JANETTE MANRARA has said that the announcement of the celebrity contestants for this year's Strictly Come Dancing lineup feel's "bittersweet", following her exit from the dancefloor earlier this year.

The first names announced for 2021’s series of Strictly Come Dancing have been revealed.

The new series of the BBC ballroom show is all set and ready to go.

The new series of the hit BBC ballroom show is shaping up nicely.

Peep Show comic Robert Webb, born in Lincolnshire, has been confirmed for the show

Bruno Tonioli has ruled out returning as a judge on this year's Strictly Come Dancing despite travel restrictions being relaxed in the US where he lives, saying until he won't commit to the role because of "travel insanity"

So far the line-up boasts a music star, chef, TV presenter and comedian.

McFly's Tom Fletcher has a lifetime of experiences in the music industry - his sense of rhythm might come in especially handy while competing on Strictly Come Dancing 2021

Former 'Strictly Come Dancing' head judge Len Goodman thinks professional dancer Anton Du Beke is a "natural" fit for the panel

Strictly Come Dancing is returning to screens and the show's 2021 line up is slowly being released.

Whaite said his all-male partnership will be a 'great step forward in representation and inclusion'. | ITV National News

Two Lancashire stars have joined the line-up for the 19th series of Strictly Come Dancing due to air in the autumn.

The Strictly 2021 line up is breaking history once again, with the inclusion of Great British Bake Off star John Waite in the first male same-sex couple.

He is the fourth celebrity to be confirmed and will form half of the first all-male partnership.

Latest confirmed celebrity contestant

Following the news that Tom Fletcher, Robert Webb and AJ Odudu will be taking...

Chef John said he wanted to do 'lots of spectacular lifts'

He'll join Tom Fletcher and AJ Odudu