Alex Scott is the twelfth contestant set for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
The sports pundit and TV star – who played football for Arsenal before her retirement last year – has been signed up for the upcoming series of the BBC’s celebrity ballroom competition, and she admitted she’s "terrified" at the prospect of quick stepping out of her comfort zone.
She said: "I am absolutely buzzing to be signed up to ‘Strictly’. It’s the show I’ve always wanted to do and I can’t believe I’m finally going to be part of it.
"I’m super excited, but also terrified at the same time… The football pitch is a bit less glam than the ballroom, but I’m ready to try the sequins and dresses! Bring it on!"
Alex, 34, captained Arsenal – the team she signed with at the age of eight – and helped the club to a domestic double of the FA Women’s Cup and the FA Women’s Premier League, and remained a key figure when they won the quadruple in the 2006/07 season.
Since her retirement, she has started a successful TV career on BBC and Sky Sports, and last August she became the first female Sky Pundit on a Sky Sports’ Super Sunday and made waves as a fresh addition to the BBC World Cup Commentary line up.
Meanwhile Michelle Vissage, Viscountess Emma Weymouth, Karim Zeroual, Mike Bushell, Catherine Tyldesley, Saffron Barker, David James, Chris Ramsey and Emma Barton will also compete on the programme later this year, with more names still to be announced.
Although the pairings haven’t been confirmed yet, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ star Michelle revealed this week she’s hoping she will be partnered up with Giovanni Pernice on the programme.
She said: "I’m Italian so I would love Giovanni. I love the Italian sense of humour, the accent is amazing and they have a good time.
"They’ve got to have some guns to lift all of this. I also love Aljaž [Škorjanec] and Gorka [Marquez]. One of those three I’d be over the moon."
Alex Scott confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing
