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

[Hannelene]

karen was my favourite too she could really move! her and mark were a dream couple!

[LostVoodoo]

line up is out on tuesday

[Abbie]

Yay cant wait

[Hannelene]

Really? I will be looking out for this!

[Debs]

Really? I will be looking out for this!

cannot wait for this start now! Cannot wait to see who will be dancing!

[Chloe O'brien]

this was posted in yesterdays news of the world, not sure how true it is. :

STARS of this year's Strictly Come Dancing will each be paid the same sum - £50,000.

BBC bosses want to avoid the jealous bickering that broke out last year over pay packets.

An insider said: "We're going head-to-head with X Factor. Bosses don't want any hiccups."

Set for this year's show are tennis legend Martina Hingis, 28, Oxo actress Linda Bellingham, 61, The Bill's Ali Bastian, 26, athlete Jade Johnson, 29, Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle, 37, Crimewatch's Rav Wilding, 31, and BBC Breakfast's Chris Hollins, 47.

Pairings will include Brendan Cole with Ronnie Wood's estranged wife Jo, 54. Footballers' Wives star Zoe Lucker, 35, dances with James Jordan, while ex-EastEnder Natalie Cassidy, 26, partners Vincent Simone. Actress Laila Rouass, 34, is with Anton du Beke, Kristina Rihanoff with boxer Joe Calzaghe, 37, and EastEnder Ricky Groves, 38, with Erin Boag.

[Abbie]

Ooo I like

You can always count on ex EE'ers to be on there

[tammyy2j]

Former boxing champion Joe Calzaghe is the latest star set to show off his fancy footwork on the latest series of U.K. talent contest Strictly Come Dancing.

The undefeated Welsh fighter announced his retirement earlier this year and his father/trainer Enzo Calzaghe has confirmed his son will now step into the spotlight for the BBC series.

He tells Britain's Western Mail newspaper, "Of course I know about it."

Calzaghe's uncle Uccio has also commented on the reports, adding, "I think he'll do very well. Like anything Joe has tackled in his life he has always wanted to be the best and come out best. He will put his heart into it 100 per cent."

Other celebrities who have reportedly signed up for the show include La Toya Jackson and Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood's estranged wife Jo.

[Perdita]

Axed Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips has been offered a new role on the show, a report claims.

According to The Sun, the programme's bosses have asked Phillips to work as a choreographer on the new series. The job would see her appearing on screen in edited footage showing her creating the group dances.

A BBC source explained: "Arlene may not be a judge anymore but we still want her on board as her expertise is unparalleled.

"We've offered her a role doing what she does best, which is choreography. As viewers know, the group dances are highly technical so it's not an easy thing to do."

Phillips was axed from the ballroom competition last month after producers decided to recruit former winner Alesha Dixon for the panel. The BBC's decision proved to be controversial, with more than 1,000 viewers contacting the corporation to complain.

The long-standing judge has already signed up to be a Strictly expert on The One Show this year.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictly...ictly-job.html

[lizann]

The wait is over! The BBC today confirmed the line-up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

To be honest, there aren't a lot of surprises as most of the names had already been linked to the series over the past few months. In fact, the only big surprises were that Fern Britton and La Toya Jackson are not taking part, despite speculation that they would be competing. So, who is taking part then?

From soapland we have former EastEnders' actress Natalie Cassidy, who will be dancing with Vincent Simone and fellow EastEnder Ricky Groves, whose partner is Erin Boag. Coronation Street is represented by Craig Kelly (dancing with Flavia Cacace) and Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle will be taking part alongside professional dancer Natalie Lowe.

Footballers' Wives' actresses Zoe Lucker (dancing with James Jordan) and Laila Rouass (dancing with Anton Du Beke) will be reunited on the show, and the showbiz line-up is completed by actress and presenter Lynda Bellingham (dancing with Darren Bennett) and The Bill's Ali Bastian.

The sporting world is represented by former women's world number one tennis player Martina Hingis, who is dancing with Matthew Cutler, and Olympic athlete Jade Johnston, who is dancing with Ian Waite. They are joined by horse racing legend Richard Dunwoody (dancing with Lilia Kopylova) and boxing world champion Joe Calzaghe (dancing with Kristina Rihanoff). I'm A Celebrity winner and former cricketer Phil Tufnell, who is dancing with Katya Virshilas, completes the sporting line-up.

BBC presenters Chris Hollins (dancing with Ola Jordan) and Rav Wilding (dancing with Aliona Vilani) will also take part, alongside model and businesswoman Jo Wood, who is dancing with Brendan Cole.

In a big departure, this year's series will kick off on a Friday night and there will be editions on both Friday and Saturday for the first two weeks. There have also been changes to the voting system and how points are awarded in the event of a tie in judges' scores. This means - and we quote - 'should there be a tie any one couple can be saved from the dance off, and no one couple is safe'. Hopefully you understand that bit.

The show's presenter Bruce Forsyth took the opportunity at the press launch to hit back at claims that The X Factor had beaten Strictly last year in the ratings. The veteran entertainer handed out copies of the ratings data to back up his claim.