Angela Rippon for Strictly Come Dancing 2023 / © BBC
Broadcasting legend Angela Rippon is reportedly due to compete in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
As previously reported, this year’s festive episode will be the first to feature returning celebrities since 2009.
Rippon already holds the record of the oldest ever Strictly participant and, according to The Sun, she will break her own record when she returns to the dancefloor next month at the age of 82.
“Angela is thrilled to have been asked to dance again and cannot wait to find out who she has been paired with,” a source told the newspaper.
“She danced with Kai Widdrington before and would love to perform with him again, but she has to wait and see.
“Angela was incredible when she first appeared on the show. Who could forget the moment she put her leg above her head?”
The special will be pre-recorded on Tuesday, December 8 for broadcast on Christmas Day on BBC One and iPlayer.
