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Strictly's 2009 Stars
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Strictly Come Dancing puts the sparkle and glitz back into the weekend. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly host, but who are the dancing celebs? Well, there are several soap stars for starters.
The women: actress Lynda Bellingham, tennis champion Martina Hingis, athlete Jade Johnson, The Bill's Ali Bastian, EastEnders' Natalie Cassidy, Jo Wood (estranged wife of Ronnie Wood) and Footballers' Wives stars Zoe Lucker and Laila Rouss.
The men: boxer Joe Calzaghe, Crimewatch host Rav Wilding, ex-cricketer Phil Tufnell, Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle, EastEnders' Ricky Groves, BBC Breakfast's Chris Hollins, jockey Richard Dunwoody and Coronation Street actor Craig Kelly. We profile Strictly's stars in our gallery.

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