 Legendary TV star Angela Rippon is the second celebrity joining this year's Strictly Come Dancing line-up. The 78-year-old presenter made themselves known on today's episode of The One Show alongside actress Amanda Abbington who was confirmed as the first contestant. Angela first hosted Come Dancing, the show that provided inspiration to the BBC programme that we know and love today. 'Having been a fan of Strictly since day one, and as a former presenter of Come Dancing, this will be quite an adventure for me,' she said. 'A scary one, considering I'm about to be 79. But I'm really looking forward to the challenge, and perhaps being able to learn to dance the Argentinian Tango!!' Amongst those rumoured to be joining them on the dancefloor are Stuart Broad, Brenda Williams, and Les Dennis. The long-running ballroom competition was won in 2022 by celeb cameraman-turned-dancer Hamza Yassin and his professional partner Jowita Przystal. Angela's career spans over 50 years, having presented a wide variety of programmes from hard news and current affairs, to quiz shows and magazine programmes for broadcasters across the world. She currently presents BBC's Rip-Off Britain and is a regular on Morning Live and The One Show, she presented the original Come Dancing between 1988 – 1991 and has fronted shows such as Top Gear, Antiques Roadshow, The Holiday Programme, Crufts, How to Stay Young and The Truth About Dementia to name a few. In 2004 she was awarded an OBE in recognition of her services to Broadcasting, Charity and the Arts, then in the 2017 New Year Honours Angela was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to dementia care. Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to){kind=link}
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Legendary TV star Angela Rippon is the second celebrity joining this year’s Strictly Come Dancing line-up.
The 78-year-old presenter made themselves known on today’s episode of The One Show alongside actress Amanda Abbington who was confirmed as the first contestant, and later Layton Williams, who was confirmed as third.
Angela first hosted Come Dancing, the show that provided inspiration to the BBC programme that we know and love today.
‘Having been a fan of Strictly since day one, and as a former presenter of Come Dancing, this will be quite an adventure for me,’ she said.