Strictly Come Dancing adds Ranvir Singh and Clara Amfo to 2020 line-up

They will join Max George, Caroline Quentin and NFL player Jason Bell in the ballroom
Rachel McGrath2 September 2020

Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh and Radio 1's Clara Amfo are the latest celebrities to be officially confirmed for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

The two stars join previously announced contestants singer Max George, Jonathan Creek actress Caroline Quentin and former NFL player Jason Bell.

Olympic gold medallist boxer Nicola Adams is also reportedly joining the show, with reports linking the athlete to being part of Strictly’s first-ever same-sex couple.

Singh, 43, shared the news during Wednesday's GMB.

New additions: Amfo and Singh will be putting their best feet forward 

She said: “The initial feeling of being confirmed for Strictly is one of complete terror – feels like embarking on a rollercoaster, where you really want to do it but you are equally scared.

“Hopefully after the first dance I will feel exhilarated rather than sick!”

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Amfo, 36, then announced her spot on the programme during Greg James' Radio 1 Breakfast Show.

“You know how when we do the Live Lounge people always say I can’t sit still," she teased. "You know at the Christmas party I am usually the first one on the dance floor and the last one off?

“And you know, I love a short skirt to upset my mum so guess what, I am doing Strictly Come Dancing.

“I have been keeping this in for so long. It has been so frustrating but I am getting the sequins on.”

George, 31, Quentin, 60, and Bell, 42, were all unveiled on Tuesday’s The One Show. Multiple reports said Adams, 37, would also feature on Strictly and be paired with a female dancer for a show first.

Boxer Adams, who won gold at both the London 2012 Olympics and Rio 2016, is dating Ella Baig and has been praised as an LGBT+ role model.

A BBC spokesman could not confirm Adams’ involvement on Strictly and said: “The rest of the line-up will be announced in due course.”

The show will be shorter this year because of precautions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

Bruno Tonioli will be missing from the judging panel for Saturday night shows when the series returns later this year because he is in Los Angeles, where he is on the panel for the US version of the show, Dancing With The Stars, and will not be able to travel back and forth.

However, he will be involved remotely in the Sunday night results show each week and will return to the show full-time towards the end of the series.

Fellow stars: Max George, Jason Bell and Caroline Quentin will also be competing in the series
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Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood are all expected to return to their judging roles.

The show would usually return at the end of September, with the final just before Christmas, but its 2020 launch is expected to be slightly delayed.

Reporting by Press Association