Strictly Come Dancing Christmas line-up: Full cast of celebrities in the 2021 special
As the Strictly Come Dancing season comes to a close, we can start to look forward to the Christmas special.
Which celebrities will be taking to the ballroom and dancing for the Strictly Christmas Glitterball?
Who are the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special contestants?
Anne-Marie
Singer Anne-Marie will be taking to the Strictly ballroom.
Her songs include hits 2002, Friends and Alarm.
The songstress is paired with Graziano Di Prima and the pair will be dancing the Cha Cha to Feliz Navidad by Gwen Stefani.
Jay Blades
Star of The Repair Job, Jay Blades, has decided to give dancing a try.
Jay is famed for being a furniture designer and presenter.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2021 for his services to craft.
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He and dance partner Luba Mushtuk will be jiving to Hooky Street/Only Fools and Horses by John Sullivan/Ronnie Hazlehurst.
Fred Sirieix
Fred has risen to fame for being the Maitre d’ on Channel 4’s First Dates.
He has previously teamed up with chefs Gordon Ramsay and Gino D’Acampo for Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip, where the trio explores local cuisines of different countries.
Fred’s partner will be Dianne Buswell, with the pair quickstepping to Merry Christmas Everyone bu Shakin’ Stevens.
Mel Giedroyc
Mel is best known for her presenting work alongside Sue Perkins on The Great British Bake Off.
Other presenting roles include Children In Need, Eurovision: You Decide, and Mel and Sue.
Mel is partnered with Neil Jones, dancing the Couples Choice to Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.
Moira Stuart
Moira has a career in broadcasting spanning over 40 years.
She was recognised for her career and appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2001 for services to broadcasting.
Aljaz Skorjanec will be her partner, with the pair dancing the Salsa to Justin Bieber’s Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
Adrian Chiles
Sports and TV presenter Adrian Chiles completes the Christmas special lineup.
Adrian is known for his presenting of ITV Football and The One Show alongside Christine Lampard.
Adrian is paired with Jowita Przystal and they will be dancing the American Smooth to White Christmas by Otis Redding.
When is the Strictly Christmas Special on TV?
The Strictly Come Dancing special will be shown on BBC One on Christmas Day.
The show will air at 5.10pm.