STRICTLY COME DANCING 2023

[magicalkitty]

The first three celebrities will be revealed on The One Show tonight!

Excit

Ooh I like her

Thanks for the thread!

<commences googling>

Hmm I don't know who Amanda Abington is

OK, I do know who that is. Her husband announced in June that she has dementia so I wonder how well she'll cope with learning new dances.

Ignore this, it seems to have been a prank on Twitter but it looked very legitimate.

She played Mary in Sherlock (the one with Bendywinks Crinklepants).

yay! Dh will not under any circumstances watch The One Show so please update the thread asap!

Ah this was in response to the fake announcement, so ignore!

Amanda Abington was in Sherlock and Mr Selfridge apparently.

Ooh Amanda has been outspoken about gender ideology in the past, so the trans rights activists won't be happy!

Angela Ripon is the third!

Is this a joke?

I quite like Amanda Abington. She has a twinkle in her eye. Don't know who Chelsea is, but then I haven't got to grips with Tiktok.

2 out of 3 I haven’t heard of but that doesn’t matter to me at all, I have long held that putting 15 randoms off the street into Strictly would be just as good.

Please remove as this is incorrect and was posted by a fake account on Twitter

Unfortunately there are a lot of fake accounts on Twitter pretending to be Strictly and the BBC. Angela and Amanda are confirmed.

So no Tik Tok kid?

They're putting them up on the official Facebook page, that might be the safest place to look.

Amanda's partner is an injured stuntman I believe.

Not yet but no doubt there will be...

Oh Polka there you are!

<waltzes into thread>

I've never head of Amanda Abbington but that's ok because I usually only know a handful anyway.

Angela Rippon needs no introduction.

Is there a third announcement? The Facebook page is only showing two.