[Nicky91]

hosted by yours truly Nicky91, and hopefully Kate! (i've sent her a PM) as my co-host


the judges are
Craig Revel Horwood
Motsi Mabuse
Shirley Ballas
AJ Pritchard


the line up will consist of 7 male celebrities, 7 female celebrities

Line Up:

TBA

it'll be 13 weeks in total, in terms of theme weeks, i'll keep thinking of those as we move on with the shows

week 1 is a non-elimination week

and there'll be 3 couples in the final

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #1

Vernon Wells (79) - Actor of Stage and Screen



best known to international audiences for his role of Wez in the 1981 film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, as well as for portraying the main villain in Power Rangers: Time Force, Ransik as well as reprising his character in Power Rangers: Wild Force

he recently lost his LA home in the Palisades Fires in January 2025


Vernon, will be dancing with and we couldn't resist this pair up honestly

Spoiler:

Dianne Buswell

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #2

Maya Jama (30) TV & Radio Presenter



having been the co-presenter for The Circle, as well as a panellist on Loose Women and the presenter for Love Island, Maya Jama definitely is a household name

and currently the newbie panellist on The Masked Singer

but dancing is a whole new challenge for this bombshell tv diva

Maya, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Johannes Radebe

[arista]

Vernon Wells (79) - Actor of Stage and Screen

Can he move fast
at that age?

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #3

Kit Connor (21) Heartstopper Actor



portraying Nick Nelson on the award winning Netflix series Heartstopper, he is recognized by many teenagers across the world

in 2024, he was named to Forbes' 30 under 30 Europe list in the Entertainment category

He made his Broadway debut playing Romeo opposite Rachel Zegler's Juliet in a musical adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Kit, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Michelle Tsiakkas

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #4

Devi Sridhar (40) Public Health Researcher, TV Personality



serving as a member of the Scottish Government's COVID-19 advisory group set up to provide advice on how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, Sridhar instantly became a well known face on the television

She also writes a regular column in The Guardian

Devi, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Carlos Gu

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #5

Aaliyah James (24) Eastenders Actress



one of britain's rising star actresses, best known for playing the role of Avani Nandra-Hart on the well loved soap series Eastenders, as the secret daughter of Aaron Thiara's character Ravi Gulati

Aaliyah, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

our newbie, Pasquale La Rocca

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #6

Jack Laugher (30) Olympic Diver



a double commonwealth games champion back in 2014, a double champion yet again at the 2022 commonwealth games, a gold medalist at the 2016 summer olympics

having been appointed MBE back in 2017

Jack, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Katya Jones

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #7

Shaun Wallace (64) Quizzer, Star of The Chase



In 2004, Wallace became a champion of the BBC quiz Mastermind

At the 2005 UK general election, he stood as an independent parliamentary candidate

since 2009 he has been a star on the popular quiz show The Chase

In 2020, he appeared as an assistent in Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow


Shaun, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Amy Dowden

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #8

Charlotte Spencer (33) Actress, Dancer, Singer



made her acting debut in the 2004 theatre production of Mary Poppins as Jane Banks, as well as starring in the musical Oliver! as Bet in 2009

having starred in multiple series such as Ted Lasso, The Living and the Dead, Line of Duty

In 2015, she was nominated for best actress awards for Stonemouth at BAFTA Scotland

Charlotte, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Kai Widdrington

that's it for this morning, the final batch of reveals will be done later on

[Nicky91]

so far we got

1. Vernon Wells (79) Actor & Dianne Buswell
2. Maya Jama (30) TV, Radio Presenter & Johannes Radebe
3. Kit Connor (21) Heartstopper Actor & Michelle Tsiakkas
4. Devi Sridhar (40) Public Health Researcher & Carlos Gu
5. Aaliyah James (24) Eastenders Actress & Pasquale La Rocca
6. Jack Laugher (30) Olympic Diver & Katya Jones
7. Shaun Wallace (64) The Chase Star & Amy Dowden
8. Charlotte Spencer (33) Actress, Dancer, Singer & Kai Widdrington
9. Belle Delphine (25) YouTuber, Model & Nikita Kuzmin
10. Lutalo Muhammad (33) Olympic Taekwondo Athlete & Nancy Xu
11. Sky Brown (16) Olympic Skateboarder & Sasha Farber
12. Ben Haenow (40) Singer-songwriter, X Factor winner & Nadiya Bychkova
13. Lady Amelia Windsor (29) Member of Royal Family, Fashion Model & Aljaz Skorjanec
14. Jonathan Ross (64) Comedian, Actor, Presenter & Karen Hauer

.

