There will be 15 celebrities teaming up with professionals to learn new dance moves, get spray tanned, and perform on Strictly Come Dancing in a matter of days.

During the launch show on Saturday (16 September), viewers will discover who is dancing with whom.

Find out all the backstage gossip from this year’s stars – Adam, Zara, and more – during a break from rehearsals. “They know I can’t really dance,” says the Emmerdale star, who says his children (ages nine and five) are excited and are teaching him some moves.

His actor siblings – Scott and Ryan – laughed when they learned he was on Strictly. However, he asserts: “We’re here to learn to dance. Everybody wants to see the progression through the series, so I’ll definitely give it to them.”

As a sensitive person, he says he might cry if Craig [Revel Horwood] says something bad about him.

Who does he really want to impress? It’s just me trying to impress my wife.” “You suddenly realize you need an element of physical fitness I’ve never seen before,” she says. I like it because it’s brutal, but it’s good.”

According to her, it’s up to you how much you want to give away. My ex-partner [actor Martin Freeman] and I never had our children on show before they were ready.

This does catapult you, which I find really funny,” says the documentary maker, who appeared on Love Island in 2018. Some special people will be in the audience to watch her.

I’m sure my parents will be there every week, crying their eyes out,” she says.

When asked if Strictly fan Queen Camilla will watch, she laughs: “I hope so! That would be amazing.”

While her career has changed, she says she is proud to be the first Love Islander to appear on the show. “I am proud of myself and how hard I have worked to change the perception of reality TV,” she says.