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Lorna Cooper, TV Editor

Strictly's 2009 Stars

Natalie Cassidy (Image © BBC)

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.

Natalie Cassidy and Vincent Simone
Craig Kelly and Flavia Cacace
Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe
Ali Bastian and Brian Fortuna
Ricky Groves and Erin Boag
Zoe Lucker and James Jordan
Laila Rouass and Anton Du Beke
Phil Tufnell and Katya Virshilas
Joe Calzaghe and Kristina Rihanoff
Jo Wood and Brendan Cole
Martina Hingis and Matthew Cutler
Lynda Bellingham and Darren Bennett
Rav Wilding and Aliona Vilani
Jade Johnson and Ian Waite
Richard Dunwoody and Lilia Kopylova
Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan
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