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #9

Belle Delphine (25) YouTuber, Model



having 2.1 million subscribers on her youtube channel

In 2018, Delphine began to regularly upload pictures of her modelling on Instagram, using accessories such as pink wigs, thigh-high stockings, and cat ears to help create what she described as a "weird elf kitty girl" aesthetic

She "quickly rose to the top of the 'For You' page on TikTok", after participating in the platform's trends and challenges

she is also controversial from a video with other prominent youtube star PewDiePie

Belle, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Nikita Kuzmin

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #10

Lutalo Muhammad (33) Olympic Taekwondo Athlete



a bronze medalist at the 2012 summer olympics, as well as a silver medalist at the 2016 summer olympics and a 2012 european champion

and also well known for doing pundit work for the BBC during the Tokyo2020 summer olympics

Lutalo, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Nancy Xu

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #11

Sky Brown (16) Olympic Skateboarder



the youngest ever medalist for TeamGB at the olympics after winning the bronze medal at Tokyo2020 in the park event, she repeated this by also winning the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris summer olympics

in 2021 she won the BBC Young Sports Personality Of the Year award

besides skateboarding, she also is a skilled surfer

Sky, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

a experienced pro from the USA, Sasha Farber

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #12

Ben Haenow (40) Singer-songwriter, The X Factor UK winner



In 2014, he first rose to fame for winning the x factor uk series 11, beating Fleur East

afterwards he had been signed by Syco Music, spending several months in Los Angeles working on new music, which included a duet song with Kelly Clarkson titled Second Hand Heart

In 2016 he parted ways with Syco Music, and signed with RCA Records

Ben, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Nadiya Bychkova

[Nicky91]

Celebrity #13

Lady Amelia Windsor (29) Member of Royal Family, Fashion Model



44th in line of succession to the british throne, granddaughter of Prince Edward, a third cousin to Prince William

she is signed by Storm Model Management, she walked the runway for Dolce & Gabbana at the Milan Fashion Week back in 2017, featured on the August 2017 cover of Vogue Japan, she was named in the Vanity Fair International Best Dressed List in 2017

Lady Amelia, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Aljaz Skorjanec

[Nicky91]

and the last reveal, Celebrity #14

Jonathan Ross (64) Comedian, Presenter, Actor



He presented the BBC One chat show Friday Night with Jonathan Ross during the 2000s and early 2010s, hosted his own radio show on BBC Radio 2 from 1999 to 2010, and served as film critic and presenter of the Film programme.

being a judge on The Masked Singer, as well as its spin off The Masked Dancer, having taken part in Great British Bake Off Comic Relief special

In 2005, Ross was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting

Ross replaced Andrew Collins as presenter of the weekly radio show Saturday Night at the Movies on Classic FM

Jonathan, will be dancing with

Spoiler:

Karen Hauer

[Nicky91]

and there we have it, our line up is complete


what do we think of our cast?

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by arista

Vernon Wells (79) - Actor of Stage and Screen

Can he move fast
at that age?

the male Angela Rippon type of casting more like

he is also well known with both older and younger generations to be fair

[Kate!]

Great cast except Jonathan who I detest.

[Nicky91]

Vernon Wells & Dianne Buswell: Samba to Further Up (Na Na Na Na) by Static & Ben El Tevori Ft Pitbull

Ben Haenow & Nadiya Bychkova: Waltz to Run by Alfie Boe

Kit Connor & Michelle Tsiakkas: Cha Cha Cha to Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick

Lutalo Muhammad & Nancy Xu: Foxtrot to Cheek To Cheek by Frank Sinatra

Shaun Wallace & Amy Dowden: Contemporary to A Beautiful Game by Ed Sheeran

Jack Laugher & Katya Jones: Jive to Someone To You by Banners

Jonathan Ross & Karen Hauer: Rumba to Superman by Five for Fighting
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Maya Jama & Johannes Radebe: Cha Cha Cha to Where Have You Been by Rihanna

Charlotte Spencer & Kai Widdrington: Waltz to Easy On Me by Adele

Belle Delphine & Nikita Kuzmin: Tango to Before You Leave Me by Alex Warren

Lady Amelia Windsor & Aljaz Skorjanec: Cha Cha Cha to Dance The Night by Dua Lipa

Sky Brown & Sasha Farber: Jive to Skater Boi by Avril Lavigne

Aaliyah James & Pasquale La Rocca: Foxtrot to Amnesia by 5 Seconds of Summer

Devi Sridhar & Carlos Gu: American Smooth to Virus of the Mind by Heather Nova

[Kate!]

I'm not sure what exactly it is you want me to do here Nicky? You seem to be doing it all. Xx

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Kate!

I'm not sure what exactly it is you want me to do here Nicky? You seem to be doing it all. Xx

like i told you, you can do the shows week by week, since u are someone who is online in the evenings too, unlike me

[Kate!]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

like i told you, you can do the shows week by week, since u are someone who is online in the evenings too, unlike me

I'm sorry I don't know what you mean? You posted all the songs? Isn't that the show?

[Nicky91]

i'll do the first show then, as a bit of an example too for you Kate