Since summer has just begun, Strictly Come Dancing Although it's still a long way off, the first celebrity announcement of the year is actually just over a month away.
Over the past few weeks, rumours have been circulating about which stars will be putting on their dancing shoes for a special series of Strictly to mark 20 years since the show first aired on BBC One.
Ahead of the first announcement in August, celebrities from across the world, including TV, sports and music, are rumoured to already be shortlisted.
So, to give you a taste of what's to come for Strictly, we've got all the rumours about the 2024 line-up that have been reported so far.
Toyah Wilcox
In June, The Sun reported that the British music legend Toyah Wilcox She signed up for Strictly after impressing her friends and colleagues. Angela Riponperformance from a year ago.
She previously joked to the Mirror: “I've got to do it quickly because I'm going to get stuck.”
“I know how hard they work — I'm friends with Angela Ripon and she's extraordinary,” she continued, “but they rehearse 10 hours a day, and then they do two shows on Saturday.”
She added: “If I do it, it has to be within a few years because I can't imagine I'll be moving like that in two years' time. But the whole world wants me to be on Strictly so I'm not going to say no.”
Chris McCausland
Comedian Chris is another celebrity who The Sun reported has signed up to appear in the new series of Strictly.
If the comedian does make history, he will be the first blind celebrity to appear on the long-running BBC dance show. Chris lost his sight at the age of 22 due to a genetic condition called retinitis pigmentosa.
He was asked about the rumors in an interview. this morning It's fair to say the stand-up performer couldn't keep his cool back in June, confessing that appearing on Strictly was “on the table” and he was still considering the offer.
Nicola Roberts
Best known as one-fifth of the chart-topping girl group Girls Aloud, Nicola Roberts Rumored to follow suit with her bandmates Kimberly WalshSign up to Strictly and follow in the footsteps of.
Nicola actually has experience on Strictly, appearing in last year's Christmas special, and The Sun reports that she is being considered for a part in the main show after impressing producers with her dancing.
In fact, Nicola is the last celebrity. Giovanni Pernice He confirmed at the start of 2024 that he would not be returning for this year's season, making him the first dancer he has ever danced with on Strictly Ballroom before.
Molly Pierce
Molly Pierce, a social media influencer, is well known among reality TV fans for her recent series, Traitors.
According to The Sun, organisers of the show are hoping to capitalise on the show's popularity by signing a former Strictly contestant, and Molly is at the top of their wish list.
OG traitor Paul Gorton and winner Harry Clarke are also reportedly being targeted by the boss.
Nicola Peltz Beckham
Actor, film director, model, and of course, billionaire heiress Nicola Peltz Beckham On this side of the Atlantic, he is best known for being married. David and Victoria BeckhamEldest son of Brooklyn.
The Sun reported in January that Nicola's team hoped she could use Strictly to “gain fame” in the UK, and a few months later the same tabloid published a separate article claiming that Brooklyn may also be on producers' radar.
Tommy Fury
The best known are: Love Island The Sun first reported that Strictly bosses were “enthusiastic” about the deal. Tommy Fury for this year's series.
The paper cited anonymous “sources” as saying that executives ““We've tried everything to get Tommy in,” he said, and hoped that having his fiancée Molly-Mae Hague in the studio audience might help “draw in the younger fans”.
Hannah Waddingham
Consider Hannah Waddingham Although he's an award-winning star of hit TV shows and movies, you might want to take this rumor with a pinch of salt.
However, in April the Mirror reported that the Ted Lasso star hadShe revealed that she was “seriously considering” an offer from the BBC to appear on the hit ballroom dancing show.
The outlet quoted anonymous “insiders” who claimed Hannah is already a huge Strictly fan and the only big “question” on her mind is whether she can fit in weeks of training with her schedule.
Harry “Nitro” Aikidesu Arrietty
Before he became famous as an Olympic sprinter Gladiator Nitro, a fan of the show's recent BBC reboot, was reported by The Sun in May to already be “on the verge of agreeing a deal” with Strictly producers.
According to The Sun's “sources,” a senior BBC official said:Nitro's appearance on Strictly comes a year after he made a guest appearance on the show's live shows in December 2023, marking a “cross-pollination of entertainment programming”.
Laura Kenny
When it comes to Olympians, there are few greater than Laura Kenny.
The renowned cyclist, who is Team GB's most successful female athlete and has won five gold medals, is considering taking on an entirely new challenge on Strictly, as first reported by the Mirror.
The tabloid quoted “sources” as claiming the player was the BBC's “ultimate signing” ahead of the show's 20th anniversary.
Grace Keeling
Internet celebrity Grace Keeling – known to her online followers as GK Barry – is also one of the celebrities rumoured to be joining the new Strictly line-up.
The Sun reports that she has already had two meetings about the role, and claims bosses hope she will “attract” younger viewers to the groundbreaking series of Strictly.
After gaining a following on TikTok, Grace is best known as the host of the Saving Grace podcast, in which she Katie Price and Rylan Clark To Jordan North and Alison Hammond.
Shauna McGarty
She has already been selected as Strictly's must-have soap star. Shauna McGarty The Mirror rumoured they were “in talks” for this year's series.
Shaughna is best known for her role as Whitney Dean in the long-running BBC soap EastEnders, which she left last year after appearing in the series since her late teens.
Interestingly, Shaughna was rumoured to be competing in this year's series. Dancing on Icebut ultimately did not appear in the lineup.
Dave Fishwick
In May, The Sun reported that community hero Dave Fishwick, the inspiration for Netflix film Banks of Dave, was set to join the 2024 line-up of Strictly.
Dave initially dodged questions about the show during interviews with BBC's Breakfast and Good Morning Britain, but later revealed the truth on TikTok, explaining that the dates couldn't fit in because he already had commitments overseas.
But he hinted that 2025 could be his year…
Roman Kemp
Speculation about Roman Kemp His involvement with Strictly began earlier this year when he stepped down as host of Capital's morning show after more than six years.
Unfortunately, he himself isn't too keen on the idea, telling OK! magazine that the media “The “who's dating who” soap opera during the “Strictly” season.
Louis Theroux
Yeah, we all know it would be surprising to see an acclaimed documentarian get Strictly-Fit, but actually Louis Theroux He suggested he would try it himself.
He recently told Jonathan Ross: ““You're dancing in your kitchen to something (usually hip-hop) on your smart speaker, you realise you've had too much to drink, you start doing this funky robot dance and MC Hammer spin, and at that moment you realise you should be on Strictly.”
