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Vicky Pattison says 'I'm terrified' as she's revealed as 11th Strictly Come Dancing celebrity
Vicky Pattison says 'I'm terrified' as she's revealed as 11th Strictly Come Dancing celebrity
"I'm a drinker not a dancer" said the star who struggled bursting through the
The 11th Strictly Come Dancing 2025 celeb is TV presenter and podcaster Vicky Pattison.
Revealed on ITV This Morning, the former Geordie Shore star said she was a "drinker not a dancer" but was "buzzing and dead" excited about joining the BBC show.
The 37-year-old star also said she was "terrified" when discussing her new adventure with This Morning hosts, Craig Doyle and Emma Willis.
A TV presenter, author, podcast and radio host who won the nation's heart after being crowned Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2015. Since then, she's remained a firm fixture on British screens, with presenting roles across MTV, ITV, Channel 5, Channel 4 and TLC.
On joining Strictly Come Dancing, Vicky Pattison says: "I'm absolutely buzzing to be part of this year's Strictly Come Dancing lineup... but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't terrified. I am a not a natural dancer! However, it's such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way and I just really hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself!"
Ahead of the reveal Craig Doyle teased that the first celeb, announced ahead of 11am on the show, was "shore to be hit."
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Vicky struggled to burst through the reveal screen on live telly
Off-screen, Vicky has authored multiple Sunday Times best-selling memoirs and novels - with Nothing But the Truth reaching number one and remained in the top ten for seven weeks - built a loyal online community of over five million followers and is a passionate campaigner for women's health and emotional wellbeing, with a recent investigation into women's reproductive health in collaboration with Good Morning Britain.
She currently presents the Saturday afternoon show on Heart Radio and hosts two hit podcasts: Get A Grip with Angela Scanlon and BBC Sounds Love Bombed.
So far, nine other stars have been confirmed for the 2025 line-up, with more names expected to be revealed in the days ahead. You can read the full line-up so far, here.
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The news was revealed on This Morning on Thursday 14 August and the remaining celebrity contestants joining the new series will be announced in due course.
The new series of Strictly will return to BBC next month, on September 20, as confirmed by Jon Kay on BBC Breakfast this week, more on that here.
So far the 2025 Strictly Come Dancing line-up includes Harry Aikines-Aryeetey aka Nitro on Gladiators, Dani Dyer, Alex Kingston, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Balvinder Sopal and Youtuber George Clarke.
La Voix and Chris Robshaw were revealed as the seventh and eighth stars joining the Strictly line-up during Scott Mills' BBC Radio 2 Show on Wednesday. Also, trailblazing model and actress, Ellie Goldstein participation in the show was also announced.
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Strictly Come Dancing 2025 returns to BBC One this September
