Third Strictly Come Dancing 2025 star officially confirmed
Kingston, 62, is noted for her TV work in both Britain and the US, including ER and ITV miniseries The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996), which earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress.
Kingston is also known for her role as River Song in Doctor Who from 2008 to 2015.
It comes as 2018 Love Island winner Dani Dyer was the second star revealed to be taking part on show moments earlier.
Earlier today, Gladiators star Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (also known as Nitro on the BBC game show) was the first star announced to be taking part in this year's competition.
The 36-year-old, who also took part in the Strictly Christmas special last year, was then partnered with Nancy Xu.
Professional Dancers Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Aljaž Škorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola will all take to the floor once more.
🪩✨ Please welcome our two new Strictly Professional Dancers! 💃🏽🕺🏼Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon join the #Strictly Come Dancing family when the series returns this autumn on @BBCiPlayer
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Two new professional dancers, American-born Alexis Warr and Australian-born Julian Caillon will also join the cast.
Warr, who is best known for winning the US dance series So You Think You Can Dance in 2022 and was crowned America's favourite dancer, became the first female ballroom and Latin dancer to claim the title.
Strictly will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn.
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