Overview
- Strictly announced Tabby Stoecker as the 13th celebrity on Monday, August 10, via the show’s official social channels, making her addition the latest in a phased publicity rollout.
- Stoecker is a 25‑year‑old Team GB skeleton racer who won Olympic gold at the 2026 Winter Games and said she was “over the moon” to join the Strictly cast.
- Producers now have a mixed celebrity roster that includes Lacey Turner, Dani Dyer, Delta Goodrem, Chris Appleton, Dame Sarah Storey and others with two celebrity slots still to be revealed before the series begins.
- The series will be fronted by new hosts Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe and introduces five new professional dancers: Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi, Maddie Ingoldsby and Mark Karmalita.
- Reaction to the line‑up is divided on social media, with some viewers enthusing about Stoecker’s Olympic stature and others questioning the cast’s star power and noting tabloid reports that several contestants have prior dance or performance experience, a debate that could shape audience interest when the show returns.