Strictly: Angela Rippon, Amanda Abbington and Layton Williams lead line-up

Contestants for this year's Strictly Come Dancing person started to beryllium announced and see Rip-Off Britain presenter Angela Rippon.

The 78-year-old volition beryllium the show's oldest contestant, aft Johnny Ball took portion successful 2012 aged 74.

Sherlock histrion Amanda Abbington and Bad Education prima Layton Williams volition besides instrumentality portion successful the upcoming series.

Last year's amusement was won by Hamza Yassin, the presenter connected shows similar Animal Park and Let's Go For A Walk.

"Having been a instrumentality of Strictly since time one, and arsenic a erstwhile presenter of Come Dancing, this volition beryllium rather an escapade for me," Rippon said.

"A scary one, considering I'm astir to beryllium 79. But I'm truly looking guardant to the challenge, and possibly being capable to larn to creation the Argentinian Tango!"

The 3 celebrities were revealed connected BBC One's The One Show.

Abbington, who besides starred successful ITV bid Mr Selfridge and has starred successful plays successful the West End, said: "I'm thrilled to person been asked to bash Strictly. I'm really truly shy and self-conscious truthful this volition beryllium a large accidental for maine to flooded those things!

"Plus, I get to larn to creation which I americium incredibly excited about. I'm truly looking guardant to the grooming too, I'm rather competitory arsenic my household and friends volition archer you. I can't hold to start!"

Williams, who has besides performed successful London's West End successful Billy Elliot and Everyone's Talking About Jamie, said: "Absolutely buzzing to corroborate that I volition beryllium taking portion successful THE astir iconic creation contention successful the UK! It's clip to bring it to the ballroom.

"So excited to larn caller skills from the best. Bring connected the sequins… ALL the sequins!"

He was astir precocious provided the dependable implicit for the BBC Three cheery dating amusement I Kissed A Boy.

During its clip connected TV, Strictly has breached caller crushed by televising same-sex creation partnerships successful caller years.

In 2021, an mean of 11 cardinal radical tuned successful to ticker EastEnders prima Rose Ayling-Ellis, its archetypal deaf contestant, triumph the show.

Last year's last was seen by an mean of 9.2m people.