Yahoo News Strictly Come Dancing reveals seventh contestant
The seventh person joining Strictly Come Dancing has been announced.
Dr Ranj Singh is joining the show after being confirmed as part of the line-up on This Morning today (Thursday, August 16).
The doctor told Ruth Langsford, who took part in the show last year, and Eamonn Holmes how excited he was to be in the BBC series.
He admitted how difficult it had been keeping it secret, and apologised to his friends and family for keeping everyone in the dark.
"I'm so sore at the moment, I've been going to the gym to try and prepare myself but everything hurts," he said.
Describing his dance technique, he said that friends would describe it as a "cross between dad dancing and go-go dancing".
Did someone call for a doctor? Oh wait... we did! 😄 Next to slip into some #Strictly dancing shoes is Dr Ranj Singh ✨ @DrRanj https://t.co/luYrC3T3qb pic.twitter.com/D4jpVYDTkT
- BBC Strictly✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 16, 2018
He'll be joining former cricketer Graeme Swann who was announced yesterday evening, as well as Capital FM Breakfast host Vick Hope.
YouTuber Joe Sugg was also recently confirmed to be taking part. (If you don't know who Joe is, you can learn about him and what he's famous for right here.)
Steps singer Faye Tozer and Red Dwarf and Death in Paradise star Danny John-Jules were previously announced to be heading to the dance floor as well, while charity campaigner Katie Piper was the first celebrity officially revealed back at the start of the week.
This year's professional dancer line-up has gone through a slight shake-up with three new people joining.
Graziano Di Prima, Johannes Radebe and Luba Mushtuk will be joining the returning pros.
Neil Jones, who has served as a pro dancer in the group routines in the past, is also thought to be getting a celebrity partner this year as a replacement for Brendan Cole, who didn't have his contract renewed.
Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One in the autumn.
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