Eddie Kadi has become the fifth celebrity to join the 'Strictly Come Dancing' line-up.

Eddie Kadi has joined the BBC show

Eddie Kadi has joined the BBC show

The 40-year-old stand-up comedian has revealed that he's "honoured" to join the BBC show ahead of the much-anticipated new series.

Eddie - who has performed in front of big crowds all over the world - said: "Wow. Anyone who knows me, understands that music and dance is so important and central to who I am. I’m so unbelievably proud and honoured that 'Strictly' and the BBC have asked me to join the 2023 team."

The comedian is now determined to make the most of his 'Strictly' opportunity.

He said: "I promise you, I’m going to give it everything I’ve got. This is going to be a vibe."

Eddie joins Amanda Abbington, Angela Rippon, Layton Williams and Krishnan Guru-Murthy in the line-up for the new series.

Krishnan, 53, recently admitted to being "surprised, delighted and slightly confused" about being asked to compete on the BBC dance show.

The broadcaster - who is best known as the anchor of Channel 4 News - said: "I’m surprised, delighted and slightly confused to find myself taking part in 'Strictly' on the basis of ‘you only live once!’ and I can’t wait to start learning to dance, but I am slightly worried about my general decrepitude.

"I know I’m going to love it and have a brilliant time and just hope I’m not the only one enjoying my participation."

Prior to that, Angela admitted that she was looking forward to competing on 'Strictly'.

The 78-year-old newsreader said: "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. 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!"

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