Rumours and confirmations for 2025 Strictly.
 

There's a lot of names being bandied about, I've found 10 males and 13, yes 13! females.

Take with a pinch of salt as some of them aren't gonna be true.

Mo Farah
Tom Parker Bowles
Thomas Skinner
Ashley Cain
Craig Rowe
Mike Tindall
Nitro
Tom Kerridge
Brooklyn Beckham
Roman Kemp
Tayce
Dani Dyer
Georgia Toff Toffolo
Stacey Solomon
Zara Tindall
Helen Flanagan
Angelica Bell
Miranda Hart
Josie Gibson
Shona McGarty
Nicola Roberts
Hannah Waddingham
Andi Oliver

Another male

Paul Brunson

Mo Farah
Tom Parker Bowles
Thomas Skinner
Ashley Cain
Craig Rowe
Mike Tindall
Nitro
Tom Kerridge
Brooklyn Beckham
Roman Kemp
Tayce
Dani Dyer
Georgia Toff Toffolo
Stacey Solomon
Zara Tindall
Helen Flanagan:skull:
Angelica Bell
Miranda Hart
Josie Gibson
Shona McGarty
Nicola Roberts
Hannah Waddingham
Andi Oliver

I think Dani Dyer is a certainty. Could also see Tayce doing it after winning the Xmas Special.. i’d also be here for Roman Kemp too though

I like Sir Mo Farah.

But I'm not really sure on the rest of this list tbh.:laugh:

Can’t abide the guy ..

Was a ‘good athlete’ until joining up with a controversial trainer who ‘took’ Farah to the top of the world !!

The coach had another 30 plus athletes under his guidance and every single one were found to be taking illegal drugs to aid performance
apart from Farar !

The British Athletes commission instructed Mo step away and find a new coach but Farah refused


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there's always going to be a couple surprise names

i mean Greg Wise wasn't rumoured, neither were Caroline Quentin, Amanda Abbington

that's why i myself wouldn't be surprised if they are looking at another unrumoured decently well known name within the acting world + this person needs to have something to bring to the show as well honestly, which is why i myself don't find a Donal Logue too unrealistic of a shout, especially since he also has quite a lot of family in the UK (he just been in the anniversary special episode of Murdoch Mysteries this year) and his story regarding his trans daughter Jade is also something what might appeal to the production i think + he also isn't the most A-Lister of names out there, but still a decent household name (from his Gotham days, and now also from Law & Order: SVU) and been a while since we had one with irish roots but then canadian-american


as for sports names, Mark Cavendish i could see doing the show, especially now he's retired (and he has a ballroom past from his childhood) that also appeals to the production me thinks, if he can dance, i could see some Kelvin 2.0 potential there tbh

i also don't believe we've had Isle of Man representation yet either so, Mark could be in

Mo Farah would suffer a same fate as Tom Dean though


especially since he's tall, not many pro choices there, either Mediocre Nadiya, or Luba


doubt they'll give him Nancy, as they want her to for the long run, and she had a first out recently in Les so

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink

Seriously lmao :umm2: :umm2: not even british, why did they come up with that non-event of a rumour

Dani Dyer will landslide this year so easily



especially if she is up against dull olympians and dull footballers :fan:

It's good to be suspicious imo.

But I'm just going to take him at face value for now, unless they do find evidence of him cheating.

I say give the guy Nadiya.:dance:

Shona. OMG I've wanted her on the show for ages. She's going to be brilliant

If its right Ness. I hope it is.

I’d love Miranda Hart on Strictly!

Yes Barry. I like Miranda.

so those in according to the media

- Dani Dyer

- Georgia Toffolo

- Thomas Skinner

- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink




having Jimmy ''in'' doesn't mean we can't have multiple sportsmen, so i'm sticking with my theory that we might see Mark Cavendish this year on the show, especially as he was open to doing all sorts of projects now he's retired, i can see him being a good 2nd partner for Michelle tbh, she deserves a bit of a ringer after last years stunning debut with her fab choreography skills


Jimmy is on the shorter side, so likely he is the one for Dianne


Thomas i can see with Nancy with all honesty, and if you're wondering is he really a celebrity, well businesspeople also tick that box tbf and he was quite a popular contestant on the apprentice, and came across nicely on celeb masterchef



that leaves us with quite some mystery males, and i do think we'd still get 8 males, considering we have more female pro's than male pro's and to bench a Jowita or Lauren is also a no go, Lauren though might again be a stand in if they want to give Amy another go depending on how she's feeling now


am curious who our token Eastender this year will be


would like if they'd go outside the box, and with a female, Shivaani Ghai would be someone interesting, considering she not only has done EE but also recently Batwoman, and was a villain on Strike Back, as well as in a Dark Knight film as the daughter of Ra'as Al Ghul, Nyssa Al Ghul


Donal Logue i still am crossing my fingers for, but maybe not with Dianne okay, maybe with Amy (or Lauren) since he has a link to Wales, since he loves living in Cardiff




as for Miranda Hart, i really don't know if she herself wants to give it a go, if she is as brave as Sarah last year to fully throw herself (literally what Sarah did) into it, having said that, in light of Sarah going all the way and a comedian (Chris) winning last year, maybe she wouldn't be too unrealistic anymore, could see her being one for Kai i think

many reality stars rumoured, makes me think there indeed is a somewhat bigger acting name again, this would make it more possible for the lesser known reality stars taking part



Donal Logue i am sticking with that he could be in, but height wise 5′ 10″ (1.78 m) he'd be a perfect fit for Dianne, considering she is last years winning pro, i reckon they want to give her someone of a relative bigger name but also someone slightly older

