Hairy Biker in Strictly line-up

A model, a Bond girl and a Hairy Biker are all lined up to star in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, it was reported today.

The BBC1 ballroom show has lined up 15 stars including Murder on the Dancefloor singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, rugby player Ben Cohen and Coronation Street’s Natalie Gumede for the new series.

The Sun reported the full line-up also includes Fiona Fullerton, who starred in A View to a Kill, Ashley Taylor Dawson from Hollyoaks, Patrick Robinson from Casualty and fashion designer Julien Macdonald.

Other names include actor Mark Benton, BBC Breakfast host Susanna Reid, Dragons Den star Deborah Meaden, and TV chef Dave Myers.

Already named were Countdown star Rachel Riley, model and TV presenter Abbey Clancy, golfer Tony Jacklin and Vanessa Feltz.