Strictly confirms TWO more celebrities – a rugby legend and a Drag Race star
waltzing in Strictly confirms TWO more celebrities – a rugby legend and a Drag Race star
STRICTLY has revealed two more celebrities joining the 2025 series.
The latest names were announced on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 this morning.
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Two more celebrities have been confirmed for Strictly 2025
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Drag Race star La Voix has signed up
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Former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw said he was so nervous about being on the show
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They are Drag Race star La Voix and rugby star Chris Robshaw.
La Voix said: "This is very exciting."
Scott then praised her outfit and she said she was "channelling glitterball" before adding: "Strictly need to step up their game as I wear rhinestones on a daily basis."
Chris added as he entered: "I'm so, so nervous, and I cannot dance and I'm looking forward to it."
La Voix was runner up on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, while Chris is the former captain of England's rugby union team and Harlequins RFC.
As Scott chatted to them about joining the show, Chris admitted: "My wife said 'when was the last time you put yourself out of comfort zone and put fear into you?'
"It's daunting and great to test yourself, but I've got two left feet."
Meanwhile La Voix - real name Chris Dennis - confessed that despite an extensive performing career, she is not known for being a dancing Queen.
She said: "I can't dance, I've always said it's not my thing.
"I've managed to get through 20 years of being on stage by standing in the centre and having dancers choreographed around me, now I can't hide behind that any more."
Strictly signs first drag act for 2025 series
The first name to be announced was Gladiators star Nitro - real name Harry Aikines Aryeetey - who had taken part in the Christmas Special last year.
He was quickly followed by Love Island winner Dani Dyer, Doctor Who star Alex Kingston and former footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
Representing soap land this year is EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal, who plays Suki Panesar.
The sixth celebrity to be confirmed was YouTube star George Clarke.
The Sun was first to confirm La Voix had signed up for Strictly, with a show insider saying: "
Producers already trialled having a drag artist on the show in the form of Tayce who actually won the Christmas Special last year with Kai Widdrington.
'La Voix is a bit more of an old-school entertainer who's a little closer to the traditional Strictly audience in terms of style and vibe.
'It's just another example of the Strictly execs constantly pushing at the boundaries and making changes that the show's audiences then have to adapt to.'
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