The YouTuber and podcaster will enter the famous ballroom when Strictly returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this September

Model Ellie Goldstein has been announced as the ninth contestant for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing. Ellie, 22, will be the first person with Down’s syndrome to compete on the main series of Strictly, after TV presenter George Webster appeared on the 2022 Christmas special.

Some BBC viewers will be introduced to TikTok star George Clarke, who hosts the Useless Hotline with Max Balegde, for the first time when he competes on Strictly Come Dancing 2025