The sport pundit completes the line-up for this year’s Strictly. <\/p>
Ugo Monye is the fifteenth and final celebrity contestant confirmed for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>.<\/p>\n The retired rugby legend began his sporting career\u00a0at Harlequins in 2002, going on to make 241 appearances for the club, scoring 89 tries and winning a Premiership. He made his England debut in 2008. <\/span><\/p>\n Since retiring in 2015, Monye was named the first ever Chairman of England Rugby\u2019s new Diversity and Inclusion committee. He <\/span>has also hosted rugby coverage for BT Sport and\u00a0<\/i>ITV and will <\/span>be one of the new team captains on BBC One\u2019s A Question of Sport<\/a> when it returns later this year.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat a dream come true!\u201d he said of his Strictly signing. \u201cStrictly is the biggest entertainment show on TV and I can\u2019t wait to show everyone I\u2019ve got more than just dad dancing moves. My two beautiful daughters never had a chance to see me on the rugby pitch, so to know they can watch me waltzing and twirling every week is really special to me. I love an outfit at the best of times, so bring on the sequins!\u201d<\/p>\n The news was announced on tonight\u2019s edition of Channel 4\u2019s\u00a0The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan.<\/p> Monye\u2019s announcement completes the Strictly Come Dancing line-up<\/a> for 2021, with Olympian Adam Peaty<\/a> and comedian Judi Love<\/a> both being announced earlier today (Friday, 13th August).<\/p>\n The trio join fellow celebs including McFly\u2019s Tom Fletcher<\/a>, actor and comedian Robert Webb<\/a>, presenter AJ Odudu<\/a>, chef and influencer (and Gordon Ramsay\u2019s daughter) Tilly Ramsay<\/a>, BBC Breakfast\u2019s Dan Walker<\/a>, actor Greg Wise<\/a>, Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn<\/a> and Dragons Den\u2019s Sara Davies<\/a>.<\/p>\n Former Bake Off contestant John Whaite<\/a> will also be competing for that Glitterball trophy, becoming the first celebrity in Strictly history to take part in an all-male couple.<\/p>\n Strictly Come Dancing 2021 will launch later this summer on BBC One. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our Entertainment<\/a> hub for all the latest news and Strictly announcements.<\/strong><\/p>\n The sport pundit completes the line-up for this year’s Strictly. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3098,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/england-rugby-legend-ugo-monye-confirmed-as-final-contestant-for-strictly-come-dancing-2021.jpg",760,428,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/england-rugby-legend-ugo-monye-confirmed-as-final-contestant-for-strictly-come-dancing-2021-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/england-rugby-legend-ugo-monye-confirmed-as-final-contestant-for-strictly-come-dancing-2021-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/england-rugby-legend-ugo-monye-confirmed-as-final-contestant-for-strictly-come-dancing-2021.jpg",760,428,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/england-rugby-legend-ugo-monye-confirmed-as-final-contestant-for-strictly-come-dancing-2021.jpg",760,428,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/england-rugby-legend-ugo-monye-confirmed-as-final-contestant-for-strictly-come-dancing-2021.jpg",760,428,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/england-rugby-legend-ugo-monye-confirmed-as-final-contestant-for-strictly-come-dancing-2021.jpg",760,428,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":"The sport pundit completes the line-up for this year's Strictly.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3097"}],"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\/3098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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