Strictly Come Dancing sign KISS FM Dj Tyler West as 7th star for 2022 show

STRICTLY Come Dancing have revealed their seventh celebrity contestant – Tyler West.

The TV presenter and DJ will be taking to the dance floor this winter, but admits it’s very much “out of his comfort zone.”

He said:  “I am SO gassed to be joining the Strictly family! As I started writing this I already got cramp. It’s going to be one crazy incredible journey which will no doubt be SO far outside my comfort zone.

“It’s a show that means so much to me and my family and I can’t wait to seriously shake a leg on that shiny dance floor… with a side of sequins.”

Tyler is best known for hosting weekday afternoons on KISS, for which he was nominated for a prestigious ARIA for Best New Presenter in 2020.

Having begun his broadcasting career in children’s television, presenting various programming across CBBC, he has hosted MTV News, HQ Trivia and the 2020 EE BAFTA Awards Red Carpet Live Show.

Last year he launched his first BBC Three series, co-hosting Flat out Fabulous as well as becoming the host of The MTV Movie Show.

He will be competing against the likes of Paralympic hero Ellie Simmonds and  comedian Jayde Adams to battle it out for the Glitterball trophy.

They will join previously confirmed contestants, Coronation Street actors Will Mellor and Kym Marsh, Loose Women star Kaye Adams and Radio 2's Richie Anderson.

Four new professional dancers will appear in the new series of Strictly, creating the show's largest ever roster.

It comes after two-time winner Oti Mabuse and Aljaz Skorjanec announced their departures.

The last series was won by Rose Ayling-Ellis with professional partner Giovanni Pernice.

The forthcoming 20th series will see audiences return to the studio, with the launch show scheduled to be recorded on September 7.