Stacey Chanelle Claire Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is an English singer and media personality. In 2009, she finished in third place on the sixth series of The X Factor, and gained a number one single on the UK Singles Chart when her fellow The X Factor finalists released a cover of "You Are Not Alone". Solomon won the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...
Get Me Out of Here!. Her debut single, a cover of "Driving Home for Christmas", was released on 19 December 2011. Solomon then released her debut album Shy on 18 April 2015. In September 2016, she began appearing as a panellist on Loose Women and in November of the same year she presented the I'm a Celebrity spin-off series I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp.
The line-up of celebrities heading for the ballroom in Strictly Come Daning is being revealed with the first confirmed to be putting on their dancing shoes this year is comedian Chris McCausland, the show's first blind contestant.
The 47-year-old lost his sight due to retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary eye disease, which causes gradual degeneration of the retina.
He has hosted his own self-titled show on ITV1 on Saturday mornings, and has also featured on panel shows such as Have I Got News For You, 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown and QI.
The BBC One dance contest is set to return to our screens in a matter of weeks for its 20th year with the launch show being filmed during the first week of September and from then on the Strictly journey - and the road to Christmas - will have officially begun. READ MORE: Stacey Solomon inundated with messages as she tells fans 'be back soon' in full family announcement Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be back to host the show and keep the Strictly ship running as smoothly as possible on a Saturday night.
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