{"id":2963,"date":"2021-08-11T13:44:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-11T11:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1311551"},"modified":"2021-08-11T14:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T12:29:07","slug":"meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Tilly Ramsay: Strictly Come Dancing 2021 contestant and TikTok star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Tilly was the ninth contestant to be confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Grace Henry\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 11 August 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n<p>Gordon Ramsay\u2019s daughter Tilly Ramsay has joined the line-up for <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-start-date-news\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The TikTok star and chef reportedly signed up for the 18th series last year, but had to drop out after she broke her arm. Producers were said to be keen to get her on the 2021 series, and on Wednesday 11th August she was announced as the ninth contestant for the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/strictly-come-dancing-2021-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up<\/a> during an episode of ITV\u2019s This Morning.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll compete against the likes of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/sara-davies-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sara Davies<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/aj-odudu-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">AJ Odudu<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/dan-walker-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dan Walker<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/katie-mcglynn-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Katie McGlynn<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s a dab hand in the kitchen, and knows how to pull off a TikTok dance routine, but will she be able to master this type of salsa?<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything you need to know about Tilly Ramsay.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Who is Tilly Ramsay?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>19<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job:\u00a0<\/strong>Chef and social media star<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/tillyramsay\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@tillyramsay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Twitter:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/tillyramsay?lang=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@tillyramsay<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tilly is a chef, social media influencer and TV presenter. She has over 9.5 million followers on TikTok, where she regularly posts funny videos of herself and her dad Gordon either dancing or carrying out pranks.<\/p>\n<p>She presented Matilda and the Ramsay Bunch on CBBC, which saw her cooking and having adventures along with her family, for which she received three Children\u2019s BAFTA nominations.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017 she published her first cookery book inspired by the show, Matilda &amp; The Ramsay Bunch: Tilly\u2019s Kitchen Takeover. Tilly and Gordon also hosted a regular cooking item on This Morning, Big Chef Little Chef.<\/p> <h2><strong>What has Tilly said about joining Strictly Come Dancing?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 19-year-old is ready for the challenge of Strictly, saying: \u201cI\u2019m so excited and grateful to be joining the Strictly family! I\u2019m always up for fun new challenges and this will be my biggest adventure yet! I\u2019m going to put my heart and soul into this and can\u2019t wait to get my dancing shoes on and show my Dad how it\u2019s really done! Bring on the glitz, glamour and sequins!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Ready to rustle up a different kind of Salsa. Tilly Ramsay plus <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Strictly<\/a> equals a real recipe for success!????\u200d???? <br \/><br \/>???? <a href=\"\/\/t.co\/4osQda2X3H&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/4osQda2X3H<\/a> <a href=\"\/\/t.co\/K3KUzsczhx&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/K3KUzsczhx<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Strictly \u2728 (@bbcstrictly) <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/bbcstrictly\/status\/1425392553231372308?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">August 11, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><p>Tilly\u2019s parents also sent in a video message to This Morning, with Gordon jokingly warning her:\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t date those dancers!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank goodness it\u2019s her and not you!\u201d added\u00a0Tilly\u2019s mother Tana.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strictly is expected to return to the BBC in Autumn 2021. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Tilly was the ninth contestant to be confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2964,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/meet-tilly-ramsay-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant-and-tiktok-star.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Tilly was the ninth contestant to be confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}