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The show will start on September 7 with fifteen celebrities allotted their dancing partners and given three weeks to practise. Host will be the irreplaceable 85 year-old Bruce Forsyth who has been given three weeks off during the series which will last until Christmas. The list below is not exhaustive so check with your bookmaker who is competing and who might have withdrawn. Remember this is a dancing competition of 15 weeks duration which will favour contestants with stamina;they should also be modest enough to listen to the judges' criticisms yet stubborn enough to know their own mind and put on a spectacle for the voting public.
Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington must be a favourite as a finalist,having the stamina to be there at the end and having the likeability factor among the British public.
TV personality and The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright is one of the few men I tip to be in the running this year and his footballing skills should come in useful when honing his dance skills.
Lingerie model Abbey Clancy will certainly have the wow factor in the ballroom but will she end up like Jerry Hall as viewers don't quite know how to react to her?
Another stunning model,Geordie Donna Air may fall into the same category as Abbey,but will her romance with James Middleton just make too many demands outside the practice room?
American Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher may be desperate to prove she can still perform on the dance floor,but at 48 one has to wonder what state she'll be in by Yuletide.
Singer Joe McElderry has not done much since he won X-Factor in 2009;he's the ideal age for this competition but I doubt he is of the same calibre as 2011 winner Harry Judd.
Welsh fashion designer Julien Macdonald has thrown his hat into the ring. He will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of 2004 finalist Julian Clary,though I don't hold out much hope.
Brummie divorcee Diane Youdale will be hoping to reach the final and her gymnast training should be ideal for this competition,though at 43 there are questions as to her staying power.
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has been signed up and though her beauty radiates through I can't see what she has uniquely to offer over her rivals.
Rugby stars have had a mixed record in this competition and Ben Cohen will be waltzing around the glitterball but I can't really see it myself,though he may be the housewives' darling.
Vanessa Feltz will make an attempt at the Rumba,but this chat show host will be lucky to make it past the first few rounds.
Similarly Hairy Biker Dave Myers will be in for a short ride;he'll take the money and scoot off.
Carol Vorderman replacement Rachel Riley has been linked with the show(if you can't get the brunette from Cambridge then take the blonde from Oxford),but I don't see her lasting fifteen rounds with Gladiator Jet.
Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede will be hoping to emulate the success of 2011 finalist Chelsee Healey,and with her musical theatre background this young starlet is definitely a dark horse.
Olympic gold medalist Rebecca Adlington must be a favourite as a finalist,having the stamina to be there at the end and having the likeability factor among the British public.
TV personality and The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright is one of the few men I tip to be in the running this year and his footballing skills should come in useful when honing his dance skills.
Lingerie model Abbey Clancy will certainly have the wow factor in the ballroom but will she end up like Jerry Hall as viewers don't quite know how to react to her?
Another stunning model,Geordie Donna Air may fall into the same category as Abbey,but will her romance with James Middleton just make too many demands outside the practice room?
American Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher may be desperate to prove she can still perform on the dance floor,but at 48 one has to wonder what state she'll be in by Yuletide.
Singer Joe McElderry has not done much since he won X-Factor in 2009;he's the ideal age for this competition but I doubt he is of the same calibre as 2011 winner Harry Judd.
Welsh fashion designer Julien Macdonald has thrown his hat into the ring. He will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of 2004 finalist Julian Clary,though I don't hold out much hope.
Brummie divorcee Diane Youdale will be hoping to reach the final and her gymnast training should be ideal for this competition,though at 43 there are questions as to her staying power.
Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has been signed up and though her beauty radiates through I can't see what she has uniquely to offer over her rivals.
Rugby stars have had a mixed record in this competition and Ben Cohen will be waltzing around the glitterball but I can't really see it myself,though he may be the housewives' darling.
Vanessa Feltz will make an attempt at the Rumba,but this chat show host will be lucky to make it past the first few rounds.
Similarly Hairy Biker Dave Myers will be in for a short ride;he'll take the money and scoot off.
Carol Vorderman replacement Rachel Riley has been linked with the show(if you can't get the brunette from Cambridge then take the blonde from Oxford),but I don't see her lasting fifteen rounds with Gladiator Jet.
Coronation Street actress Natalie Gumede will be hoping to emulate the success of 2011 finalist Chelsee Healey,and with her musical theatre background this young starlet is definitely a dark horse.
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