Ellie Taylor has been revealed as the ninth celebrity contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The 38-year-old comedian will swap the stage for the dance floor later this year to take part in the BBC Latin and ballroom show, but the star insists she has the dancing ability of a ‘newly born giraffe’.
Former Heart FM presenter Ellie was unveiled on Tuesday morning’s instalment of Lorraine – hosted by Ranvir Singh – and said: ‘Well, cover me in fake tan and roll me in sequins! I’m absolutely over the moon to be a part of ‘Strictly’ 2022!
‘I’ve watched the show for years so to be able to take to the dance floor is a dream come true, for both me and mum who is a ‘Strictly’
super fan!
‘At the moment I’m focusing on the excitement and glitter and choosing to ignore the fact that I have the dancing ability of a newly born giraffe. Bring it on!’
The ‘Ted Lasso’ star – who portrays Flo ‘Sassy’ Collins in the Apple TV+ show – has also appeared in the likes of ‘Plebs’, as well as panel shows
‘8 Out of 10 Cats’, ‘Fake Reaction’, and ‘Mock the Week’, and she co-hosts ‘Cheat’ alongside Danny Dyer, which is coming soon to Netflix.
Ellie is the latest celebrity contestant confirmed for ‘Strictly’ after it was announced Matt Goss, Will Mellor, Kym Marsh, Richie Anderson, Kay Adams, Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds and Tyler West will take to the dancefloor.
Bros star Matt admitted earlier this week that he is ‘optimistic’ about his dancing ability, because he is ‘very supple’.
He said: ‘I’m extremely nervous and excited, but I’m optimistic because I’m very supple from the knees down.’
Kaye, 59, recently admitted she was ‘terrified’ to have signed up for the series.
She said: ‘I’m absolutely terrified because I can’t dance. I could think of a million reasons not to do this.
‘But I thought I might be sitting in September thinking I’m 59 – I’ve always lied about my age but I’ve decided to embrace it and so I’m 60 at the end of this year and I thought ‘Why not?’ I can’t make much of a fool of myself!’
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