Andrew Castle &
Ola Jordan
- Andrew is a former British number one tennis player. He presented the breakfast show on GMTV since 2000.
- Ola is taking part in Strictly for the third time. She dances professionally with her husband James, who also appears on Strictly.
Danced Off: Week Seven |
Austin Healey &
Erin Boag
- Austin is a former rugby union star who was an important part of the Leicester team that dominated between 1998 and 2002.
- Erin specialises in ballroom dancing. Her professional dance partner is fellow Strictly star, Anton De Beke. She has reached the last two finals in the show.
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Cherie Lunghi &
James Jordan
- Cherie has appeared in numerous television programmes including, Hotel Babylon and Casualty. She has also appeared in Oliver Twist and the Secret Diary of a Callgirl.
- James joined Strictly in series 4. He is married to Ola and has danced professionally with her for six years.
Danced Off: Week Nine |
Christine Bleakley &
Matthew Cutler
- Christine presents The One Show with Adrian Chiles after Myleene Klass went into labour early.
- Matthew won last years show of Strictly with Alesha Dixon. He specialises in Latin American and has won numerous championships for his dance.
Danced Off: Week Eleven |
Don Warrington &
Lilia Kopylova
- Don is best known for his role his role in Rising Damo as Philip Smith. Don is looking forward to the show because he has said he would love to learn how to dance.
- Lilia is married to fellow Strictly dancer, Darren Bennett. She won the show in series 3 with Darren Gough.
Danced Off: Week Five
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Gary Rhodes &
Karen Hardy
- Gary has been a chef for over 30 years and has had his own cookery TV show. He was awarded an OBE in 2007.
- Karen was crowned champion in many national and international competitions. She won Strictly with Mark Ramprakash in series 4.
Danced Off: Week Three
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Gillian Taylforth &
Anton Du Beke
- Gillian is from broxbourne has appeared in numerous soaps like Eastenders, Footballer's Wives, and The Bill. She is a huge fan of the show and loves dancing.
- Anton specialises in ballroom dancing, and dances with fellow Strictly star, Erin Boag. Anton has appeared in Strictly since series one.
Danced Off: Week Two
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Heather Small &
Brian Fortuna
- Heather is best known for being part of the group M People, which had such hits like Moving On Up. Heather has also recorded the official London 2012 song, Proud.
- Brian started dancing at the age of 4. He is new to this years show. He has however taken part in the American version.
Danced Off: Week Eight |
Jessie Wallace &
Darren Bennett
- Jessie is best known for her role is Eastenders as Kat Slater. Since her departure she has appeared in numerous TV shows and has appeared on stage in Rent Remixed.
- Darren appears on the show with his wife, Lilia Kopylova. Last year he reached the Strictly quarter final with Letitia Dean.
Danced Off: Week Four |
Jodie Kidd &
Ian Waite
- Jodie is a very successful model. She has appeared on numerous magazine covers, including Elle Magazine, British Vogue and The Face.
- Ian has taken part in 5 Strictly Series' now. So far, he has had a second place with Denise Lewis in Series 2, and a third place with Zoe Ball in Series 3.
Danced Off: Week Ten |
John Sergeant &
Kristina Rihanoff
- John is a very popular author and braodcaster. he has interviewed people like; Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and John Major.
- Kristina studied ballet at 6 years old. Latin dance is her passion and she has been trained in Rhythm and Theatre Arts.
Walked: John walked in week 10, for fear he might win the show, despite his lack of technique. |
Lisa Snowdon &
Brendan Cole
- Welwyn Garden City beauty, Lisa, is a model and once dated George Clooney. She is best known for her TV presenting roles on such shows like Britain's Next Top Model.
- This year will be Brendan's sixth Strictly series. He won the first series with Natasha Kaplinsky. He has also won various championships in dance.
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Mark Foster &
Hayley Holt
- Mark is a very successful British swimmer. He appeared at this year's Olympics in Beijing, and he holds 10 European Championship medals.
- Haylet Holt is new to Strictly this year. She started ballroom and latin dancing at the tender age of 7. She has also won various dance championships.
Danced Off: Week Six |
Phil Daniels &
Flavia Cacace
- Phil did the voice over for Blur's Parklife song and he has also appeared on Eastenders as the character, Kevin Wicks.
- Flavia was last year's runner up with Matt De Angelo. She has also appeared in Strictly Dance Fever with her partner Vincent Simone.
Danced Off: Week One |
Rachel Stevens &
Vincent Simone
- Rachel was part of the pop group S Club 7. Their hits included 'Reach' and 'Don't Stop Movin''. After the band split in 2002, she went solo and had some acting roles.
- Vincent has been in Strictly since series 4. His partner Flavia, who is also on the show, has been dancing with him for 11 years. |
Tom Chambers &
Camilla Dallerup
- Tom has worked on Holby City and he is a huge fan of dancing. Tom has always wanted to appear in Singin' In The Rain.
- Camilla is a Danish beauty who's professional dance partner is another Strictly dancer, Ian Waite. |