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Stepping out: Claudia Winkleman and Steve Jones present the show
The game candidates for the fun-packed festival of dance that is Let’s Dance for Sports Relief have been unveiled. The BBC show in which TV and sports stars make fools of themselves, dance and help raise funds for Sports Relief kicks off this month with more sequins and silliness.
Among the famous names preparing to put their dancing shoes on are comedians Katy Brand, Rufus Hound and Shappi Khorsandi.
They are joined by Grumpy Old Women Jenny Eclair, Linda Robson, Lesley Joseph and Susie Blake.
Also practicing their fancy footwork will be sporting heroes, including footballers Peter Shilton and Rodney Marsh with snooker legends Willie Thorne and Dennis Taylor.
Jo Wallace, Executive Editor, Comedy Entertainment, BBC, said: “Following on from the last series, the celebrity-packed show aims to have audiences singing and dancing along in their living rooms and no doubt in fits of laughter, as the stars of the show try to impress them and the judges with their dance moves, all in the name of charity.”
In a change from the usual format, this year’s contestants will be judged by a panel of television stars.
Renowned dancing experts and comedians Jack Dee and Frank Skinner have already signed up to pass judgement on their peers.
Claudia Winkleman and Steve Jones return to host the show which kicks off Saturday 20 February on BBC One.
The series will run over four weeks, comprising three heats and culminating in a spectacular final dance off on Saturday 13 March.
Each week a celebrities will perform famous dances such as Beyonce’s Single Ladies, Greased Lightening from Grease, Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal and Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire.
Who goes through and who gets a chance to compete in the final will be down to the public and the panel. With proceeds from the voting will go to Sport Relief.
Since its launch in 2002 Sport Relief has raised more than £80million pounds that has been used to help transform the lives of those in desperate need across the UK and in the world’s poorest countries.
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