Helen Skelton<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Instagram:<\/strong> @helenskelton<\/a><\/p>\n
Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton sounds like a perfect choice for Strictly \u2013 the former Blue Peter star won the Malta Open Dance Competition in 2008 alongside her wheelchair-using partner James Ireland, and she has also danced in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special in 2012, where she was partnered with Artem Chigvintsev.<\/p>\n
According to The Sun<\/a>, an insider has said that Skelton has been on the \u201cStrictly wishlist\u201d for a while but the timing has never worked out \u2013 could this year be different?<\/p>\n
Tom Daley<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Instagram:<\/strong> @tomdaley<\/a><\/p>\n
Tom Daley OBE brought home a gold medal from the Tokyo Olympics, but could he bring home the Strictly trophy? The Plymouth-born diver is certainly up for a challenge, having completed the Hell of a Homecoming endurance test for Comic Relief earlier this year where he had to swim, cycle and row from London to his hometown of Plymouth, raising \u00a31 million in the process.<\/p>\n
Known for his love of knitting \u2013 a hobby he took up during lockdown \u2013 Tom is caught in a battle between ITV bosses, who want to sign him up for I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here! and the BBC\u2019s Strictly team, according to the Mail Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Dawn French<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:<\/strong> 64<\/p>\n
Job:<\/strong> Actress and comedienne<\/p>\n
Instagram:<\/strong> @dawnrfrench<\/a><\/p>\n
The Vicar of Dibley and French and Saunders star Dawn French revealed earlier this year that she has been asked to do Strictly Come Dancing in the past. Talking on The Graham Norton Show in February, alongside Strictly professional dancer Johannes Radebe, Dawn said she was worried about signing up over fears of being made fun of.<\/p>\n
\u201cI might have been asked to do Strictly, but I fear I would be regarded as the funny one and made to do silly things. I take dancing seriously and I would like to do proper dancing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
As reported by Tellymix<\/a>, she has spoken about the possibility of appearing on Strictly on her podcast. \u201cAt this age, you\u2019re not taken seriously. Also, if you\u2019re from comedy, they want to shoot you out of a cannon like Ann Widdecombe and I don\u2019t want that. I want the nicest dress, the most elegant other dancer and to take it seriously, and nobody would want that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Louis Theroux<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Instagram:<\/strong> @officiallouistheroux<\/a><\/p>\n
The son of travel writer and novelist Paul Theroux, and cousin of actor Justin Theourx, Louis is best known for his probing documentaries including the When Louis Met\u2026 series and the feature-length My Scientology Movie, in which he attempted to gain access to the Church of Scientology.<\/p>\n
Last year, Louis revealed he sometimes thinks about signing up to Strictly Come Dancing. Chatting on The Jonathan Ross Show<\/a>, he said: \u201cI like to think I\u2019m a good dancer. I know I\u2019ve had too many drinks when I\u2019m in the kitchen dancing while listening to something on the smart speaker \u2013 often hip-hop \u2013 and I start doing the funky robot and then I start doing MC Hammer spins. And that\u2019s where it happens and I start thinking I should really go on Strictly.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scarlett Moffatt<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:<\/strong> 31<\/p>\n
Job:<\/strong> TV presenter and personality<\/p>\n
Instagram:<\/strong> @scarlettmoffatt<\/a><\/p>\n
Former Gogglebox star \u2013 and I\u2019m A Celebrity queen of the jungle \u2013 Scarlett Moffatt has long been tipped as a potential Strictly contestant. She actually started dancing at the age of six, and trained as a ballroom dancer in her County Durham hometown of Bishop Auckland until she left for university.<\/p>\n
