In recent weeks, the likes of Lacey Turner, Dani Dyer and Graeme Hall have been announced for Strictly Come Dancing, and now Lawrence Robb has been confirmed to be headed to Elstree in September.
Lawrence is best-known for playing Mackenzie 'Mack' Boyd in ITV's soap Emmerdale. The character is a part of the show's iconic Dingle family, and Lawrence had a big role in the Corriedale crossover, which saw the network's two soaps cross over in an explosive episode. The star has has several stage credits, including Legally Blonde: The Musical, I Hate Suzie and Mojo.
Speaking about joining the show, the actor said: "I don't know who’s more excited about this, me or my Mother. I can't quite believe that I am going to be getting my dancing shoes on this September on one of my favourite shows of all time! It's a dream come true, and I can't wait to bring my all to ballroom. Wish me luck, and any advice is very welcome - trust me I'll need it!"
One fan commented: "Whoo hoo I love him on Emmerdale go Lawrence," while a second enthused: "Worth watching now!" and a third posted: "I'm looking forward to seeing him, hope he does well."
The popular BBC show is now just a month away from returning, and we're expecting three more brilliant stars to be confirmed for the show.
Strictly Come Dancing's major evolution
Strictly is set to be quite a different beast when it returns next month. While the judging line-up will remain the same, the hosting team has been entirely overhauled after both Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman decided to depart.
In their place, Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe have been confirmed to be taking over, with Johannes leaving his position as a pro on the show. Thankfully, the Kinky Boots star has confirmed that he will still play a role in the pro dances.
The pro line-up has also undergone several changes, with Luba Mushtuk, Nadiya Bychkova, Karen Hauer, Gorka Marquez and Michelle Tsiakkas all departing the show. Their replacements were confirmed as Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi, Maddie Ingoldsby and Mark Karmalita.
The new pros might look young, but they have plenty of experience, with Aleksandra ranking in the top 21 Latin dancers in the world, Cristian being a four-time Italian Latin dancing champion, Lethabo dancing with the likes of Diana Ross, Maddie being a UK National Ballroom Champion and Mark being a two-time National Latin Champion.

















