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02 September, 2013


Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly has admitted she fears the hit BBC ballroom show has a shelf-life, as it will run out of top-notch celebrities willing to compete.


The ballroom dancing show launches its 11th series on Saturday, with model and WAG Abbey Clancy, Countdown's Rachel Riley, Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden and broadcaster Vanessa Feltz among the line-up.


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Tess Daly

Tess told the Radio Times: "We never thought it would last this long and I don't want it ever to end, but the celebrity pool is getting smaller.


"We must have gone through 150 and we pride ourselves on a higher class of contestant. We have standards to maintain."


She said of the celebrities: "I've only come across those who really enjoy it. Louis Smith (Olympic medal-winning gymnast and last year's winner) said he'd never felt sexier than performing his Patrick Swayze 'Dirty Dancing' routine holding Flavia (Cacace) aloft.


"It transforms people. It's a sexy show - the routines, music, costumes, a good-looking cast."





  • Strictly Come Dancing line up 2013


    <strong>Abbey Clancy</strong> <strong>Age: </strong>27 <strong>Best know for:</strong> Modelling and being married to England footballer Peter Crouch. She also presents fashion segments on 'This Morning'. <strong>Odds:</strong> 5/1




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    <strong>Rachel Riley</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 27 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Taking over from Carol Vorderman as the letters and numbers whizz on 'Countdown'. <strong>Odds:</strong> 4/1




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    <strong>Sophie Ellis-Bextor</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 34 <strong>Best known for: </strong>Being a singer, with hits such as 'Murder On The Dance Floor' and 'If This Ain't Love'. She's also the daughter of former 'Blue Peter' presenter Janet Ellis. <strong>Odds:</strong> 6/1




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    <strong>Vanessa Feltz</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 51 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Her 90s chat show 'Vanessa'. She now presents her own radio show on BBC London and Radio 2, and famously had a meltdown on 'Celebrity Big Brother' in 2001. <strong>Odds:</strong> 50/1




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    <strong>Deborah Meaden</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 54 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Being a Dragon on BBC Two business show 'Dragons' Den'. <strong>Odds:</strong> 40/1




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    <strong>Susanna Reid</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 42 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Presenting 'BBC Breakfast' with Bill Turnbull. She also appeared on a 'Children In Need' special of the show with fellow newsreaders in 2012. <strong>Odds:</strong> 8/1




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    <strong>Natalie Gumede</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 29 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Playing husband beater Kirsty Soames on 'Coronation Street'. <strong>Odds:</strong> 6/1




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    <strong>Fiona Fullerton</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 56 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Her roles as Bond girl Pola Ivanova in 1985's 'A View to a Kill' and as Alice in 1972 film 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. <strong>Odds:</strong> 20/1




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    <strong>Ashley Taylor Dawson</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 31 <strong>Best known for:</strong> His role as Darren Osborne in Channel 4 soap 'Hollyoaks'. He also used to be in pop band allSTARS*. <strong>Odds:</strong> 10/1




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    <strong>Ben Cohen</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 34 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Being a rugby union player, and being a gay icon after establishing The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation to combat homophobia and bullying. <strong>Odds:</strong> 6/1




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    <strong>Patrick Robinson</strong> <strong>Age: </strong>49 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Playing Martin "Ash" Ashford on 'Casualty'. <strong>Odds:</strong> 20/1




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    <strong>Julien Macdonald</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 42 <strong>Best known for: </strong>Being a fashion designer, as well as having a famous spat with Cheryl Cole in 2011. <strong>Odds:</strong> 16/1




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    <strong>Mark Benton</strong> <strong>Age:</strong> 47 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Starring in 'Waterloo Road' as maths teacher Daniel 'Chalky' Chalk. <strong>Odds:</strong> 40/1




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    <strong>Dave Myers</strong> <strong>Age: </strong>56 <strong>Best known for:</strong> Being one half of TV chef duo The Hairy Bikers. <strong>Odds:</strong> 50/1




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    <strong>Tony Jacklin</strong> <strong>Age: </strong>69 <strong>Best known for: </strong>Being an English pro golfer. <strong>Odds:</strong> 50/1




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Earlier this week, Bruce blamed the show's lower quality celebrities on dips in viewing, claiming that when the show has a weaker line-up, viewers tail off.


Meanwhile, Tess, 42, has also defended the show against accusations of ageism and sexism, given the age disparity between her and Bruce, 85.


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Tess with Bruce Forsyth

Asked how she would feel if 'Strictly' bosses reversed the pairing to hire an 85-year-old woman and a younger man, she said: "That wouldn't happen, and this sort of thing is only an issue when people like you raise it and I have to defend my position as a woman."


