The brand new sequence of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing now has an eighth confirmed contestant. Singer-songwriter, musician and actor Matt Goss will take to the well-known dance ground this autumn.
The award-winning leisure present will return for its twentieth sequence in September, as soon as once more bringing glitter, glamour and superb dancing to houses throughout the nation. Already confirmed are DJ Tyler West; actor Will Mellor; actress, singer and presenter Kym Marsh; Radio 2’s Richie Anderson; journalist and broadcaster Kaye Adams; comic Jayde Adams and Paralympic champion and broadcaster Ellie Simmonds.
Goss, who was was lead singer of Nineteen Eighties pop group Bros, stated: “I’m extraordinarily nervous and excited, however I’m optimistic as a result of I’m very supple from the knees down.” The information that he was becoming a member of the present was revealed on ITV’s This Morning.
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Who's Matt Goss?
Matt Goss loved mega success because the entrance man of Bros, whose debut album Push went platinum seven instances. It remained within the UK chart high 10 for an astonishing 54 weeks.
Goss is about to launch his solo album, The Stunning Unknown. That follows a record-breaking residency on the Las Vegas strip over the previous decade.
The cult traditional documentary, After the Screaming Stops, which follows the Bros reunion in 2017, gained a BAFTA. In the meantime, Goss is a best-selling creator with new books within the works.
He's set to play the lead position in upcoming psychological thriller film, Cobbler Killer Stranger, and is not any stranger to Strictly – he was one of many celeb contestants within the 2013 Christmas particular.
The music legend was paired with skilled dancer Aliona Vilani for the 2013 festive episode. They carried out the American easy, scoring 35 factors from the judges coming in second place.
Goss is at present based mostly within the US. Aptly, he wrote the theme tune for So You Suppose You Can Dance, a actuality TV present by which contestants competed in dance challenges.
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