STRICTLY Come Dancing has been thrilling fans since it launched on our screens back in 2004.
Every year there is always a buzz about who will be taking part, and the 2021 series is no different.
Who is in the rumoured line-up for Strictly Come Dancing 2021?
Fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as Strictly will be back this autumn.
It may only be March, but fans are keen to know who will be taking part on the 2021 show.
It’s far to early for producers to reveal the real line-up, but top names are already starting to be touted about.
Ralf Little
Ralf has enjoyed a long career on TV, after he first burst onto the screen in 1998 in the BBC’s The Royle Family.
He is currently enjoying a successful stint on Death In Paradise.
Ralf has revealed he has been asked to do Strictly before, and apparently now he would consider it.
Speaking to Hello! Magazine he said: “I’ve been asked to do all of them every year.”
He then added: “Never say never! I think that it’s very easy to be dismissive of things.
“I think, people who participate in Strictly and do well in Strictly, they’re learning a real skill, an art form, and there’s something really rewarding about that.”
Maya Jama
Maya has seen her star soar since her rise to fame in 2015 on 4Music.
The TV presenter was rumoured to be taking part in Strictly 2020, and is now tipped for the 2021 line-up.
Speaking to Hello about the possibility of joining Strictly in the future, Maya said: “I always say, ‘I don’t know’.
“I’d never say never to all of these things but I’ve got a lot going on at the moment.”
Lucy Fallon
Lucy is another name that is rumoured to join Strictly 2021.
We previously revealed that the actress was approached do the BBC dance show in 2018 but was unable to while still working on the soap.
However now she has left, the door is wide open and she’s made no secret of being a huge fan of the show.
An TV insider previously told The Celeb Report: “It’s too early to know who’ll be on this year’s Strictly, but bosses speak to a lot of celebs before they sign the line-up.
“Lucy is hopeful she’ll be in with a chance as it’s a huge opportunity and she’d get to learn to dance.”
Tina Barrett
Tina is hoping to follow her former S Club 7 bandmate Rachel Stevens on to the Strictly dancefloor.
She released her solo single Private Dance Instructor back in December 2020 and hopes her moves in the video will bag her a place on the show.
Speaking to The Celeb Report she said: “We shot it in lockdown so it’s just me in a dance studio doing choreography. It’s very Flashdance.”
She continued: “I love Strictly and I’d like to do it. I haven’t been asked to, so if anyone at Strictly is reading, please let me go on.
“It would be amazing. I am a bit of a glitterball girl.”
Ben Shephard
Ben’s GMB co-stars Susanna Reid, Kate Garraway and Charlotte Hawkins have all done Strictly.
The TV presenter has admitted that he is desperate to do the show – but his wife “doesn’t want him to have an affair”.
Annie Shephard has banned her famous husband from taking part on the BBC One dance show due to the infamous Strictly Curse, with several stars splitting from their partners after signing up
Maybe she’ll relent and let her husband take part in 2021.
When does Strictly Come Dancing 2021 start?
BBC have not yet confirmed when Strictly Come Dancing 2021 will start.
The 2020 series started in mid-October, a month later than usual due to the Covid pandemic – but it remains to be seen whether the new series will go back to the regular September start.
The 2020 series also ran for nine weeks instead of the usual 13.
