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'Strictly' was my first job in TV ever.

— Shirley Ballas

I was terrified of being on television - and also I overcompensated, I'm sure, because I know I did this in my personal life…

— Janeane Garofalo

I've come to realise that being on 'Strictly' is like being in another theatre company and performing a live production.

— Darcey Bussell

Strictly' is so positive, we have so much fun doing a show like 'Strictly,' you don't have to worry.

— A. J. Pritchard

I never would've thought of going on 'Strictly,' I mean, I went on because it's my mum's favourite programme in the world.

— Rachel Riley

I absolutely love watching 'Strictly' every weekend and I can't believe that I'm getting the chance to be on this series.

— Emma Weymouth

I watched 'Strictly' and thought, 'That's pretty cool.' But as a child, this was the show that I was like, 'Oh, my god. I…

— A. J. Pritchard

Strictly' is a machine, it's a beast! It's the biggest show on television, I was thrilled I was allowed to come to watch the…

— Rylan Clark-Neal

I am so excited to be joining the world of 'Strictly!' I grew up watching it every year with my nan and she was…

— Zara McDermott

What I loved about 'Strictly' as a viewer and contestant was that it was warm, family entertainment. So it is a shame for the…

— Alesha Dixon

I really want to emphasise this - 'Strictly' is a positive show. It's interesting that it gets cast into this, understandably, the ordinary net…

— Robert Rinder

I'm a worrier and a perfectionist, and live television is like the antithesis of that, so it's been an interesting sort of push-pull of…

— Malika Andrews