Fans of the BBC series are expecting the line-up of celebrities taking part in this year’s competition to be revealed within the next few days.
In recent weeks, stars including Hannah Waddingham and Nick Knowles have been tipped to be taking part,
while controversies continue to plague the show following the shock departures of professional dancers Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima.
In a new post shared on Reddit, it appears that all 15 stars set to compete for the Glitterball Trophy when the programme returns have been revealed.
While there are some wondering if the leak is fake, if it turns out to be true, this casting would be one for the books.
On the top right hand corner of the screen, a green box could be seen with a white star inside, which indicates that the post was shared on a ‘close friends’ list.
This means that it could only be seen by a select number of people on the social media platform.
The Reddit user wrote in their caption: ‘Got this off of a friend, this seems so exciting! Can’t wait for this, especially Hannah Waddingham!’
They then listed the following names: Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati, Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham, Loose Women presenter Janet Street-Porter, Blue singer Duncan James, Tracy Beaker Returns star Kia Megg and comedian Chris McCausland.
The list continued to include Olympic legend Dame Laura Kenny, Outnumbered star Tyger Drew-Honey, Sarah MacMillan (presumably a typo while referencing comedian Sarah Millican), This Morning presenter Gyles Brandreth and Doctor Who star Pearl Mackie.
Then lastly, the final names on the list included actor Sunil Patel, radio presenter Jordan North, former professional footballer Jermaine Jenas and EastEnders star Shona McGarty.
Responding to the rumours that she’s doing Strictly 2024, Janet said on Tuesday’s Loose Women: ‘Sorry, not true.’
She added: ‘Unless there is a new competition called Strictly Arm Dancing, I won’t be doing it this year.’
Jordan also reacted to the speculation, stating on Capital Breakfast: ‘I can’t dance. I’m honestly not doing it but no one will believe me anyway. I can’t dance for toffee, I have no rhythm, the only dance I can dance to, confidently, is a Cha-Cha-Slide.’
In the comments underneath the Reddit post, fans speculated over whether the supposed leak could be fake.
Several expressed their disbelief that Hannah would take part, with one admitting that they had ‘doubts’.
Another user pointed out that Strictly apparently uses ‘codenames’ to refer to its celebrity cast members, adding: ‘I doubt this is legit.’
One person pointed out the incorrect spelling of Laura Kenny’s name on the list, plus the name ‘Sarah MacMillan’ seemingly being in reference to Sarah Millican.
There was also a commenter who brought up the fact that DIY SOS presenter Nick Knowles and former Towie star Pete Wicks are missing from the list, despite them both being recently rumoured for the show.
‘This would be an incredibly high profile cast… hmmm. Also would be someone getting fired if they uploaded this to Instagram,’ one Reddit user stated.
However, another remarked: ‘I believe this. Realistic enough names.’
Meanwhile Loose Women star Janet has denied claims she’s part of the line-up.
On Tuesday’s edition of the ITV programme, she looked disgruntled at the announcement she was ‘joining’ Strictly, before clarifying: ‘No.’
‘I was on my way to hospital this morning, to have a pain killing injection in my hip, because I’ve just been told I have to have a hip replacement,’ Janet explained.
She then recalled a text message from co-panellist (and former Strictly star) Ruth Langsford, expressing her excitement at Janet taking part in the BBC One series.
‘I just went, “Sorry, not true,”‘ Janet said, adding: ‘Unless there’s a new competition called Strictly arm dancing, I won’t be doing it this year.’
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Source: New York Post
