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Strictly Come Dancing will be returning to the small screen this weekend and will feature a new wave of familiar faces learning to dance. The popular BBC One dance contest is back with its launch show on Saturday, September 16.

The latest series of Strictly Come Dancing is to return to our screens - and it is now in its 21st series. The show, which first started in 2004, has seen plenty of drama on and off the dancefloor as hundreds of celebrities have taken part in the popular BBC One show.

Soap legend Nigel Harman was announced as part of this year's Strictly Come Dancing line up last month, and TV fans cannot wait to see him take to the dance floor in his glad rags. Nigel, though, is a little more apprehensive when it comes to the show's often flamboyant outfits, joking that he's not sure the nation needs to see his 50 year old belly button.

Strictly Come Dancing star Bobby Brazier has admitted what his ultimate 'sex soundtrack' is in the bedroom, revealing that US singer and rapper Erykah Badu is at the top of his playlist.

Casualty has broken broadcasting rules with a swearing blunder, which has led to some viewers complaining to Ofcom. Ofcom, the government-approved regulatory authority for broadcasting and telecoms, has upheld a complaint about the BBC medical show. It ruled that Casualty had the "most offensive language" on daytime TV after an episode on June 12, when the word 'fu****g' appeared on the subtitles on TV channel Drama at 10.00 a.m.

Strictly Come Dancing kicks off in just a matter of days with its launch show this weekend. A star-studded list of 15 famous faces will be taking to the iconic BBC dancefloor in a bid to win the coveted Glitterball trophy.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nigel Harman has quit his role on hospital soap Casualty after just one year.The 50-year-old actor, who plays Dr Max Cristie made the announcement – which is sure to be disappointing to some of his fans – over the weekend. Nigel said: “My time on Casualty is done for the time being. I’m on screen until February and there are no plans for me to come back at the moment.” It comes after it was revealed that Nigel is one of the celebrities to have signed up to appear on this Strictly, which starts later this month.The news was announced by Christine Lampard who was guest-presenting Lorraine Kelly's self-named show, Lorraine, and Nigel also made an appearance.

Made In Chelsea star Sam Thompson insists his girlfriend Zara McDermott won't fall into the 'Strictly curse' trap, despite her cheating past. Sam and Zara briefly split three years ago over her lack of loyalty during X Factor: Celebrities but he is adamant the former Love Islander will stay true to him this time. Zara, 26, is set to appear on the next series of hit show Strictly Come Dancing.

Amanda Abbington has told fans she's suffering from food poising just weeks away from the Strictly Come Dancing launch in September.

Former Emmerdale star Adam Thomas is set to join a star-studded Strictly Come Dancing line-up for its 2023 series this year, joining other soap icons such as Bobby Brazier, Nigel Harman and Ellie Leach.

With the full line-up of contestants for this year's Strictly Come Dancing finally complete, viewers are already placing their bets on who will take home the coveted glitterball trophy this Christmas. Huge household names have been announced, including former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach - who starred as Faye Windass on the soap for 12 years – as well as Emmerdale's Adam Thomas (who played Adam Barton), EastEnders' Freddie Slater actor Bobby Brazier and TV newsreaders, Angela Rippon and Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

The final contestant taking part in Strictly Come Dancing has been announced as TV star Les Dennis.

Strictly Come Dancing's 13th contestant has been revealed as former EastEnders star Nigel Harman. The news was announced on Thursday morning non ITV's Lorraine show by Christine Lampard.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Les Dennis has reportedly signed up for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing, a move that has apparently left BBC bosses "thrilled".The 69-year-old, best known for Family Fortunes during the 1980s and 1990s, was asked to join the hit series during his time as Michael Rodwell on Coronation Street from 2014 to 2016. Discussing the offer on Sunday Brunch in 2018, Les said that he wasn't allowed to take part due to an ITV soap "policy". However, he admitted: "I wouldn't mind doing it, I always like a challenge." But if recent reports are to be believed it looks like Les' Strictly dream will come true after all.

EastEnders actor Nigel Harman, who played the tragic Dennis Rickman up until 2006, is reportedly joining this year's Strictly Come Dancing series. With the ballroom competition's launch show traditionally airing towards the end of summer, it's right about this time of year that the rumour mill starts making a noise. A source has now told The Mail on Sunday: "Nigel is the perfect middle-aged hunk.