Strictly Come Dancing participants

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 158. Chapters: Martina Hingis, Ann Widdecombe, Goldie, David Dickinson, Felicity Kendal, Pamela Stephenson, Paul Daniels, Alesha Dixon, Joe Calzaghe, Peter Shilton, Michelle Williams, Carol Smillie, Gethin Jones, John Barnes, Peter Schmeichel, Anton du Beke, Rachel Stevens, Esther Rantzen, Emma Bunton, Letitia Dean, Carol Vorderman, Colin Jackson, Patsy Kensit, Lilia Kopylova, Mark Ramprakash, Brian Fortuna, Vincent Simone, Mica Paris, Austin Healey, Mark Foster, Darren Bennett, Gavin Henson, Kelly Brook, Martin Offiah, Darren Gough, Matt Baker, Chris Hollins, Christine Bleakley, Heather Small, Louisa Lytton, Gabby Logan, Patsy Palmer, Phil Daniels, Jodie Kidd, Stephanie Beacham, Julian Clary, Laila Rouass, Natasha Kaplinsky, Tom Chambers, Kristina Rihanoff, Claire King, Phil Tufnell, Cherie Lunghi, Gillian Taylforth, Kara Tointon, Aled Jones, Matt Dawson, List of Strictly Come Dancing contestants, Fiona Phillips, Kate Garraway, Jessie Wallace, Natalie Cassidy, Andrew Castle, Denise Lewis, Jill Halfpenny, Zöe Lucker, Scott Maslen, Lisa Snowdon, Lesley Garrett, Zoë Ball, Roger Black, Bill Turnbull, Tina O'Brien, Dennis Taylor, Erin Boag, Gary Rhodes, John Sergeant, Ray Fearon, Matt Di Angelo, Ali Bastian, Quentin Willson, Penny Lancaster, Jan Ravens, Claire Sweeney, Flavia Cacace, Rav Wilding, Don Warrington, James Jordan, Jimi Mistry, Ola Jordan, Gloria Hunniford, Dominic Littlewood, Brendan Cole, Camilla Dallerup, Willie Thorne, Lynda Bellingham, Ricky Whittle, Karen Hardy, Nicholas Owen, James Martin, Christopher Parker, Jo Wood, Katya Virshilas, Matthew Cutler, Ian Waite, Georgina Bouzova, Robin Windsor, Craig Kelly, Brian Capron, DJ Spoony, Jade Johnson, Will Thorp, Diarmuid Gavin, Kenny Logan, Jason Wood, Jimmy Tarbuck, Richard Dunwoody, Hayley Holt, Nicole Cutler, Artem Chigvintsev, Hanna Karttunen, Sarah Manners, Aliona Vilani, Siobhan Hayes, Paul Killick, Kylie Jones, Ricky Groves, Natalie Lowe, Jaye Jacobs, Izabela Hannah, Hazel Newberry, Andrew Cuerden, Verona Joseph, Hanna Haarala. Excerpt: Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer-songwriter, dancer, model and television personality. She first found fame in the all-female R&B/garage trio Mis-Teeq, however, the trio separated in 2005 and Dixon continued pursuing her music career as a solo artist, signing to Polydor Records. Dixon began recording her debut solo album, Fired Up in 2006, but due to poor record sales of her first two singles, "Lipstick" and "Knockdown", she was dropped from Polydor. In 2007 Dixon became a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing and eventually won. Her television exposure led to a successful comeback, which included her signing to Asylum Records, an offshoot of Warner Music Group. Dixon then released a second album, entitled The Alesha Show in 2008, which received platinum certification from BPI in the UK. In September 2009 Dixon became a judge on the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing, replacing fellow judge Arlene Phillips. The replacement of Phillips by Dixon attracted criticism, as some questioned the extent of Dixon's dancing knowledge. Dixon herself dismissed the criticism, describing it as a "storm in a teacup", and refused to stand down as judge. In 2010 Dixon returned for the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing and released her third studio album, The Entertainer. Alesha Anjanette Dixon was born in Welwyn Garden City on 7 October 1978, to an English mother, Beverly Harris, and Jamaican...