Stefan Dennis is the twelfth celebrity joining the new series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing'.
Dennis is an actor best known for playing Paul Robinson in ‘Neighbours', the longest running drama series in Australian television history. He created the role for the first episode in 1985 and appeared in over 6,000 episodes during the 40 years that the show was on air.
Prior to joining ‘Neighbours', Dennis worked extensively on Australian television with roles on numerous shows such as ‘Prisoner', ‘The Henderson Kids', ‘The Sullivans', ‘Young Doctors' and ‘Sons and Daughters', to name a few.
He has also appeared in ‘The Bill', ‘Dream Team', ‘River City' and ‘Casualty' as well as starring in the West End musical ‘Blood Brothers'.
On joining ‘Strictly Come Dancing', Dennis says: “This is an opportunity for me to once again learn to step out of my comfort zone in the world of television. Looking forward to the sparkle and reaching for the sky.”
The news was revealed on ITV’s ‘This Morning'. The remaining celebrity contestants joining the new series will be announced in due course.
‘Strictly Come Dancing' will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn.
