Who is Tayce as she dances with Kai Widdrington for Strictly's Christmas special

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Get ready to rev up your engines...Tayce, a finalist on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, is set to make history as the first drag artist to participate in Strictly Come Dancing, and will star in today's Christmas special.The 30 year old Welsh radio presenter and model, who was a runner-up on the second series of Drag Race, will be paired with professional dancer Kai Widdrington, winner of the 2022 Strictly festive spin-off.Tayce's participation was announced on It Takes Two by Fleur East, and she expressed her excitement, saying: "I cannot wait to 'sleigh' on the Strictly ballroom floor.

My partner and I are going to dance for our lives. In all seriousness, it's an incredible honour to be the first drag artist to be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing.

I hope I do all of my Drag Race and Welsh fans proud. Sign me up for all the glitz, glam and disco balls." Notably, actor Layton Williams performed in drag as Betty Rizzo from Grease with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin last year.

Michelle Visage, known for her role as a judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, graced the Strictly Come Dancing floor in 2019, teaming up with Giovanni Pernice and waving goodbye as the eighth celebrity to exit the competition.Tayce appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race UK season two, alongside the likes of A'Whora, Bimini Bon Boulash, Lawrence Chaney and Ellie Diamond.The 30 year old made it to the final, becoming a joint runner-up with Bimini after Lawrence took home the crown.Tayce won the title of 'lip sync assassin' on the series, after becoming the first contestant to survive four lip syncs and win three of them.

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