STRICTLY Come Dancing bosses have signed up actress Caroline Quentin and funnyman Bill Bailey, The Sun can reveal.
They were two of the show’s top targets for the delayed 2020 series, which will start in October rather than September.
Caroline, 60, and best known as Dorothy in Men Behaving Badly, has wanted to do the show for years but has never been able to make her schedule work.
Bill, 55, has been asked several times in the past and, after seeing many of his live commitments axed owing to the pandemic, he decided to take the plunge.
A source said: “The BBC are delighted with the double signing. Caroline is looking forward to the challenge and wants to get properly stuck in.
“And it’s a hard time for live performers so it seemed a good chance for Bill to commit to the show.”
Bill has discussed being approached by the BBC1 series before, but said he found the format “withering”.
This year’s series has been heavily delayed owing to Covid-19, and will now run for only nine weeks instead of the usual 12.
The Sun revealed that it will start on October 24, finishing just days before Christmas.
The rest of the line-up is expected to be announced in the next fortnight.
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