Eastenders GILLIAN'S BID TO BE DANCING QUEEN

BROXBOURNE actress Gillian Taylforth is among the stars who will feature in the next series of Strictly Come Dancing, the BBC has announced.

Hertfordshire Mercury - Gillian TaylforthFormer EastEnders and Footballers' Wives star Gillian will be joining 15 other celebrities partnered with professional ballroom dancers in the hit Saturday night show.

Gillian, 52, who has also appeared in The Bill, lives in Springfields with her children and long-term partner Geoff Knights.

Other contestants in this year's Strictly Come Dancing include singers Rachel Stevens and Heather Small, plus other former EastEnders stars Jessie Wallace and Phil Daniels."

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This year's Strictly Come Dancing includes former EastEnders Jessie Wallace and Phil Daniels and GMTV host Andrew Castle among the celebrity dancers.

At a press launch in London, ITV confirmed that Phil, 49, will dance with Flavia Cacace, who caused a storm by beginning a relationship on the last series with her dancing partner, ex EastEnder Matt Di Angelo.

Flavia's former boyfriend Vincent Simone will dance with another onetime EastEnders star, Gillian Taylforth, 53.

Professional dancer and occasional cad Brendan Cole has been paired with model and TV presenter Lisa Snowdon, 36."

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