Kelvin Fletcher has been officially confirmed to appear in 'Death in Paradise'.
Kelvin Fletcher
The Twitter page for the hit BBC One British-French crime drama announced the news of the former 'Emmerdale' star and 2019 'Strictly Come Dancing' champion's casting over the weekend.
The post reads: "#Emmerdale star and #Strictly sensation @kelvin_fletcher will be hotstepping it over to Saint Marie! #DeathInParadise."
The official confirmation comes after comedian Jason Manford, who will also guest star, hinted that was the case as the pair jetted out to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in September, where filming for the new series resumed in July.
Jason initially shared the photo on Instagram, and wrote: "I'm flying with this mystery fella to a mystery destination for @BBCOne. But who is it and where am I going?"
After receiving some backlash, Jason responded in a since deleted Facebook post and addressed criticism over the way he was wearing his mask.
He said: "Please stop calling people out on 'wearing mask wrong' it is soooo boring!
"There's so many different masks out there it's impossible to say which are right n wrong simply from a photo. (sic)"
He added: "Oh and it's Kelvin Fletcher and we're off to Guadeloupe to film Death in Paradise."
The pair's respective roles haven't been officially announced by the BBC.
Ralf Little (Neville Parker), Don Warrington (Selwyn Patterson), Tobi Bakare (JP Hooper) and Elizabeth Bourgine (Catherine Bordey) have all reprised their respective roles, while Tahj Miles (Marlon Pryce) has been added to the cast.
Executive producer Tim Key previously promised that the upcoming instalment will be the "biggest and best" to date.
He said: "We've got some real treats for our long-term viewers as the series progresses - including some major surprises and the possibility of another returning face or two.
"We are determined to make this our biggest and best series yet and can't wait to take our viewers back to Saint Marie in 2021."
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