Victoria Pendleton

 

The London 2012 pin up girl is primed and ready for the competition. She's swapped her bike for ballgowns and sequins but claims that she can't dance. We'll see Victoria. You could be this year's dark horse!

Colin Salmon

 

A leading Uk actor - Colin has starred in three James Bond films but loves to dance

Denise Van Outen

 

The Queen of Essex has starred in Legally Blonde in the West End so is tipped to be one of the best in the competition.

Michael Vaughn

 

The former England cricket captain turned commentator is preparing himself for a tough ride. He believes that he can dance at his best at around 3am...would that be with a few pints inside you to, Michael?

Jerry Hall

 

Mick Jagger's ex wife is looking forward to cutting up the dancefloor whilst dripping in diamonds. She's previously starred in the Graduate and High Society.

Richard Arnold

 

Better known for quizzing celebs rather than dancing with them he was looking forward to the glitzy outfits - until he thought they gave him a muffin top. You'll soon sweat it off Richard!

Kimberley Walsh

 

The Girls Aloud band member knows plenty of dance moves - but how will she fair in the ballroom? She played Fiona in the West End musical version of Shrek so she's expected to be one of the top performers.

Louis Smith

 

British gymnast Louis has already proven he looks good in Lycra - so now it's just his dancing skills we need to assess. Fresh from London 2012, he's at the top of his game.

Nicky Byrne

 

This Westlife member should be able to groove his way to the forefront of the competition - he's had a lot of practise of swaying and toe tapping being part of one of the world's most successful boybands! Will he prove us right?

Lisa Riley

 

Best known for playing Mandy in Emmerdale and presenting You've Been Framed - Lisa has also starred in a string of theatre tours including Calender Girls. She hopes her acting skills will help her in the competition.

Johnny Ball

 

Meet the man that made science and maths popular - with a career spanning almost half a decade - will Ball be putting the youngsters to shame.

Fern Britton

 

Fern competed in the 2010 Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special and hopes to bring some of her knowledge to the competition.

She loves ballroom dancing!

Sid Owen

 

AKA - RICKAYYYYY. The popular actor doesn't rate his chances as a dancer but is looking forward to getting stuck into the competition.

Dani Harmer

 

She's best known for role in CBBC's Tracey Beaker and even won a BAFTA for it. She took part in Let's Dance For Sports Relief last year so stands in good stead for Strictly.