Strictly Come Dancing has announced the tenth celebrity joining the 2024 series.
The BBC dance contest is returning to screens this autumn, with a new line-up of famous faces taking to the dancefloor to impress with their dance skills.
EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick is the latest contestant to be revealed, known for playing Jay Brown on the soap since 2006.
He joins fellow soap star and Coronation Street's Shayne Ward as well as Miranda actor Sarah Hadland, who were announced earlier today (August 8) on Lorraine.
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Other Strictly 2024 stars revealed so far include TOWIE's Pete Wick, Love Island's Tasha Ghouri, opera singer and Go Compare man Wynne Evans, '80s popstar Toyah Willcox, JLS boyband star JB Gill, comedian Chris McCausland and Morning Live's Dr Punam Krishan.
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Jamie is no stranger to the show having won last year's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special with professional partner Nancy Xu.
"I had a ball doing the Strictly Christmas special last year, so when I was asked to join for this series, it was the easiest yes!" he said. "This is a fresh challenge, and it will be so different to be learning a new dance every week and for the public to have their say.
"I’m hoping to be Salsa-ing around Albert Square in no time, and I’ll be asking my Walford Strictly alumni for some words of wisdom. See you on the dancefloor!"
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Jamie made his debut on EastEnders back in December 2006 and is currently one of the soap's longest-serving cast members.
Last year, the soap star won Best Actor at the Inside Soap Awards for his performance as Jay during his on-screen wife's cancer battle. Lola Pearce-Brown (played by Danielle Harold) died after a devastating brain tumour diagnosis.
Harold picked up the Inside Soap award for Best Actress, with the plot also scooping EastEnders a Best Storyline win on the night.
Strictly Come Dancing will return later this year on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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