
Greg was revealed as the latest star to sign up for the BBC dance show on This Morning today (11th August), shortly after hosts Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford announced Tilly Ramsay was the ninth contestant for Strictly Come Dancing 2021.
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