The BBC was lambasted in 2009 for replacing Arlene Phillips, 66, with Alesha Dixon, 30, on the judging panel, with critics saying that age had been a factor, but Daly said: "I have no idea. It's not an issue in my experience."



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  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 1 / 2004</strong> <strong>Winner: </strong>Natasha Kaplinsky <strong>Partner:</strong> Brendan Cole <strong>Also Starring:</strong> Jason Wood, David Dickinson, Verona Joseph, Claire Sweeney, Martin Offiah, Lesley Garrett, Christopher Parker




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 2 / 2004 </strong> <strong>Winner: </strong>Jill Halfpenny <strong>Partner:</strong> Darren Bennett <strong>Also Starring: </strong>Quentin Wilson, Carol Vorderman, Esther Rantzen, Diarmuid Gavin, Sarah Manners, Roger Black, Aled Jones, Julian Clary, Denise Lewis




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 3 / 2005</strong> <strong>Winner:</strong> Darren Gough <strong>Partner:</strong> Lilia Kopylova <strong>Also Starring: </strong>Siobhan Hayes, Jaye Jacobs, Gloria Hunniford, Fiona Phillips, Dennis Taylor, Will Thorp, Bill Turnbull, Patsy Palmer, James Martin, Zoe Ball, Colin Jackson




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 4 / 2006 </strong> <strong>Winner:</strong> Mark Ramprakash <strong>Partner: </strong>Karen Hardy <strong>Also Starring: </strong>Nicholas Owen, Jimmy Tarbuck, Mica Paris, DJ Spoony, Georgina Bouzova, Jan Ravens, Ray Fearon, Peter Schmeichel, Claire King, Carol Smillie, Louisa Lytton , Emma Bunton, Matt Dawson




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 5 / 2007</strong> <strong>Winner: </strong>Alesha Dixon <strong>Partner:</strong> Matthew Cutler <strong>Also Starring:</strong> Brian Capron, Stephanie Beacham, Willie Thorne, Gabby Logan, Dominic Littlewood, Penny Lancaster Stewart, Kate Garraway, John Barnes, Kelly Brook, Kenny Logan, Letitia Dean, Gethin Jones, Matt Di Angelo




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 6 / 2008</strong> <strong>Winner:</strong> Tom Chambers <strong>Partner:</strong> Camilla Dallerup <strong>Also Starring:</strong> Phil Daniels, Gillian Taylforth, Gary Rhodes, Jessie Wallace, Don Warrington, Mark Foster, Andrew Castle, Heather Small, Cherie Lunghi, John Sergeant, Jodie Kidd, Christine Bleakley, Austin Healey, Lisa Snowdon, Rachel Stevens




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 7 / 2009</strong> <strong>Winner:</strong> Chris Hollins <strong>Partner: </strong>Ola Jordan <strong>Also Starring:</strong> Martina Higgins, Richard Dunwoody, Rav Wilding, Lynda Bellingham, Joe Calzaghe, Jo Wood, Zoe Lucker, Craig Kelly, Phil Tufnell, Jade Johnson, Ricky Groves, Natalie Cassidy, Laila Rouass, Ali Bastian, Ricky Whittle




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 8 / 2010</strong> <strong>Winner: </strong>Kara Tointon <strong>Partner:</strong> Artem Chigvintsev Also Starring: Goldie, Paul Daniels, Peter Shilton, Tina O'Brien, Jimi Mistry, Michelle Williams, Felicity Kendal, Patsy Kensit, Ann Widdecombe, Gavin Henson, Scott Maslen, Pamela Stephenson, Matt Baker




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 9 / 2011</strong> <strong>Winner:</strong> Harry Judd <strong>Partner:</strong> Aliona Vilani <strong>Also Starring:</strong> Edwina Currie, Dan Lobb, Rory Bremner, Nancy Dell'Olio, Lulu, Audley Harrison, Russell Grant, Anita Dobson, Robbie Savage, Alex Jones, Holly Valance, Jason Donovan, Chelsee Healey




  • 'Strictly Come Dancing' Winners


    <strong>Series 10 / 2012</strong> <strong>Winner:</strong> Louis Smith <strong>Partner:</strong> Flavia Cacace <strong>Also Starring:</strong> Johnny Ball, Jerry Hall, Sid Owen, Colin Salmon, Fern Britton, Richard Arnold, Victoria Pendleton, Michael Vaughan, Nicky Byrne, Lisa Riley, Dani Harmer, Denise van Outen, Kimberley Walsh





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