Strictly Come Dancing 2024 might be a good few months off from sashaying onto our screens, but whispers about who'll be stepping onto the dance floor this year are already swirling. fans are on tenterhooks to discover which celebs will be vying for the coveted Glitterball Trophy, and we've got the scoop on the potential contenders. The charismatic chef and telly star Gino D'Acampo has long been tipped for a twirl on , yet he's never graced the ballroom, reports .
Back in 2019, he spilled to the Daily Star that he'd been approached but time wasn't on his side. Now, could the ex-I'm A Celeb champ be gearing up to dazzle us with his moves? After bidding farewell to Albert Square and her role as Whitney Dean after an impressive 16 years, Shona McGarty might just be swapping Walford for waltzing. In a heart-to-heart with Best magazine in 2021, she confessed her dream of joining Strictly was only dampened by her jitters.
"I was asked a few years ago to go on the show", she revealed. "But my anxiety got the better of me and I thought I would be too nervous to do a live show." The name of Ted Lasso's leading lady and vocal powerhouse Hannah Waddingham is also being bandied about for a spot in the Strictly 2024 line-up.
Rumours are swirling that 49-year-old Waddingham has been tapped by the BBC for a spin on the Strictly dance floor, and with her chum Anton Du Beke on the judging panel, she might just be persuaded to strut her stuff. BBC's very own , who has previously declined the gl.