Strictly Come Dancing - the line up

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here

[Wilts]

Ohh I am glad to see they have Brian back again this year

[bigchris]

I think that line up is a bit shite
2 Hollyoaks and 2 Footballers wives, groan!

[bigchris]

is the lass that danced with John Sargeant still in it?

[Wilts]

Yes I found the full line-up on digitalspy:

The female contestants and their dancing partners are:

• Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
  
• Lynda Bellingham and Darren Bennett
  
• Natalie Cassidy and Vincent Simone
  
• Martina Hingis and Matthew Cutler
  
• Jade Johnson and Ian Waite
  
• Zoe Lucker and James Jordan
  
• Laila Rouass and Anton du Beke
  
• Jo Wood and Brendan Cole
  
  The male contestants and their dancing partners are:
  
  
• Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff
  
• Richard Dunwoody and Lilia Kopylova
  
• Ricky Groves and Erin Boag
  
• Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan
  
• Craig Kelly and Flavia Cacace
  
• Phil Tufnell and Katya Virshilas
  
• Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
  
• Rav Wilding and Aliona Vilani

[Wilts]

I like Kristina. No Camilla this year though?

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And the first male contestant out will be?

[bigchris]

sjhe said she was quittting after she won last year iirc

[bigchris]

my money is on Chris Hollins being the John Sargfeant this year and lasting at least 5 weeks

[Wilts]

I would like to see Anton get a bit further this year, but have never heard of his partner actually I have only heard of about four of them

[Wilts]

bigchris- I didn't realise she was leaving, Dh will be gutted although he still has Ola and her particularly revealing outfits I suppose !

[terramum]

Just looks at the lineup myself after seeing the link on Twitter. Pants is my verdict....but will still watch it

[terramum]

See here for details of who they all are:
www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/couples/

[ILikeToMoveItMoveIt]

I was just about to start a thread on this

I'm soooooooooooo excited.

No Karen this year either. I loved her with Mark Ramprakash, but her gurning and pointing did wind me up.

The American version starts in September too. I'll be all sequined out

[Wilts]

ILikeToMoveItMoveIt - Oh I cringed when Karen won with Mark, he wanted to cuddle his wife and children and she was clinging onto him

[ILikeToMoveItMoveIt]

If I remember correctly, Karen grabbed the trophy and didn't give Mark a chance to hold it

[AvadaKedavra]

Damnit why did the only person totty I like there have to be paired up with Flavia

When is the series starting? Tuffers to win to make a cricketing hat-trick!

[Wilts]

Haha at trophy hogger

[cocolepew]

Ola's partner looks terrified!

[squeaver]

v glad to see Karen not there too.

But most please that bloody Sharon Osbourne isn't in it.

Jo Wood should be a laugh.

I thought Kristina might get rewarded with a potential winner, but don't think jockey-bloke will cut it somehow.

Dd is going to pass away with excitement when the trailers start.

[GypsyMoth]

oh i've missed this!!

i can hardly bear to watch sometimes tho,as really,its so crap!! am from the ballroom dancing world myself,and Lilia was a good friend of my mums, remember her earlier days doing the rounds with my parents. oh i miss those days!

[Wilts]

Even though I have now seen all the pictures I am still none the wiser on who half of them are

[Fimbo]

Zoe Lucker will be the Jessie Wallace for this year. Tears and tantrums if she is told she is crap.

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And of course they've booted out Arlene for being an old boot, who happens to know a thing or two about dancing, and replaced her with Alish 'Teeth' Dixon, who doesn't.

[GypsyMoth]

Alisha wont have a clue about any of the technecalities!! she struggled with learning those herself,and didn't win for her footwork!!

[FabBakerGirlIsBack]

I hate Jo Wood already.