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Published November 24, 2025 8:33am
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The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special is just around the corner – here are the confirmed stars so far (Picture: BBC)
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- Melanie Blatt from All Saints confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special with Kai Widdrington
- Scarlett Moffatt and four more celebrities to compete in the festive episode judged by Strictly’s iconic panel
- Longtime hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly to bow out after this year’s Christmas special
While Strictly Come Dancing is in full swing – with injuries here, there and everywhere – the Christmas Special isn’t far away, and a second celebrity has just been announced for the star-studded line-up.
All Saints star Melanie Blatt, 50, will be taking part in the festival special of the BBC show alongside professional dancer Kai Widdrington.
On joining Strictly this Christmas, Melanie said: ‘If you can’t have a dance at Christmas, when can you?! I’m so excited to meet Kai and start training to make this a dance to remember.’
Melanie joins Scarlett Moffatt in Strictly’s festive line-up, with the remaining four celebrities to be announced this coming week on Strictly: It Takes Two at 6:30pm.
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This year six couples will dance their hearts out to be in with a chance of becoming the Strictly Christmas Champion, under the watchful gaze of judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke.
Melanie Blatt has been confirmed as a Strictly festive star (Picture: BBC/Sarah Doran)
It will be long-time hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly’s last hurrah on the show, after they announced they would be stepping away from the series earlier this year.
As part of 90s band All Saints – alongside original members Shaznay Lewis, and Simone Rainford – Melanie had five UK number one hit singles and won two BRIT awards, selling over 10 million albums worldwide.
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In recent years she’s pivoted to cooking, as Melanie founded a gourmet burger business and appeared as a Celebrity MasterChef finalist.
She was also in the second series of Celebrity Race Across The World and starred in Taskmaster’s New Year Treat.
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Christmas.
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