Comedian Josh Widdicombe is the first celebrity confirmed for the ‘Strictly Come Dancing' 2024 Christmas Special.
The news was revealed on ‘Strictly: It Takes Two' tonight. Widdicombe will be paired with ‘Strictly Come Dancing' professional dancer Karen Hauer. Josh Widdicombe said: “I am utterly terrified this will end in humiliation and worried I’m going to be so bad I will ruin Christmas for the nation. Why have I done this?”
Widdicombe has starred in over thirty series of Channel 4’s ‘The Last Leg' as a team captain. Josh co-hosts the hugely successful podcast ‘Parenting Hell' with Rob Beckett and has written two Sunday Times Bestselling books. He has appeared on multiple comedy panel shows including ‘Smart TV', ‘QI', ‘A League Of Their Own', ‘Have I Got News For You' and ‘Taskmaster', to name a few. He's performed onstage at the Royal Albert Hall for The Royal Variety Performance and hosted Live At The Apollo.
In the ‘Strictly Come Dancing' Christmas Special, produced by BBC Studios, each of the six couples will perform a festive fuelled routine in the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas, and the voting studio audience. But who will emerge the Christmas star of the evening, and lift the sought after Christmas trophy?
The remaining Christmas line up will be announced on ‘Strictly: It Takes Two' soon.
‘Strictly Come Dancing' Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.
