Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Angela Scanlon is confirmed as the sixth star for new series of BBC ballroom dance contest
Angela Scanlon has been confirmed as the sixth celebrity taking part in the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.
The Irish TV presenter, 39, was announced as the latest name for the series on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on Monday morning.
Speaking with guest host Gaby Roslin, Angela admitted she is both ‘horrified and excied’ to take part in the beloved ballroom show.
Admitting she hasn’t kept the secret of her participation very well, Angela said: I’ve told a few people, I’ve been kind of grappling myself and hoping for a bit of feedback.
‘If you tell me a secret and it’s super guarded, you can be confident I’m not going to blab it but this, I was ready to burst. I’ve told 1700 of my closest friends.’
Signed up! Angela Scanlon has been confirmed as the sixth celebrity taking part in the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing
The One Show host also revealed she has been in talks to take part in the show for years but had to delay her participation after becoming a mother to daughter Ruby.
She said: ‘It’s been in the ether for a few years and then I had a small child and it just felt right this year. I believe in feelings and timing and all those things.
‘I’m not particularly fit, I’ve no idea how my pelvic floor is going to react to this dancing. I’ve never done any dances apart from drunken jiving at a wedding.’
Gaby Roslin, who was guest hosting Zoe’s show for the day, recalled how she first told Angela she should compete on Strictly back in 2016.
‘If only I’d started practicing then!’ she jokingly replied.
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