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Montell Douglas is the twelfth celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2024

The Gladiator and Olympian will take to the floor when Strictly returns in autumn 2024

Published: 03:05 pm, 9 August 2024
Montell Douglas
Strictly ARE YOU READY, Fire is here to light up the Ballroom. Wow I am so honoured to have been asked to do the show. It is such an amazing thing to be a part of and I can鈥檛 wait to get started. Hopefully a few of my Gladiator moves will come in handy with the Tango or Paso Doble!
鈥 Montell Douglas aka Fire

Montell Douglas is the twelfth celebrity contestant confirmed for the brand new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

The multi-award-winning entertainment show, produced by 成人快手 Studios, will return to 成人快手 One and 成人快手 iPlayer for its new series this Autumn. As Strictly celebrates two spectacular decades of dance, this series promises to be extra special with even more glitz, glamour and unforgettable performances.

Montell Douglas or Fire is a Gladiator and an Olympian.

In 2023 Montell Douglas was in the 成人快手 One series of Gladiators. She is a multi-talented sports star who has competed as an Olympic Bobsledder and Team GB Sprinter. In 2010, Montell Douglas won Commonwealth Gold in the 4x100m relay race. She also held the British woman鈥檚 record for fastest 100m sprint. Her appearance at the Beijing Winter Olympics in the Bobsledding team etched her name into sporting history as she became the first female UK athlete to compete at both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Montell Douglas says: 鈥淪trictly ARE YOU READY, Fire is here to light up the Ballroom. Wow I am so honoured to have been asked to do the show. It is such an amazing thing to be a part of and I can鈥檛 wait to get started. Hopefully a few of my Gladiator moves will come in handy with the Tango or Paso Doble!鈥

The news was revealed on the set of Gladiators filming at the Sheffield Utilita Arena and her bespoke Roblox character was also revealed on the platform on .

A Roblox character in a dress holding a pugil stick

The remaining celebrity contestants joining the new series will be announced in due course.

Strictly Come Dancing is a 成人快手 Studios Entertainment Production for 成人快手 One and 成人快手 iPlayer, commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the 成人快手. The Executive Producer for 成人快手 Studios is Sarah James, the Series Editors are Nicola Fitzgerald and Jack Gledhill and the Series Producers are Ciara Murray and Joe Turner. The Senior Commissioning Editor for the 成人快手 is Jo Wallace.

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