Ahead of the official line-up for the 21st series of Strictly being unveiled next month, we took a look at some of the famous faces rumoured to be taking to the dancefloor this year, including soap stars and TV veterans

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Karen posed on Instagram on Wednesday.

Helen was paired up with Gorka Marquez last year, and finished a finalist.

The Countryfile host was flooded with best wishes from her pals and fans as she celebrated her milestone birthday

It won't be long until Strictly Come Dancing will be waltzing into our living rooms on a Saturday night on the BBC as we take a look at all the rumoured stars for the new series

West End star and 'Bad Education' actor Layton Williams is being tipped to sign up for this year's ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.

The hit BBC dance competition will be returning to our screens later this year with a whole host of new celebrities

BBC's Stacey Dooley has recently opened up on how 'hard' motherhood is in a new interview

The BBC star captured the adorable moment

Stacey welcomed baby girl Minnie with Strictly Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton earlier this year.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Amy Dowden’s show at Stourbridge Town Hall has been cancelled due to her ongoing cancer treatment.

‘Hollyoaks’ actor Atkinson and professional dancer Gorka Marque met while filming ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ in 2017

It's now been seven months since the dazzling final of the 2022 edition of the BBC One dance contest

THEY triumphed on Strictly, gliding around the dance floor in a whirl of sequins and glitter. But now new parents Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton spend their time staggering bleary eyed about their…

But some fans are already speculating foul play. And it comes because the actor has a background in the field of dance.

Bad Education star Layton Williams has a long history of professional dance

Strictly Come Dancing bosses have reportedly signed trained actor and dancer Layton Williams for the upcoming series – despite him previously appearing on the West End

She revealed she had passed a very important milestone while joking she was "posing up a storm"