While the list of starry names often includes a mixture of reality TV stars and presenters, the show rarely secures a punk-rock legend such as Toyah Willcox.
The singer rose to fame in the late Seventies when she fronted the band Toyah, before pursuing a solo career in the mid-Eighties.
Speaking about her entrance into the Strictly ballroom, Willcox says: “Wow Strictly Come Dancing, can you believe it!
In 2018, Paul McCartney awarded Willcox a Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Companionship for Outstanding Achievement in music, drama, performance and media.