Strictly bosses 'ban reality stars' for 2021 series despite pleas from celebs

Strictly bosses have reportedly set their sights on Ryan Thomas after he completed 10 marathons in 10 days. Corrie star Ryan Thomas has achieved an incredible feat, which hasn’t gone unnoticed by Strictly bosses.

Shirley Ballas is among the contestants who have signed up for 'Cooking With The Stars'. The 'Strictly Come Dancing' head judge will be partnered up with a professional chef and try to complete a series of cooking challenges in the hope of overcoming seven other celebrity competitors.

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas and Coronation Street actress Catherine Tyldesley are just two of the eight celebrities who will get their hands dirty in the kitchen in ITV's upcoming programme Cooking With The Stars. Hosted by Emma Willis and Tom Allen, the brand-new show will partner up each celebrity with a renowned professional chef who will assist them through a series of challenges but also potentially boot them out of the competition.

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Shirley Ballas has confirmed that Carrie Simmons will definitely not be doing Strictly Come Dancing this year.The BBC show's head judge said that it was "a family show, not a political agenda show" as she ruled the Prime Minister's partner out of the running. Carrie had been rumoured for Strictly after the recent furore around her redesign of the flat at 11 Downing Street and how Boris Johnson paid for it.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses are reportedly eyeing up Line of Duty’s Vicky McClure for the new series. Vicky McClure, 37, plays Detective Constable Kate Fleming in Line of Duty, with the hit BBC show’s sixth season finale on Sunday night finally revealing who the mysterious "H" is.