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Strictly star ‘accidentally leaks’ which pro dancer she’s been paired up with – days before it’s officially announced
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STRICTLY star Montell Douglas has 'accidentally leaked' which professional dancer she's been paired with for the upcoming series.
The 38-year-old, who recently appeared on BBC's Gladiators, is one of the famous faces part of this year's official line-up.
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Montell, who is know as Fire on Gladiators, will be taking to the dance floor to show off her moves.
Although it is unknown who the celebrities have been paired up with, there are a few telling clues who Montell is dancing with.
The sprinter has only followed Nikita Kuzmin on Instagram.
Nikita was the only professional to comment on the BBC's Instagram post that announced she had signed up.
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However it is unknown if the pair are going to dance together.
Nikita joined the show in 2021.
Over the years he's been partnered with Tilly Ramsay, Ellie Simmonds and Layton Williams.
He recently appeared on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother and placed second behind winner realty star David Potts.
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Montell is a multi-sports Olympian.
She started her sports career in sprinting, but has also taken up bobsleighing.
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During her career she was the British record holder for the 100m and competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics as part of GB's Britain Britain two-woman team.
Strictly isn't the only TV show that will be on her list.
Back in 2011 she starred in Who Dares Wins.
More notably, she starred in the new Gladiators as Fire.
Strictly rehearsals have already started ahead of the return to our TV screens.
Who's confirmed for Strictly 2024?
WITH Strictly's 20th anniversary special airing in September, The Sun takes a look at which celebs have been confirmed so far:
Olympic hero Sam Quek.
Towie legend Pete Wicks.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri.
Morning Live star Dr Punam Krishan.
80s legend and singer Toyah Willcox
Opera singer Wynne Evans.JLS singer JB Gill.
Comedian Chris McCausland.
EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick.
Earlier this week the show was thrown into chaos after the stars struggled to train in intense UK heat.
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The dance show has been involved in an ongoing scandal in recent months.
Two of their pro dancers - Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima - have left the programme after abuse allegations.
Strictly's full scandal so far
Strictly Come Dancing's scandal has been growing over the past few months, with several major players speaking out about what went on. Here are the key moments of what's happened so far
16th May: Giovanni Pernice sensationally quits Strictly Come Dancing after nine years on the show.
17th May: Giovanni becomes the centre of an official investigation after three former partners – believed to be Amanda Abbington, Laura Whitmore and Ranvir Singh – make complaints to the BBC.
16th June: Giovanni releases an official statement vowing to clear his name and denies any wrongdoing.
8th July: Strictly confirms Aljaz Skorjanec will return to the series, replacing Giovanni, after initially quitting the show two years ago.
10th July: Amanda Abbington launches fresh legal proceedings to get the rehearsal footage from her time with Giovanni, after allegedly he refused to release the videos.
13th July: Graziano Di Prima is axed from Strictly for "gross misconduct" after footage of his treatment of Zara McDermott is brought to the attention of the BBC.
Graziano quickly broke his silence, apologising for his behaviour in a statement and saying he "deeply regrets it", adding his "intense passion and determination to win might have affected his training regime."
15th July: Strictly bosses implement new duty of care protocols, including having a chaperone present throughout all rehearsals.
16th July: Zara McDermott speaks out publicly for first time. She states while the production team were "amazing to work with", she found the rehearsal room "completely different", confirming there's footage of "certain situations".
19th July: Anton Du Beke is put under the spotlight for his "1970s attitude" and treatment of female celeb stars, particularly after allegedly referring to 2009 partner Laila Rouass as a "p***" after getting a spray tan.
21st July: Paralympian Will Bayley, who has limb condition arthrogryposis, revealed he was encouraged to leap from a table during a dance routine, despite fears. The stunt caused an injury that forced him to withdraw from the show.
22nd July: MasterChef's Gregg Wallace admits he broke down in tears and got a nasty stress rash on his face during his time on Strictly in 2014.
22nd July: Despite ongoing issues, the Strictly professional cast begin rehearsals for this year's series.
23rd July: Celebrity agent Melanie Blake claims she was sexually assaulted by an unnamed pro dancer while backstage on the show, and claims she witnessed ageism, rudeness and a rough treatment to the point of injury.
23rd July: Strictly is forced to beef up security after 'an intruder scales the wall of the rehearsal studio'.
23rd July: BBC boss Tim Davie breaks his silence on the ongoing allegations against Strictly, saying he is 'deeply sorry', adding: "Hundreds of people, be they pros, contestants or crew have been part of it and had a brilliant experience.
"At the same time if someone thinks there was something wrong or they want to talk about their experience then of course we want them to raise that with us. Be in no doubt we will take it seriously, listen and deal with it as appropriate."
24th July: Strictly 2023 star Krishnan Guru-Murthy holds a bombshell interview with Amanda Abbington on Channel 4 news, where she claims she was bullied, with some of the 'humilation being of a sexual nature'.
27th July: Laura Whitmore releases a statement regarding her Strictly experience, saying "I thought my experience was specific to me but I’ve since learned I was wrong".
She adds she is not part of the official complaint, but has come forward to support Amanda with the BBC, alongside others.
28th July: Laila Rouass speaks out against the accusations regarding Anton Du Beke, saying she "never felt pressured" by him and "personally insisted on six to seven hours training a day".
August 10: Graziano breaks his silence on his Strictly axe, saying "these vile, false allegations have ruined my life."
He also told of the "shocking" end to his friendship with Zara McDermott.
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