Strictly Come Dancing’s Tom Fletcher has a very famous family

BBC has declared the very first celebs having aspect in this year’s collection of Strictly Arrive Dancing.

Tom, 36, will be taking to the dance floor in the approaching BBC One sequence and will be joined in the superstar line-up by comedian and actor Robert Webb and Tv set presenter AJ Odudu.

Information of the trio signing up for Strictly was introduced in the course of BBC’s The A person Show on Wednesday night.

On Thursday, former Bake Off winner John Whaite has said currently being portion of the initial all-male pairing on Strictly Arrive Dancing is a “great move ahead in illustration and inclusion”.

The chef is the fourth contestant to be verified for the forthcoming BBC One particular display and follows in the footsteps of boxer Nicola Adams, who last year danced in a partnership with expert Katya Jones.

Fletcher explained to co-hosts Amol Rajan and Alex Jones he was “so happy the news is out. It has been so hard retaining it a secret”.

He said he was “equal pieces fired up and terrified”, including: “I feel bare devoid of a guitar. I am so employed to keeping a guitar on phase.”

He also exposed how it was McFly bandmate Harry Judd who certain him to consider aspect.

Harry Judd and dance associate Aliona Vilani (David Jones/PA)

The drummer won the exhibit in 2011 with professional dancer Aliona Vilani and is total of praise for the BBC strike.

Tom extra: “I cannot shut Harry up about Strictly. Don’t give him any monitor time. He has been supplying me masses of assistance currently.

“I remember when he won it. I viewed it each and every week. It was partly seeing him do that and viewing what an wonderful knowledge he experienced.

“He experienced an remarkable time, so I imagine due to the fact then I have had this key minor drive to do it. But it has constantly been his factor, so I required to make confident he was pleased with me carrying out it.”

What viewers may possibly not know is achievement operates in the relatives with his wife, sister and brother-in-law all famous in their very own suitable.

Well known spouse

Giovanna Fletcher received very last year’s I’m A Celebrity on ITV.

Tom is married to very last year’s I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Listed here! winner Giovanna Fletcher.

Giovanna Fletcher is an creator, actress, blogger vlogger and presenter, she has presented the CBeebies series The Baby Club since 2019.

Giovanna was topped the 1st queen of the castle as the exhibit was based at the historic Gwrych Castle, Abergele in North Wales amid Covid travel restrictions.

Tom and Giovanna fulfilled at the age of 13 owning both equally attended the Sylvia Youthful Theatre College in London.

The few eventually married in 2012 and have a few little ones together.

Well-known sister

Tom’s sister Carrie Hope Fletcher has appeared on the West End. (PA)

Tom’s sister Carrie Hope Fletcher is an English actress, writer, siger-songwriter and YouTube star.

The 28-12 months-old performed smaller roles on tv and appeared on the West End as a kid.

In 2011, she launched her YouTube channel Carrie Hope Fletcher, formerly recognized as ItsWayPastMyBedTime, which has songs and vlogs.

Her films have amassed extra than 130 million sights., she has also launched 5 bestselling novels.

Fletcher performed Éponine in Les Misérables in the West Stop till 2016.

Well known brother-in-legislation

Mario manufactured his debut appearance on The Only Way Is Essex back again in 2011. (PA)

Tom’s spouse is the sister of TOWIE star Mario Falcone making him Tom’s brother-in-legislation.

Mario built his debut visual appeal on The Only Way Is Essex back again in 2011 for the duration of the third collection.

In 2013, he entered the Significant Brother residence competing in the fifth sequence of the Channel 4 present.

Mario has said he credits is sister, Giovanna, with conserving his existence when he struggled with depression and tried to acquire his own daily life.

He told Hi! magazine: “Giovanna was incredible. The ‘Mama Gi’ we noticed on TV… she has always been that.

“She is tremendous organised in a crisis and just realized what to do and got me to counselling.

“As a man you have your guard up and I felt I experienced to set on this sort of bravado, but she informed me ‘you want to open up up’. That saved my existence with out a doubt.”

BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing will air in the autumn as the line-up is discovered.