Possible Monday Announcement Spoiler

The BBC have taken a break for the weekend but the weekend means nothing for the Strictly Spoiler as I’m on hand to reveal the eleventh 2016 celebrity that the BBC will be revealing on Monday. Obviously this isn’t 100% confirmed and The Strictly Spoiler has been wrong before (once) so don’t take this as gospel but the next contestant may be:

Lesley Joseph

This spoiler has come from a series of clues left on what appeared to be Lesley’s Twitter account along with her being heavily rumoured to be participating anyway and may be accurate but I’m much less certain than I was when I originally posted. See updates below!

UPDATE – Well it seems the BBC have announced another name. If I was cynical I’d think they were waiting for me to make this post. I’m still pretty certain this person will be announced as expected on Monday especially as the BBC are due to reveal all 4 final names on Monday

FURTHER UPDATE – I’m now less certain that this person will be announced as Linda Robson has stated that the twitter account concerned IS NOT Lesley. Of course Lesley has been heavily rumoured by the press and many of the rumours have still come to fruition (Will Young, Anastacia and Ed Balls being three) but I’m now no longer certain that Lesley will be announced on Monday. If she is I’m reasonably certain it will be during The One Show as she isn’t the sort of contestant I would expect to be announced on Scott Mills on Radio 1 which is when one person will be announced (possibly Judge Robert Rinder – which it was so there’s one announced before the BBC :-D)

FURTHER FURTHER UPDATE – The twitter account that was the basis of this spoiler has now been suspended and seems to have been fake. I’m a little disappointed as I’m usually very good at spotting fake twitter accounts. I think my keenness to get at least one name in before the BBC clouded my judgement. Of course she could still be announced later today but I’m now down to 10% certainty from 90%

Lesley is best known for her long time role as Dorien Green in the comedy Birds Of A Feather and at the age of 70 will be the oldest female participant on Strictly Come Dancing. At the time of writing Lesley is a 100-1 shot with bookmaker Coral putting her the outsider along with Ed Balls however that price may change if and when she is confirmed.

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Tenth 2016 Celebrity Revealed

The BBC have today revealed the name of the tenth celebrity to be taking part in the 2016 series of Strictly Come Dancing. We’ve had a few surprise reveals over the last few days but can the BBC keep the surprises coming. Afraid not as the latest contestant to be revealed is the heavily rumoured……

Anastacia

Anastacia is best known for a pop career during the 2000s spawning singles “Left Outside Alone”, “Sick and Tired” and “Welcome To My Truth”. At the time of writing Anastacia is 20-1 with bookmaker Coral.

What do you think of the latest addition. You can, as always, let me know in the comments section or over on Facebook or Twitter. Don’t forget to like The Strictly Spoiler or follow me on those networks to keep up with everything Strictly Spoiler and for your chances to win prizes in the biggest competition this site has ever run. Click for more details about the upcoming competition!

The Strictly Spoiler 2016 Competition Is Coming Soon

We’re well over halfway through the contestant announcements and I’ve been promising you more details on what I have in store for a competition this year. I’m still working out the final details so the full announcement will come in the next few weeks but I can reveal some information.

Last year there was one prize across the whole series of a £50 gift voucher. This series there should be about £500 worth of prizes to be given away! This really will be the biggest competition this site has ever run!

Earlier this year I asked you if you would prefer to see weekly, monthly or series long competitions. The vote was pretty split with 44% wanting weekly, 42% wanting monthly and 14% wanting series long. Given the closeness between weekly and monthly in that poll I’ve decided to accommodate both groups.

There will be weekly competitions throughout the 2016 series with an Amazon UK gift voucher prize. Anyone who wins one of these prizes during the course of a month will be entered into a draw at the end of the month to win a Kindle Fire tablet. There will also be occasional spot prizes on Facebook and Twitter so make sure you follow/like the profiles on those networks for more chances to win! Winning a spot prize will also earn an entry into the monthly draw to win the tablet.

Like last year the competition will be open to all UK and Republic of Ireland residents. Apologies to the few of you who visit the site from Europe or all around the world including as far reached as The USA and Australia but the gift voucher prizes will only be available to use in the UK or ROI.

The main focus of this competition will be to promote discussion about the spoiler and Strictly Come Dancing using the social features of this site, including the new and improved comments system, as well as the social networking profiles on Facebook and Twitter and you will receive entries simply for discussing Strictly and the spoiler here or on those social network profiles. There will also be an email entry route as I recognise that some of this site’s audience may not be users of social networks or this site’s comment system and I don’t want to exclude anyone from having a chance to win a prize this year.

Running a competition is one way that I try and give something back to everyone who visits this site and has helped turn something that was previously a bit of fun on my personal blog into the huge success that it has become.

More details including full details on the prizes and on how to enter coming soon so watch this space!