Strictly Come Dancing 2009 **could contain Spoiler***

[Perdita]

Chat show hosts Richard and Judy are set to waltz into Strictly Come Dancing.

The couple - whose daytime show on satellite channel Watch was axed last week because of poor ratings - are near to signing for the new series of the Saturday night hit.

A source said: " Richard and Judy have always fans and they're about the offer to Richard Madeley, and Judy Finnegan, will be in good company. Former X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne, 56, and EastEnder Kara Tointon, 25, will be contestants.

And producers are pulling out all the stops to get Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland, 28, to appear. A new line-up of judges is also being considered.

Producers had planned to poach X Factor's artistic director Brian Friedman to replace Arlene Phillips, the only woman.

But our source said: "They realised Strictly wouldn't be the same without her."

Daily Mirror

[Chloe O'brien]

Will Brian not be working on X factor with the dancing.

[Perdita]

He will seeing they are not replacing Arlene with him. I would have thought.

[LostVoodoo]

i can see Richard doing it, because he's a plonker like that, but i really can't imagine Judy getting up on the dancefloor!

[Perdita]

i can see Richard doing it, because he's a plonker like that, but i really can't imagine Judy getting up on the dancefloor!

They are both desperate to stay in the public eye because they would not cope without it, she will dance

[Chloe O'brien]

They may pair them with James and Orla Jordan like they did when Kenny and Gaby Logan were on the show. Though I can't see any of the professional dancers being paired with them as they are likely to make an early exit.

[JustJodi]

Just curious,,,,,, is there an offical line up ?? I thought the rumour was that the CHUCKLE brothers were going to do the next series too ????

[LostVoodoo]

They may pair them with James and Orla Jordan like they did when Kenny and Gaby Logan were on the show. Though I can't see any of the professional dancers being paired with them as they are likely to make an early exit.

James would make Judy cry in about half an hour! Maybe Matt and Lillia?

[Chloe O'brien]

Just curious,,,,,, is there an offical line up ?? I thought the rumour was that the CHUCKLE brothers were going to do the next series too ????

It's still too early to release the celeb list. They normally start rehersals around September so it will probably be August before we know who is going to be on this year.

[Perdita]

FORMER England footballer Teddy Sheringham looks set to finally sign up for Strictly Come Dancing — after sitting it out last year.
The 43-year-old striker is in talks with show chiefs to appear on the seventh series of the BBC1 ballroom hit this autumn.

He nearly donned his dancing shoes for the last series, but pulled out just before signing up.

Sources on the show say Sheringham is now close to scoring a deal and will start training in August.

An insider said: “We’ve been keen on Teddy for some time and really hope we get him on board this year.” Former Man Utd and Spurs star Sheringham, who was awarded an MBE in 2007, retired from football at the end of last season.

If he does join Strictly he’ll have picked an explosive series — as Sharon Osbourne is also hoping to head on to the dancefloor. Shazza, 56, is almost certainly going to sign up and go head-to-head with her old show, ITV1 rival The X Factor.

We told how Sharon nearly signed up just weeks after quitting the talent hit following a bitter fall-out with fellow judge Dannii Minogue.

But she said recently: “I was asked to do it last year but I turned it down. I thought it would be disrespectful to Simon Cowell as it is The X Factor’s opposition. But this year I’m seriously thinking about doing it. I’m so close.”

EastEnders beauty Kara Tointon, 25, is also a favourite to appear on the show. Kara, who plays Dawn Swann, leaves the BBC1 soap this summer.

She won the Sports Relief Strictly show in March 2008 and is such a huge fan that she was in the audience most weeks. Now she can put on her dancing shoes and join in the fun.

The Sun