General Chat

John Sergeant
John Sergeant is one of Britain's most popular and respected broadcasters and authors. His award-winning career as a political journalist has been as lengthy as it has been successful and seen him interview heavyweight luminaries such as Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and John Major.

In recent years John has become as famous for his appearances on comedy shows such as Have I Got News For You, QI, and Room 101.

Jodie Kidd
Supermodel Jodie Kidd is one of Britain's most successful and loved models. Her international modelling career has seen her grace the covers of Elle Magazine in an astounding five countries, British Vogue, The Face and Tatler.

As well as being a successful cover model she has also taken to the catwalk for the world's greatest designers, including Jasper Conran, Julien McDonald and Chanel amongst many others.

Mark Foster
Mark Foster is arguably the most successful swimmer Britain has ever produced. Six times a World Champion, his bulging trophy cabinet holds 10 European Champion medals and two Commonwealth Champion medals. He has also broken eight world records in his career.

August 2008 saw Mark compete in his fifth Olympic games - recognising this feat, Mark was voted by his team-mates as the Team GB member who would carry the British flag at the Olympic Opening ceremony.

Lisa Snowdon
Television presenter, model, pin-up and all round girl next door, Lisa Snowdon has firmly established herself as more than just a pretty face. As well as being one of the UK's top models, Lisa has also carved out a successful career in television.

Lisa is a host and judge on Living TV's Britain's Next Top Model, and she also starred in this year's Celebrity Apprentice on BBC One for Sports Relief, and presented on BBC Two's Through the Keyhole, alongside Sir David Frost.

Yes I will do, That's if nobody else wants to do it.

Morning Ann,
didn't know she was married to Trevor Eve, used to watch Shoestring.

Phil Daniels
Some know Phil Daniels best as Jimmy in the cult film Quadrophenia, the Britpop generation knows him as the voice on Blur's Parklife, and a new breed of EastEnders fans know him simply as Kevin Wicks.

Phil isn't just a multi-talented actor, it turns out he's a sporting all-rounder too. This year he even did the London Marathon. On a slightly more bizarre note, Phil is a trained knife-thrower, and once practised his skills on Jonathan Ross!

Rachel Stevens
As a UK pop star, Rachel formed an integral seventh of successful pop group S Club 7. During their tenure, the pop act racked up 11 Top 40 hits, including chart toppers Reach, Don't Stop Movin' and Have You Ever.

The band called it a day in 2002, and Rachel branched out as a solo singer a year later, scoring several Top 10 hits, before hanging up her sparkly gloves in 2005. Rachel can also count being an FHM magazine favourite and the first woman to appear in a campaign to raise awareness of testicular cancer among her achievements.

Tom Chambers
Tom Chambers sets millions of hearts aflutter on a weekly basis with his portrayal of registrar lady-killer Sam Strachan in BBC One's Holby City. His heartthrob status is only likely to increase once female Strictly viewers get to see him in his sequins!

Tom is a huge fan of dancing, and one of his ambitions is to make and appear in a Singing in the Rain-esque British movie. He thinks there's no better way to prepare for such a goal than to compete on Strictly.

The extracts above about each of the stars is taken from the BBC Strictly Come Dancing website.

nudging incase evening folks haven't seen line up yet.

I wish they'd give Anton a decent partner. From what I saw Gillian Taylforth say he hasn't much chance yet again!

I wonder why, with a surname like Healy, his parents called him Austin? He sounds like a small old car. Or is Austin a nickname from his rugby days?

right - I got things wrong - Trevor Eve is married to Cherie Mughan and Cherie Lunghi did the Kenco ad!!! think that's right - but then again, it could be totally wrong - if it is, Sally will come on and correct it - won't you Sally!!!!

Sharon Maughan. You're getting your worms the wrong way round as Ronnie Barker would say. lol

course I am - I'll be asking for four candles next!!!!!

hahahahahaha.

for those of you interested, take a look at this on You tube,

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EXFiFg2GX6w

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/a127537/video-meet-the-strictly-couples.html

video clip of all this year's celebrities and their professional dance partners.

Really do not like Christine Bleakley and can not watch the One Show.

Partnership of Gillian Taylforth and Anton could be interesting