The Guardian has the report:
"The annual battle for ratings and column inches between The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing has become an autumn television fixture. After the BBC came off second-best in last year's scheduling head-to-head – in part thanks to a lacklustre celebrity lineup – the corporation appears to be pulling out all the stops with a host of household names. Ann Widdecombe, Felicity Kendal, Paul Daniels, Peter Shilton and former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams will all be slipping into super-sequinned costumes and taking their first steps on the dancefloor in the coming weeks. Also embracing glitter and sparkle will be the DJ Goldie, the actor Patsy Kensit, rugby player Gavin Henson, psychologist Pamela Stephenson Connolly, Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien, and EastEnders stars Scott Masien and Kara Tointon. Presenter Matt Baker and East is East star Jimi Mistry will also join inbe taking to the dancefloor."
Will viewers vote for her in the same way they warmed to John Sergeant? Or am I being unfair about the former Home Office minister's likely dancing skills?
