‘The Great British Bake Off’ series 3 winner John Whaite is the fourth celebrity announced for this year’s series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing‘.
The chef, TV presenter and cookery author will also be part of the first all-male partnership on the show. Last year, ‘Strictly’ had its first same-sex partnership with Nicola Adams and Katya Jones.
John said:Ā āIām so grateful, excited, and nervous to be joining the Strictly 2021 family. Iāve been wearing sequins and jazzy attire since I was three years old and canāt wait to hurl myself, full throttle, around the most glamorous dance floor on earth. Whatās more exciting for me, is that Iām going to be one half of the first all-male partnership, which is a great step forward in representation and inclusion. Whoever it is Iām paired with, I hope they are up for a challenge as I want our routines to include lots of spectacular lifts!ā
Whaite joins a line-up that includes McFly star Tom Fletcher, TV presenter AJ Odudu and comedian Robert Webb.
The news was revealed today (Thursday 5thĀ August) on Zoe Ballās Breakfast show on BBC Radio 2, where Matt Lucas was filling in.
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ will return to BBC One for its 19thĀ series this autumn, once again bringing glitter, glamour and glorious dancing to Saturday and Sunday nights.