Strictly Come Dancing 2015 - Celebs are being revealed...

[PolkadotsAndMoonbeams]

About a month to go before it starts, and they've released the name of the first celeb.

Jeremy Vine

I know I'm totally missing the point of this thread, but Tim and Jeremy are brothers? I didn't see that coming at all!

The Orange One has thrown me into a quandry, I don't really want to watch him because I suspect he will be too good a dancer for me to fall about laughing at BUT, on the other hand, I hope to be able to crow gleefully when he is consistently in the dance off because of not getting any public vote at all. I fully expect to see his kids (whom he really loves, obviously) trundled into the training room every week to try and increase his public vote. And, no doubt, there will be plenty of passive-aggressive comments about how proud his kids are of him and how much they cry overtime he's in the dance off.

Actually, I probably don't really need to watch it now, I have pretty much outlined how the series will go for him.

What Blackamericano said about PA.

Will be interesting who he's paired with. Wonder if KP will let the children go to the training sessions?

My DM's looking forward to seeing him on it, she says he's always very nice on 60 Minute Makeover.

I really like PA he is cheesy but harmless I groaned at mark wright going on last year but grew fond of his mahogany tanned face

Oh groan you just know PA's going to get his nipples out.

blackamerican indeed they are brothers. Tim did his best Justin Timberlake for lets dance and did Fame academy but is on tour in the Autumn sadly, as many hoped there would be a Vine sibling rivalry, bro dance-off, with both signed but not going to happen.

locket Ola said she wanted him way back in April. Height-wise potentially Aliona, he is too short for Natalie although given putting Tristran+Jennifer together for NO reason other than being Irish, nothing would surprise me.
I had hoped following People's Strictly, Nat would have Adam Hills, he would be a great signing but alas, only in my dreams. She deserves a Contender though. Has had enough duffers. Andre, irrespective of my piss-taking, has a huge following and will be there a long time. Still rooting for Ainsley though, maybe he will get Nat.

Wasn't AH's dad a musician? He could have some musical genes. I predict people will warm to him. He's annoying but seems genuine

He got some moves. From 3.55 minutes in (no.6)

m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qRJYTPUeCuo

I had to google C Kirkwood but am still none the wiser. I get my weather from the Yahoo! app though.

Daniel O'Donnell, interesting, I have no idea how that's going to turn out, but he doesn't look particularly limber so I imagine he'll be better at the ballroom than the latin.

Marking my spot. As usual I have no idea who the soap stars are!

No, really?? I can't bear Daniel O'Donnell!

That girl from Corrie must be praying for a few more contestants at least 20 yrs younger at the moment! She's the youngest by about 25 yrs

Oo just found this! I'm a bit meh about the line up so far. Maybe they're keeping the big ones for later on as they think it's only us die hard fans who'll pay attention to announcements at this point?

I'm Irish and I have even visited Donegal on a number of occasions, and yet I have no opinion at all about Daniel O'Donnell, I don't think I've even heard him speak or sing. If he's on SCD his singing career must be hitting the rocks though.

Daniel is naff.

Meh.

OK, I'll admit it, I am hugely excited by D O'D appearing! Yep, blame good ol Irish brainwashing. He's massive where I come from. He can DO NO WRONG.

I also have a huge girlcrush on his wife, who had cancer and was totally awesome and cool and kicked its ass and looks even better with no hair etc etc. and when I saw her interviewed about it all I fell in love with her a little bit.

I always thought Daniel was nice-but-cheesy but if he married a woman like that he must be ok.

DANIEL TO WIIIIN!

Anthony Ogogo (boxer) just announced. He is hot.

Oh God, I already dread the terrible puns on his name. Bruno will think all his Christmases will have come at once!

so, we are waiting for

hot pop totty (male and female)
refined older LAYDEE (possible actress type (a la Felicity Kendall)
novelty celeb ....(Russell Grant replacement)
Celeb chef maybe?
and of course Person Most Unlikely ...see Jon Sargeant/Anne Widdecombe

How many more do we have to find?

Isn't Katy Derham the refined older lady?
And we've got the chef, Ainsley Harriott.

We havnt had the chubby dancer who can dance yet

I think we're probably short of a sportsman too - I know we have a. boxer, but we usually have a team one. No sportswoman yet either.

oh of course....Ainsley...god sake! :o

we haven't got any ITV folk yet have we??

There's a girl from Corrie isn't there? I think we'll get a male soap star or two as well.