Strictly announce X Factor star Fleur East as 12th celebrity to join the 2022 line-up

Fleur East has been named as the early favourite to win Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The singer, who was runner-up on The X Factor back in 2014, has high odds to bag the glitterball trophy this year. Bookmakers Ladbrokes are offering odds of 7/2, but Fleur’s still got some fierce competition.TV presenter Helen Skelton and former Britain’s Got Talent finalist Molly Rainford will be hot on her heels, according to the betting company – who have placed both their odds at 6/1.The exciting odds come after the BBC confirmed the 15 famous faces who will take to the dancefloor when the competition returns in September.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left scratching their heads on Friday, after BBC Three tweeted out that the latest contestant to join the show was a fictional character. The lineup for the 2022 series has been steadily revealed this week, with celebrities such as Matt Goss, Fleur East and Will Mellor taking part. But fans were baffled when the official BBC Three Twitter account announced that Nessa from Gavin & Stacey would be the last addition to the lineup.

Strictly Come Dancing 2022's line up as the popular show's 20th celebrity contestant. Posting the tweet in jest not long before Strictly announced that their 15th and final celebrity contestant would be television presenter and actress Helen Skelton - read more on that here - BBC Three wrote, alongside a picture of Nessa: ""Oh! What's occurring?" Nessa is bringing Barry Island to the ballroom as the 20th celebrity contestant confirmed for #Strictly 2022.

Strictly Come Dancing stars for 2022. Bristol has added interest this year - as if we needed it - because one of our own, Bedminster’s Jayde Adams, is among the stars being paired up with a professional dancer and about to learn the difference between a tango and a salsa.

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing are divided over this year's line-up, with some left less than impressed by the celebrities and one person branding it "the worst line-up ever". The full line-up of 15 contestants have now been announced, and it includes Coronation Street's Kym Marsh, actor Will Mellor and singer Fleur East, as well as Eastenders actor James Bye and football manager Tony Adams.There has been some warring between fans on Twitter about the line-up, with some on the negative side, as one fan wrote: "No wow factor with this lot but thats par for the course and by week 3 everyone will be shouting for a b or c".

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing have been left confused after the BBC appeared to announce that a "new contestant" was joining the show - Nessa from hit comedy show Gavin & Stacey. It all started when BBC Three posted: "'Oh! What's occurring?' Nessa is bringing Barry Island to the ballroom as the 20th celebrity contestant confirmed for #Strictly 2022." They even went as far as to mimic the promotional Strictly Come Dancing contestant announcement shots, superimposing an image of Nessa, with her black bob and gold chain, onto a blue disco background.

Bros star and future Strictly Come Dancing contestant Matt Goss has opened up about his emotions and feelings of “loneliness” as he hopes the iconic dancing show will help him to live a little more. The 53 year old star first shot to fame back in the 1980s alongside his twin brother Luke Goss, when the dynamic duo dominated the charts together in boyband Bros.

Strictly Come Dancing returns for another year. The 2022 series has been confirmed to launch on September 7 and will see a whole new host of celebrity contestants putting on their dancing shoes as they battle to take home the famous Strictly Glitterball.The show's bosses revealed the exciting news, saying: "Dust off your dancing shoes, Strictly Come Dancing is back!"The stunning 20th series returns, bringing glamour and show-stopping dancing back to Saturday nights on BBC One – and we're extremely excited to be able to welcome an audience back to the studio for this year's shows."Hosted by the very talented and glamorous Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, the show will once again come live from Elstree Film and Television Studios."As the 20th series approaches, fans have been guessing who the new contestants could be, and now they've finally all been revealed.

Countryfile presenter Helen Skelton has been announced as the final contestant to join BBC's Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The 39 year old mother of three will don her dancing shoes alongside the likes of Coronation Street's Kym Marsh, actor Will Mellor and singer Fleur East. The celebrities will have to put their best foots forward to impress the Strictly judges: Motsi Mabuse, 41, Shirley Ballas, 61, and Craig Revel Horwood, 57, as well as Anton Du Beke, 56, who will be a permanent judge this series.

cancer diagnosis. The conservationist, aged 70, who appeared in the popular Animal Planet documentary from 1996 to 2014, revealed he is suffering from an "aggressive form of lung cancer. "Simon explained that he underwent chemotherapy last month.

ANGRY Strictly fans have all said the same thing about this year's line-up. Earlier today it was confirmed that EastEnders actor James Bye is the 15th and final celebrity taking part in Strictly 2022. Over the past week, the BBC have slowly released names of the famous faces taking to the dance floor, but now it is finally complete.

SurreyLive: “I spent the first week in panic mode, not knowing what to do. Then I thought, you can either bend to it or knuckle down and get on with things. “They have given me no idea of the timescale.

