Vicky Pattison has been announced as the eleventh celebrity to join the new series of ‘Strictly Come Dancing'.
Pattison is a TV presenter, author, podcast and radio host who won the nation’s heart after being crowned Queen of the Jungle on “I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!” in 2015. Since then, she’s remained a firm fixture on British screens, with presenting roles across MTV, ITV, Channel 5, Channel 4 and TLC.
Her critically acclaimed Channel 4 documentary ‘Vicky Pattison: Alcohol, Dad and Me' cemented her as a compelling and authentic voice in the conversation around alcohol addiction and mental health. Pattison has also been a ‘Celebrity MasterChef' finalist, appeared on ‘Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins', and featured in BBC’s ‘Sport Relief: All Star Games' and was seen raising money in BBC’s ‘Arctic Challenge for Comic Relief' last year.
Off-screen, Pattison has authored multiple Sunday Times best-selling memoirs and novels – with ‘Nothing But the Truth' reaching number one and remained in the top ten for seven weeks – built a loyal online community of over five million followers and is a passionate campaigner for women's health and emotional wellbeing, with a recent investigation into women’s reproductive health in collaboration with ‘Good Morning Britain'. She currently presents the Saturday afternoon show on Heart Radio and hosts two hit podcasts: ‘Get A Grip' with Angela Scanlon and ‘BBC Sounds Love Bombed'.
On joining Strictly Come Dancing, Pattison says: “I’m absolutely buzzing to be part of this year’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing' lineup… but I'd be lying if I said I wasn’t terrified. I am a not a natural dancer! However, it’s such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way and I just really hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself!”
The news was revealed on ‘This Morning' on Thursday 14th August and 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.
