Strictly Come Dancing 2016: Will Young confirmed to take part in new series

The Pop Idol singer will be getting his dancing shoes on
Signed up: Will Young is taking part in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing
John Phillips/Getty
Ben Travis9 August 2016

Will Young is the second celebrity to be confirmed for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

The Pop Idol winner will be taking to the dancefloor later this year in BBC One’s ballroom competition.

The star teased the news on Twitter through the morning, and the reveal was made official on the Strictly account.

“As a fan of Strictly for years, I have always imagined myself on the show, but the timing has not been right... until now," Young said.

The only other contestant confirmed at the moment is former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, who was announced on Monday morning.

Several new professional dancers have been added to this year’s line-up, including youngest ever dance partners AJ Pritchard, 21, and Chloe Hewitt, 20.

Strictly Come Dancing 2016 – rumoured line-up

1/14

Also returning for 2016 are Anton du Beke, Brendan Cole, Kevin and Karen Clifton, Pasha Kovalev, Aljaž Škorjanec, Giovanni Pernice, Natalie Lowe, Joanne Clifton, Janette Manrara and Oti Mabuse.

The most recent rumour has seen astronaut Tim Peake’s name thrown into the ring – but considering he’s still regaining his muscle strength in rehab after six months on the International Space Station, the rocket man is looking like a long shot.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in