Strictly Come Dancing 2023: Angela Scanlon joins the lineup

Presenter Angela Scanlon is the sixth star to be added to the line-up so far. The news will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2’s breakfast show on Monday (7 August).

Angela said: “I’m scared, I’m excited and I have so many questions. Will they tan me? How itchy are sequins?! Are there flesh-colored sports bras?”

“Well – there’s only one way to find out, isn’t there!? Now I’m panicking a little…but I’m also secretly excited at the prospect of all that glitter. Let’s go!”

The One Show kicked off Friday night (4th August) with the long-awaited announcements.

Other famous faces confirmed for the dance extravaganza include Sherlock’s Amanda Abbington, former news anchor Angela Rippon, stage and screen star Layton Williams, Channel 4 journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy and comedian Eddie Kadi.

Who is Angela Scanlon?

Angela is an Irish TV presenter for BBC and RTÉ.

She hosts the hugely successful interior design show Your Home Made Perfect on BBC Two and is the only woman in the UK and Ireland to have her own Saturday night chat show, Ask Me Anything on RTÉ One.

Last year Angela published her first book, Joyrider, part empowerment guide, part memoir about the importance of bringing gratitude into everyday life.

She started out as a stylist and worked on fashion television in Ireland before embarking on her career in the UK as the new presenter of Robot Wars and documentaries for the BBC.

The multi-award-winning entertainment show, produced by BBC Studios, will soon return with its new series on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, once again bringing glitz, glamor and glorious dancing to homes across the country.

Additional celebrities joining Strictly 2023 will be announced in due course.