Strictly Come Dancing

The line-up is as follows:

The women:

Stephanie Beacham - actress who played Sable Colby in Dynasty and The Colbys and more recently starred in ITV prison drama Bad Girls. Her dance partner for Strictly is Vincent Simone.

Kelly Brook - TV presenter, model and actress whose Strictly dance partner is Brendan Cole.

Letitia Dean - former EastEnders actress who will be dancing with Darren Bennett.

Alesha Dixon - one third of former girl group Mis-Teeq. Her Strictly partner is Matthew Cutler.

Kate Garraway - presenter on GMTV and The People's Quiz who will be dancing with Anton Du Beke.

Penny Lancaster-Stewart - model, photographer and wife of Rod Stewart will be partnered by Ian Waite.

Gabby Logan - sports presenter and wife of Kenny Logan. Her Strictly dance partner is James Jordan.

The men:

John Barnes - former Watford, Liverpool and England footballer. His Strictly dance partner will be Nicole Cutler.

Brian Capron - actor who played serial killer Richrd Hillman in Coronation Street. He is partnered by reigning Strictly Come Dancing champion Karen Hardy.

Matt Di'Angelo - actor who plays Deano Wicks in EastEnders. His Strictly partner is Flavia Cacace.

Gethin Jones - Blue Peter presenter who will be dancing with Camilla Dallerup.

Dominic Littlewood - TV presenter on The One Show, To Buy or Not to Buy and Don't Get Mad Get Dom. He will be dancing with Lilia Kopylova.

Kenny Logan - former Scotland rugby player and husband of Gabby Logan is paired with dance partner Ola Jordan.

Willie Thorne - former professional snooker player who will be partnered by Erin Boag.

The judges

Usual line-up on the judges panel: Len Goodman, Arlene Phillips, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.

The presenters

The one and only Mr Bruce Forsyth returns alongside everybody's favourite newspaper The Tess Daly.

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing starts in October. Can't wait!

They did not actually announce the start date, just the month. With the same number of contestants as series four (which started on Saturday October 7), series five is, in my view, most likely to start on Saturday October 6.

Yayyyy! Thanks for that! Can't wait

I feel sorry for them

I just love this show I find it so exciting

Me neither

Wow, more coverage than your average tv guide

Thanks for that sweep, I really enjoy watching it, can't wait for it to come back on the television again

Yey poor Kelly Brook with Brendan she should have been partnered with Anton hes such a love...

Boooooo Craig Revel Hardwood (as my husband calls him )

At last something worth watching on a saturday!
Becky

Great Saturday night in - Bottle of Wine, Curry & Strictly!!

Absolutely! Bring it on!

Excellent! Thanks. I heard the tail end of a radio report about who was on but didn't catch them all. Thanks!

I really don't know why I like it but I love it!

Helen