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Vicky Pattison is the eleventh celebrity contestant announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2025

The TV star and broadcaster will enter the famous ballroom when Strictly returns to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer this September

Published: 10:50 am, 14 August 2025
Vicky Pattison smiles for the camera wearing a blue denim shirt, set against a glittering blue background
I’m absolutely buzzing to be part of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing lineup... but I'd be lying if I said I wasn’t terrified. I am a not a natural dancer! However, it’s such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way and I just really hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself!
— Vicky Pattison

Vicky Pattison has been announced as the eleventh celebrity to join the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. The multi-award-winning entertainment show, produced by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios, will return to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer for its new series this September.

Vicky Pattison is a TV presenter, author, podcast and radio host who won the nation’s heart after being crowned Queen of the Jungle on I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2015. Since then, she’s remained a firm fixture on British screens, with presenting roles across MTV, ITV, Channel 5, Channel 4 and TLC.

Her critically acclaimed Channel 4 documentary Vicky Pattison: Alcohol, Dad and Me cemented her as a compelling and authentic voice in the conversation around alcohol addiction and mental health. Vicky has also been a Celebrity MasterChef finalist, appeared on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, and featured in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Sport Relief: All Star Games and was seen raising money in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Arctic Challenge for Comic Relief last year.

Off-screen, Vicky has authored multiple Sunday Times best-selling memoirs and novels - with Nothing But the Truth reaching number one and remained in the top ten for seven weeks - built a loyal online community of over five million followers and is a passionate campaigner for women's health and emotional wellbeing, with a recent investigation into women’s reproductive health in collaboration with Good Morning Britain. She currently presents the Saturday afternoon show on Heart Radio and hosts two hit podcasts: Get A Grip with Angela Scanlon and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Sounds Love Bombed.

On joining Strictly Come Dancing, Vicky Pattison says: "I’m absolutely buzzing to be part of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing lineup... but I'd be lying if I said I wasn’t terrified. I am a not a natural dancer! However, it’s such an amazing opportunity for me to step out of my comfort zone and to challenge myself in a completely new way and I just really hope I don't make too much of a fool of myself!"

The news was revealed on This Morning on Thursday 14 August and the remaining celebrity contestants joining the new series will be announced in due course.

Strictly Come Dancing is a ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios Entertainment production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer and was commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½. The Executive Producer is Sarah James, the Series Editors are Nicola Fitzgerald and Jack Gledhill. The Commissioning Editor for the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ is Jo Wallace.

Strictly Come Dancing will return to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer this autumn. Add Strictly to your watchlist on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ iPlayer now.

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