It was originally speculated that Scarlett would join Strictly in 2021, and she responded to the rumours in an interview with Digital Spy<\/a>: \u201cLoads of people keep saying this. The Strictly people think I\u2019m this pro-dancer because I do a few dances on TikTok.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just love dancing. It just makes you feel happy. Anything that makes you feel happy, I would sign myself up for.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jos\u00e9phine Jobert<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:<\/strong> 37<\/p>\n
Job:<\/strong> Actress<\/p>\n
Instagram:<\/strong> @josephinejobert_official<\/a><\/p>\n
French actress Jos\u00e9phine Jobert is best known in the UK for her role as Detective Sergeant Florence Cassell in BBC\u2019s mystery series Death in Paradise. She joined the show in 2015, left in 2019 and returned for the 10th season in 2021, before leaving \u2013 perhaps for good this time, in the fourth episode of season 11.<\/p>\n
That means Jos\u00e9phine may have enough free time to appear in Strictly this year. She revealed in an Instagram Stories Q&A in 2021 that she\u2019d do the show and, as Hello!<\/a> magazine reported, she responded to rumours that she would compete earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell\u2026 I have to say that Google knows things about me that I don\u2019t even know about myself. It\u2019s interesting!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Rosie Jones<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Age:<\/strong> 31<\/p>\n
Job:<\/strong> Comedian and actress<\/p>\n
Instagram:<\/strong> @josierones<\/a><\/p>\n
Stand-up comedian and actress Rosie Jones has written for numerous TV series including The Last Leg, Netflix\u2019s Sex Education, Would I Lie to You? and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and is also a successful stand-up comic, performing to great acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. During her performances, she discusses her disability \u2013 Rosie has ataxic cerebral palsy \u2013 and in an interview with The Guardian<\/a> last year said: \u201cI hope disabled people can see me on TV and think: if she can do it, I can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Rosie told Metro.co.uk<\/a> that she would be up for appearing on Strictly. \u201cI\u2019d say what drives me, is when I was growing up, having cerebral palsy I didn\u2019t see anybody like me [on TV].<\/p>\n
\u201cIn recent years, people like Rose Ayling-Ellis on Strictly have just shown that having a disability isn\u2019t a disadvantage and it will never stop me!\u201d<\/p>\n
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Age:<\/strong> 41<\/p>\n
Job:<\/strong> Footballer and TV presenter<\/p>\n
Statuesque striker Peter Crouch \u2013 he\u2019s 6 feet 7 inches tall \u2013 is already known for his dance moves: in summer 2006, he showed off his robotic dancing skills while celebrating a goal, and promised he would perform it again if England won the World Cup.<\/p>\n
While that didn\u2019t happen, back in January 2017 he brought out those robot moves again to celebrate his 100th Premier League goal, and fans have been demanding he sign up to Strictly ever since.<\/p>\n
It was speculated that he would compete for the Glitterball trophy back in 2019, but in an interview with Hello!<\/a> magazine, Peter revealed why he had turned down the chance to appear on the dancing show that his wife, Abbey Clancy, won back in 2013.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s on [Abbey\u2019s] advice [that I turned down Strictly] because she\u2019s seen me dance. I enjoy dancing but I\u2019m not as technical as Abbey was.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jake Quickenden<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Instagram:<\/strong> @jakequickenden<\/a><\/p>\n
Former footballer, singer and TV personality Jake has got some experience in TV competitions \u2013 the Scunthorpe-born star competed in the ninth and 11th seasons of The X Factor, was a runner-up on I\u2019m A Celebrity\u2026 Get Me Out of Here! in 2014, and he won Dancing on Ice in 2018.<\/p>\n
Most recently, he has appeared in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins and he recently sparked rumours of a possible turn on the Strictly dance floor with a cryptic tweet that said: \u201cHas anyone who\u2019s done dancing on ice ever done @bbcstrictly just wondering.\u201d<\/p>\n
He wouldn\u2019t be the first celebrity to do both shows, as Rachel Stevens, James Jordan, Jason Donovan, Denise Van Outen and Brendan Cole have appeared on the ice and on Strictly in recent years.<\/p>\n
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