Strictly celebrities on how they will bring their talents to the competition

The BBC One show will return next week with its live show

Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu who have been paired for Strictly Come Dancing. (Ray Burmiston/BBC)

Singers Shayne Ward and Toyah Willcox have explained how they will bring their own backgrounds as performers to the Strictly Come Dancing competition.

They are contestants on the BBC One show, which will return next week with its live show, along with other celebrities including Love Island star Tasha Ghouri, JLS member JB Gill, Olympian and ex-hockey player Sam Quek, Morning Live’s Dr Punam Krishan, and former footballer Paul Merson.