Jimmy can always be paired with either Amy or Lauren (Amy because she is due someone in 50s, and Lauren would be a decent match since she also worked wonders on a complete novice like Krishnan)



Stacey Solomon would be a decent signing, one who i kinda thought she had done the show by now (same vibe as i had with Helen Skelton tbh)


Harriet Thorpe would be the mystery older female, or could also easily be Rosemary Shrager honestly



but having Dani, Toff, Stacey on one series, on one side feels too reality heavy, although in DWTS USA you have multiple RTV stars on a series, and honestly all 3 have great fanbases

my main thoughts about Donal, he has been working quite a bit with the BBC recently, which stands out for me, for a canadian-american actor whom usually more was just US based in Gotham, Law & Order: SVU


also he would be not unrealistic too a-lister, unlike John Hannah whom gets mentioned by others in the fandom, would Donal commit to a show like this, well honestly off set he is quite a normal down to earth nice guy, i've heard many of his colleague actors, actresses say


+ his possible couples choice about his love for his trans daughter Jade, is also exactly what might appeal well to the BBC production

Vicky Pattison is in according to the media


if so, then i'm happy, i like her :D

Updating this


In according to the media

- Dani Dyer (29)

- Vicky Pattison (37)

- Thomas Skinner (34)

- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (53)

- Harry Aikines-Aryeety (37)



i could see Toff being in as well, and then maybe Stacey Solomon not in :think: considering Toff was already somewhat mentioned in Dani's ''reveal'' article in the sun


we're definitely getting some younger males still around the 25-30 age group i think

however also someone older than Jimmy, i also am still thinking of, would love for the surprise acting name to be Donal, i mean he'd fit right into the decently known names a la Caroline Quentin, Amanda Abbington, Greg Wise, Danny John-Jules category


i wonder having Jimmy, Harry would that rule out Cavendish, although in 2019 we had 4 sportspeople in one series so :think:



the rumoured soapie might be Balvinder Sopal, and she'd be a fantastic signing either i think, and she wouldn't be the oldest of the females either, as i think we might have a few 50+ or even one 60+ female in the mix too

one other rumoured name is Traitors star Alexander Dragonetti, would be our second military signing after JJ Chalmers


he was quite the fan favourite either in Traitors, so from that perspective he would be a good signing

Update rumoured in according to the media

- Dani Dyer (29)

- Vicky Pattison (37)

- Balvinder Sopal (46)

- Thomas Skinner (34)

- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (53)

- Harry Aikines-Aryeety (37)

- Stefan Dennis (66)

Stefan would be the second Neighbours casting after Jason Donovan

:)


so yeah okay that rules out Donal Logue perhaps unless we have 50+ guys and a 60+ guy


pretty sure the remaining males, two of them are young mid 20's stars :think:



deffo think we'll have at least one older woman among the mix, but maybe one 50+ and one 60+, but also someone younger than Dani, blue peter's Shini is rumoured and they have a habit in recent years for including a CBBC star in the line up

and i wonder if this will be Laura Robson's year, and in terms of the older women, i wouldn't rule out Nicki Chapman yet, also someone who has been among the rumours many other past years

Stefan! :lovedup:

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still looking good tbh

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Stefan Dennis for Strictly Come Dancing?
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Stefan Dennis is set to compete on the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing.

The Neighbours actor – who has played lothario Paul Robinson since the first episode of the soap aired in 1985 – is a huge fan of the BBC dance series and is finally free to take part now that Neighbours has filmed its final ever episodes.

A source told The Sun on Sunday: “Stefan is a huge character on the soap and is sure to be a hit with Strictly fans.

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“BBC bosses are confident Stefan will bring in the ratings.

He has made no secret of the fact that he would love to star on Strictly and will put his all into the training.”

Stefan, 66 – who has three children with actress wife Gail Easdale, 52 – said goodbye to six-times married alter-ego after 40 years last week as he and the cast filmed their final scenes at Nunawading studios.

He wrote on Instagram: “Just want to say a huge heartfelt thank you to everyone that has been on board the good ship @neighbours for the last 40 years. Yesterday I said goodbye to a phenomenon that has been two thirds of my life and a vast majority of my career life.

“It has genuinely been an honour and a privilege working with all the people on this marvellous show that has taken me on such a wonderful journey I had never considered. And my upmost gratitude to all of our loyal fans out there. You have kept the show alive through thick and thin. Thank you everyone. I will remember and cherish it all forever.”

Stefan has theatre experience, so despite 66 years, i can see him not being a complete duffer

He will have a big fanbase.

well i would want one less 20 ish male, if we can Cavendish please, i mean i bet he can make women faint like Kelvin did


also imagine all the jokes they can make, this show is a marathon not a sprint (to a sprint legend in cycling), or he took the longest sprint in judges score to avoid the bottom zone


and can he dance,

if King Cav is in, i'll be making his fanclub for 110% sure

Cav's fave dances to learn were the Jive, Samba, Rumba, he danced that for 9 years as a child


he'd be the male Angela Rippon, and i would be ******* here for that

That seriously happened?:joker:

I was disappointed with Kelvin winning. He does nothing for me. Average at best.

He was a brilliant dancer to be fair

Emma and Karim who finished in 3rd and 2nd places were both better.

Tbf I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with anyone liking him or fancying him.

I was just caught off-guard by Nicky's comment about people fainting at the sight of him.:joker:

well more than likely, after his week 1 Samba


but tbh i prefer his rumba and his racing themed salsa as my fave dances from him, and i also loved his showdance, all those best bits from the dances he did, and even a argentine tango bit which he didn't do

Tbf he was a really good dancer in his year.

I did prefer Karim though.