Vogue Williams is announced as the third star to be taking part in Strictly Christmas Special

Vogue Williams has been announced as the third celebrity to take part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

The media personality, 39, is one of six famous faces who will take to the dance floor for the festive edition of the BBC competition and will be paired with professional dancer Carlos Gu.

It comes after RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tayce and comedian Josh Widdicombe were already confirmed to be part of the line-up.

Vogue is from Ireland and her broadcast work ranges from presenting documentaries and hosting studio shows to appearing in her own reality show.

She is often seen hosting the fashion and red carpet segments on ITV’s Lorraine.

The beauty is also known for her marriage to former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews and the pair co-host the Spencer And Vogue podcast together.

Vogue said: ‘I’m so excited to be joining the Strictly family! Carlos would have a better chance of winning a Nobel Prize than of turning me into a good dancer, but I’m determined to do my very best! I’m loving it so far, bring on the Ballroom Floor.’

Vogue is no stranger to the ballroom, having previously competed on the Australian version of Strictly, Dancing With The Stars, in 2012, where she came out third.

The first two celebrities were announced on Strictly: It Takes Two this week and it was revealed that Josh would be teamed up with professional dancer Karen Hauer, while Tayce would be paired with Kai Widdrington.

Welsh-born Tayce shot to fame as a finalist on season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

Often nicknamed Naomi Campbell from Drag, she models in catwalk fashion shows all over the world.

She has also presented on BBC Radio 1, MTV and Sky and even released her own rap single.

Speaking about joining the Strictly festive line-up, Tayce said: ‘I can’t wait to sled on the Strictly Ballroom floor.

‘My partner and I are going to dance for our lives! In all seriousness, it is an incredible honor to be the first Drag artist to compete on Strictly Come Dancing.

‘I hope I make all my Drag Race and Welsh fans proud! Sign me up for all the glitz, glamor and disco balls.’

A source close to Tayce revealed to MailOnline on Tuesday: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tayce will be on this year’s Christmas special and she is about to make history. It’s the first time they’ve ever had a drag queen in the lead role. This is a huge moment for her and for the drag community.

‘The BBC had been in discussions with several drag artists in the past, but Tayce secured the winner and immediately impressed the producers.’

It comes after Josh joked on Monday that he might be ‘about to ruin Christmas for everyone’ with his participation, while Tayce admitted she had the honor of being the first drag artist to hit the Strictly dance floor.

Speaking about the announcement on Monday, Josh said: ‘I’m terrified this will end in humiliation and I’m afraid I’ll be so bad that I’ll ruin Christmas for the nation. Why did I do this?’

Fans of both Strictly and Josh went wild with the news and took to X shortly after the announcement to share their delight that he would be taking part.

They said, ‘Josh Widdicombe Strictly, oh I’ve PRAYED days like this’; “Oh my god, Josh Widdicome is doing Christmas. Strictly speaking this is huge’; ‘Josh Widdicombe will be on the Christmas special of Strictly oh my god’;

‘Josh Widdicome on the Strictly Special with Karen!! We would like to see it’; ‘Josh Widdicombe will be in the Christmas special of Strictly oh my god’.

Over the course of his career, Josh has become known for hosting The Last Leg alongside Alex Brooker and Adam Hills for Channel 4 and has also appeared in A League Of Their Own, Have I Got News For You and Taskmaster, among others.

Josh is currently best known for his popular parenting podcast, Parenting Hell, which he co-hosts with fellow funnyman Rob Beckett.

Josh and Rob release episodes twice a week and usually one of the episodes features a famous parent who they interview for the show.

In the pre-recorded episode, which airs on December 25, the couples perform a festive-themed routine in the hope of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas, as well as the jury members. voice studio audience.

The remaining Christmas line-up will be announced in due course on Strictly: It Takes Two.

Last year, celebrities including television presenter Dan Snow, Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan and BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent all competed for the festive version of the Glitterball Troph.

Ultimately, it was EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick and his professional partner Nancy Xu who prevailed.

The soap star is currently taking part in this year’s regular edition of Strictly, dancing alongside professional Michelle Tsiakkas.

The news of Josh taking part in Strictly comes weeks after it was revealed he had also signed up for Celebrity Gogglebox.

Josh sat down with his friend and fellow comedian Stephen Merchant, who co-wrote The Office with Ricky Gervais.

Stephen, 49, who has since starred alongside Scarlett Johansson in blockbusters Logan and Jojo Rabit, has said he’s not normally much of a TV talker but was excited to sit down with Josh.

He said: ‘I usually don’t allow myself to talk when the TV is on because I know how much work goes into making programmes, so I try to give them my full attention.

‘But I’m glad I can break my own Stand Up to Cancer rule and take part in this year’s Gogglebox special with my friend Josh Widdicombe.’

Josh, a regular face on the stand-up circuit and a star on a number of panels, said: ‘It does fantastic work, raising money for life-saving research, and it’s a privilege to be involved.

“Stand Up to Cancer is a great cause, so I’m honored to be involved. I love Stephen and especially enjoy working with him when we sit so I don’t look like a hobbit next to him.’

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.