Good Morning Britain star Piers Morgan.The 48-year-old TV star has in recent times become a regular presenter on the breakfast show following the Life Stories host's dramatic departure in March 2021.After Piers stormed off set and handed in his notice, his role was never officially replaced – however Adil and Richard Madeley both seemed to be triumphant with landing more frequent airtime.READ MORE: Kate Garraway 'fretful' as husband Derek returns to hospital amid lengthy health battleGiven the situation with Piers walking out over the bombshell interview between Oprah Winfrey and Meghan Markle, Adil loves nothing more than to poke fun at the former anchorman when given half the chance.Digging his claws in again, Adil made a scathing jibe about Piers "blocking people".On Friday's programme (August 12), hosts Adil and Charlotte Hawkins were joined by Dave Williams who appeared on Britains Got Talent's first ever series in 2007.At the time of his audition, Dave had failed to impress the judging panel which included Piers, Amanda Holden and Simon Cowell, with his ashtray talent and was buzzed off of the stage.Now, 15 years later and the 81-year-old is a viral sensation after a clip of him singing the Righteous Brothers' hit song Unchained Melody was viewed by more than 500,000 online users.Appearing on GMB, Dave explained to the hosts that in hindsight he probably should have just sang for the judges all those years ago instead of attempting to play an ashtray with a key.Charlotte said: "Well we've got a clip of you, so let's hear what the judges had to say."In the old video, Dave began to strike the ashtray with his key and was immediately buzzed out by every single judge.Coming back to the studio, Charlotte chimed in: "Oh

Strictly Come Dancing has signed James Bye to join the 20th series of the hit dancing competition, which returns to screens next months. The EastEnders star, 38, is the 14th star to be announced in the star-studded line-up, joining the likes of Loose Women's Kaye Adams and singer Fleur East. The news was confirmed on Good Morning Britain as Richard Arnold, 52, spoke to hosts Adil Ray, 48, and Charlotte Hawkins, 47.

Strictly Come Dancing in honour of her late father - and said she has been warned to "stay away" from the dreaded Strictly curse. The singer and radio presenter claims the pair used to love watching the BBC dance show together.However Malcolm - whom she called ‘‘Daddy East’’ - died of a heart attack in 2020.READ MORE: Strictly announce X Factor star Fleur East as 12th celebrity to join the 2022 line-upAnd yesterday she vowed to make him proud with her appearance on Strictly.Fleur, who announced her appearance on Strictly on her Hits Radio programme yesterday, said: ‘‘It’s such an honour to be on the show after years of watching it with my father who loved it so much.‘‘Unfortunately my Dad is no longer with us but I know he will be watching over the ballroom in spirit.‘‘I’m just gutted he can’t see me do it, but I’m going to keep him in mind during the show.‘‘I’m doing this to make him and my family proud and can’t wait to get my dancing shoes on! I hope I get to dance to some of my songs.’’Fleur - who scored hits with Sax and More and More - admits that having been a stage performer puts pressure on her as viewers will expect her to be good.She added: “There’s too much pressure, I’m so nervous.‘‘I can dance in the club and when I’m singing on stage, but I have never done any technical dancing, so I don’t know anything ballroom, how to point a toe or anything like that.

Emmerdale for his comeback. The I'm A Celebrity star is returning for the ITV soap's 50th anniversary celebrations later this year to reprise his role as Aaron Livesy. He shared a video as he enjoyed a pint in the Woolpack to his Instagram stories.

Manchester Evening News reports that Fleur is "nervous" but also "thrilled" to be a part of the show. In a statement about being in the line-up for the hit show, the singer and presenter said: "I’m equally nervous and thrilled to be part of this year’s Strictly line up. Read more: Nottinghamshire 'gem' to star in Channel 5 show searching for UK's poshest farm shop"I’m excited to learn new skills and I want to soak up every moment of this magical experience.

The professionals of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing have cosied up together, posing for a sweet snap as they start rehearsals for the 2022 series of the show, which is due to start in September. All 12 celebrities have now been announced for this year's series, and the line-up includes the likes of actor Will Mellor, former Coronation Street star Kym Marsh, Loose Women's Kaye Adams, and singer Fleur East.

Debbie McGee, 63, didn't hesitate in responding to her BBC colleague on Twitter after the presenter cheekily snubbed her in a Strictly-related tweet.

Strictly Come Dancing is set to dazzle screens once more for the 20th series of the long running TV favourite. The celebrity dance competition has been announcing this year's contestants and that includes Hamza Yassin.

X FACTOR star Fleur East has revealed how she blew her cash on a dodgy cryptocurrency deal. The Sax singer, 34, is now a TV and radio presenter and set to extend her reality TV fame with a spot on Strictly Come Dancing 2022. Yet the Walthamstow-born star has revealed the darker side to her fame - and how she lost money on a Bitcoin-style scheme.