Kiss radio host Tyler West has been announced as the seventh celebrity to join the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 line-up.
The 26-year-old presenter, who previously appeared on CBBC, said he could not wait to “shake a leg” on the show’s famous ballroom floor. After the news was announced on Kiss Breakfast with Diversity dancers Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, West said: “I am so gassed to be joining the Strictly family.
“As I started writing this I already got cramp. It’s going to be one crazy incredible journey which will no doubt be so far outside my comfort zone.
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“It’s a show that means so much to me and my family and I can’t wait to seriously shake a leg on that shiny dance floor… with a side of sequins.”
West hosts weekday afternoons on Kiss, for which he was nominated for Audio and Radio Industry Awards for best new presenter in 2020. He started his broadcasting career in children’s television, presenting for CBBC, and has also hosted MTV News, HQ Trivia and the red carpet live show for the 2020 Baftas.
He is the seventh name confirmed for the upcoming series, after paralympic swimming gold medallist Ellie Simmonds was announced on Sunday. The five-time Paralympic champion and broadcaster said she is “counting down the minutes until it starts” but also “absolutely petrified” about taking to the famous dance floor.
The 27-year-old was the youngest British athlete at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing aged just 13, and has gone on to present for BBC Sport at the Commonwealth Games. Announcing the news on Twitter, she said: “Oh my gosh! I’m literally bursting with excitement!
"It’s been soooo hard keeping this secret as I’ve wanted to tell everyone. I’m a tad nervous too, well more than a tad… I’m absolutely petrified! To be asked to be part of the Strictly family is just so exciting and I cannot wait, it’s going to be so much fun.”
West and Simmonds will join comedian and actress Jayde Adams, Coronation Street actors Will Mellor and Kym Marsh, Loose Women star Kaye Adams and Radio 2’s Richie Anderson for the show’s 20th year. The upcoming series will see audiences return to the studio, with the launch show scheduled to be recorded on September 7 and airing later that month.
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