New Strictly celebs arrive for first day at rehearsals after full line-up revealed
One celeb has been forced to defend her previous dance experience
THE new Strictly celebs begin arriving for rehearsals — a day after The Sun exclusively revealed this year’s full line-up.
Deaf Love Islander Tasha Ghouri, 25, and Miranda sitcom star Sarah Hadland, 53, were all smiles outside the London dance studios yesterday ahead of the new series of the TV dance contest.
They were followed in by blind comedian Chris McCausland, 47, and former X Factor winner and Coronation Street actor Shayne Ward, 39, who flashed a peace sign.
The BBC also said yesterday EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick, 30, and triple Olympic gold swimmer Tom Dean, 24, would compete.
The popular BBC dancing show has made headlines recently after a storm of controversy over the alleged treatment of contestants on the show.
And Just six women have joined the upcoming line-up.
The results of an investigation, launched by the BBC following allegations made about Giovanni Pernice by former participant Amanda Abbington, have not yet been published by the corporation.
Pernice rejects the allegations and fellow dancer Graziano Di Prima has also left the show.
The competition is fierce this year with just six women signing up – and two of them have vast dance training.
Tasha has been forced to defend her dance experience after announcing she’s joining the competition.
The star – who used to date ex-pro dancer Giovanni Pernice – competed in a number of major dance events before finding fame on Love Island.
Meanwhile, Sarah’s pal, Doctor Who’s Alex Kingston, previously said it would be ‘unfair’ to compete against Sarah on Strictly.
Alex shared in 2019: “Sarah Hadland and I talked about how much we’d like to do Strictly Come Dancing.
“Then I discovered that she’s actually a trained ballet dancer. Hang on a minute! That’s not fair!’ So, I can’t do it on a season when she is on it.”
