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TikTok star Holly H ‘in advanced talks’ for Strictly Come Dancing
TIKTOK star Holly H is in advanced talks to appear on this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing, The Sun Online can reveal.
The 23-year-old star, full name Holly Hubert, has almost 17 million followers on the popular video site - with her huge influence impressing BBC bosses.
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The Sun previously revealed that show bosses had her at the top of their list to follow in the footsteps of previous YouTuber contestants Joe Sugg and Saffron Barker.
And now insiders have said that she is just days away from signing onto the show as talks have advanced.
A source told us: "Everyone's really excited about her joining - they think she'll bring a whole new audience to the show."
In May, a TV insider explained that Strictly are keen to attract a younger audience this year - and think that Holly could be the way to do it.
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They revealed at the time: "Holly is No1 target this year. The producers are obsessed with drawing in younger viewers."
Reps for Holly and Strictly did not comment when approached by The Sun Online.
Although she isn't a professional dancer, Holly regularly takes part in the dance trends that sweep TikTok - uploading videos of herself and pals testing out routines for the short clips.
She has admitted to having training in ballet, contemporary, tap, modern, and street dance in the past - but insisted that she hasn't done ballroom before.
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In 2018, Strictly cast popular YouTuber Joe Sugg in a bid to attract a different audience, with the vlogger proving so popular that he finished the series as a runner-up.
Last year, the BBC show followed suit and this time landed social media star Saffron Barker, who was the ninth celebrity to leave the competition.
Holly has eight times more online followers than Saffron did when she was signed up to the show - which would give the programme even more reach.
In addition to Holly, Good Morning Britain's Adil Ray, Maya Jama, Love Island's Maura Higgins, Stacey Solomon, and Corrie's Jack P Shepherd are all thought to be in talks to sign up to the 2020 series of the show.
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