Strictly Come Dancing 2021: first contestants revealed – see who they are here

Last modified on Aug 04, 2021 19:47 BST Francesca Shillcock Strictly Come Dancing has announced the first celebrity contestants taking to the ballroom for the upcoming 2021 series.

The second contestant was revealed soon afterwards, and it was none other than Peep Show star and author Robert Webb, who shared that doing the show was "Very very exciting but with a slight undertone of quivering terror." The third contestant was revealed towards the end of the programme, and it was presenter AJ Odudu, whose codename behind-the-scenes of The One Show was apparently Marge Simpson!"The secret's out at last...

Matt's bandmate and former Strictly winner Harry Judd even texted the programme with his response to the news, writing:"It's win-win for me... if he wins I'll be so pleased for him but if he doesn't even better, because I can always remind him who did."The One Show drummed up excitement earlier in the day on Wednesday with a tweet confirming the first three celebrities were set to be announced.

A second fan said:"It's #StrictlySeason baby! Can't wait!" as a third tweeted:"Yes!!! So excited for this! Loved Strictly sooooo much last year!"As well as a fresh batch of famous faces, who will be learning everything from the quickstep to the salsa, the ballroom competition has many changes ahead for its 19th series.

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