I think we'll get a cricketer (Matthew Hoggard), athletics (Jonathan Edwards or Darren Campbell) and then a less covered sport (Frankie Detorri- jockey/ Chemmy Alcott- skiing). Maybe a tennis star too?

I doubt even Flavia is small enough to partner Frankie lol, Jonathan Edwards is a possible, Chemmy Alcott is rumoured - but if she is going to compete the skiing season runs alongside strictly. Tim Henman has turned it down once I believe
Tennis - would love Stefan Edberg - he used to live in London - now moved back to Sweden

Stefan would be great. Or maybe Boris Becker, who lives in London currently?!

I'd like a female tennis player- Steffi Graf maybe (but can she commit the time and effort of flying between the US & UK)

More likely to get Sue Barker than Steffi Graff

Boris would be more likely - the ladies would fight over partnering Stefan - he is handsome.

Boris would be fab though - he is 6ft 3

So from the rumours these are possibles

Alex Jones (5ft 10) - Brendan
Michelle Ryan (5ft 7) - James
Jodie Prenger (5ft 3) - Darren (if they bring him back rather than Jared)
Joan Colline (5ft 4) - Anton
Sian Williams (5ft 3) - Vincent
Chris Tarrent (6ft 2) - Natalie

I think we can tentativley add Chemmy, who herself has said she is aiming to get fit to be part of it, possibly with Artem and Rupert Everett, based on that article, possibly with Erin.

Chemmy is 5ft 6 - so maybe one for Robin

Rupert is 6ft 4 so maybe a tad too tall for Erin but stranger things have happened for Ms Whiplash with her celeb partners. He is also doing MFL with Kara in the West End - so that could be a problem if the show opwns when the series begins

It opens in May, I think, and finishes by September (at least his stint in it)

Sian will still be presenting Breakfast when this series comes around. She leaves next March. So on reflection, I doubt she'll take part with four children and all the early starts to keep her busy.

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If not Sian, how about Kate Silverton?

Forgot she was leaving and it would be quite hard to along with Breakfast

Chris Hollins did it ....but ofcourse he didnt have the four children

As soon I posted that I remembered that

Now that she's announced her departure from Corrie, how about Katherine Kelly?

I'm so onboard with this - he's suddenly turned into a complete silver fox *dreamy sigh*

She leaves next year, so probably won't be able to do this series

Jonathan Ansell has been rumoured

Alex Reid has been mentioned but it was The Star !!

Oh no - is there anything he will not do to get on tv

That explains it then. Couldn't see him actually taking part

he was on a show with Keith Lemon so it would make sense. They usually put these people on the tv to get them out there and seen before the show

Id heard rumours about her for Dancing On Ice

not sure tho???

Id heard Brigitte Nielson was gonna be on something. Was it SCD though? lol cant remember

But doesn't she film her departure this year?

I like Katherine Kelly- can see her going with someone like Brendan!

That will be wonderful(well in my view ) if Jonathan Ansell were to be in the show