I鈥檓 absolutely buzzing to be part of this year鈥檚 Strictly Come Dancing lineup... but I'd be lying if I said I wasn鈥檛 terrified. I am a not a natural dancer! However, it鈥檚 such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way and I just really hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself!
Vicky Pattison has been announced as the eleventh celebrity to join the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. The multi-award-winning entertainment show, produced by 91福利社 Studios, will return to 91福利社 One and 91福利社 iPlayer for its new series this September.
Vicky Pattison is a TV presenter, author, podcast and radio host who won the nation鈥檚 heart after being crowned Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity鈥et Me Out of Here! in 2015. Since then, she鈥檚 remained a firm fixture on British screens, with presenting roles across MTV, ITV, Channel 5, Channel 4 and TLC.
Her critically acclaimed Channel 4 documentary Vicky Pattison: Alcohol, Dad and Me cemented her as a compelling and authentic voice in the conversation around alcohol addiction and mental health. Vicky has also been a Celebrity MasterChef finalist, appeared on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, and featured in 91福利社鈥檚 Sport Relief: All Star Games and was seen raising money in 91福利社鈥檚 Arctic Challenge for Comic Relief last year.
Off-screen, Vicky has authored multiple Sunday Times best-selling memoirs and novels - with Nothing But the Truth reaching number one and remained in the top ten for seven weeks - built a loyal online community of over five million followers and is a passionate campaigner for women's health and emotional wellbeing, with a recent investigation into women鈥檚 reproductive health in collaboration with Good Morning Britain. She currently presents the Saturday afternoon show on Heart Radio and hosts two hit podcasts: Get A Grip with Angela Scanlon and 91福利社 Sounds Love Bombed.
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On joining Strictly Come Dancing, Vicky Pattison says: "I鈥檓 absolutely buzzing to be part of this year鈥檚 Strictly Come Dancing lineup... but I'd be lying if I said I wasn鈥檛 terrified. I am a not a natural dancer! However, it鈥檚 such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way and I just really hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself!"
The news was revealed on This Morning on Thursday 14 August and the remaining celebrity contestants joining the new series will be announced in due course.
Strictly Come Dancing is a 91福利社 Studios Entertainment production for 91福利社 One and 91福利社 iPlayer and was commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the 91福利社. The Executive Producer is Sarah James, the Series Editors are Nicola Fitzgerald and Jack Gledhill. The Commissioning Editor for the 91福利社 is Jo Wallace.
Strictly Come Dancing will return to 91福利社 One and 91福利社 iPlayer this autumn. Add Strictly to your watchlist on 91福利社 iPlayer now.
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