The one big change Strictly Come Dancing made in their celebrity reveals this year

The first contestants have already been announced August 01, 2019 - 16:09 BST Ainhoa Barcelona The first contestants set to join Strictly Come Dancing this year have already been announced and by way of a change, the stars were revealed much earlier than normal. The BBC usually unveils its first celebrity in early to mid-August but this year, the big reveal came on 31 July.

Katie Piper was the first star to be announced on 13 August in 2018, and the year before that, Mollie King was unveiled live on air on 7 August during Nick Grimshaw's BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show. In 2016, Ed Balls was the surprise first contestant to be revealed on 8 August.This year, however, fans were given an early treat as not one but three celebrities were announced on Wednesday's episode of The One Show.

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