James Bye confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing

James Bye has signed up for 'Strictly Come Dancing'.

The 'EastEnders' actor is the 14th celebrity contestant confirmed for this year's BBC Latin and ballroom show, and he hopes to do everyone "proud" with his performances.

He said: "I’m not known for my shimmy or my twinkle toes - in fact my kids regularly laugh at my dad dancing but it’s an honour to be asked and I’m going to give it my best shot.

"There are some huge dance shoes to fill and it’s truly exciting to follow in the footsteps of some amazing 'EastEnders' talent. I’d love to do everyone proud."

James was revealed as the latest 'Strictly' star live on 'Good Morning Britain', from Albert Square, this morning (12.08.22).

He said: "I've known for a long time, and it's been really hard to keep that a secret. I'm so pleased that now it's finally out I can talk about it and I can tell people that I've lied to. Apologies if you're one of those that I've lied to.

"I've had quite a while to get my head around it, but it's still not really sunk in. I'm actually really nervous. I've got big shoes to fill."

James has portrayed Martin Fowler in the BBC soap since 2014, after previously starring in BBC One mini-series 'The Great Train Robbery' and films including 'Hummingbird', 'The Hooligan Factory' and 'Cemetery Junction'.

It comes after Will Mellor, Kym Marsh, Richie Anderson, Kaye Adams, Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, Tyler West, Matt Goss, Ellie Taylor, Molly Rainford, Tony Adams, Fleur East and Hamza Yassin were all announced as celebrity contestants for this year's series.