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It's obviously way too early for this, but I'm bored lol. Will update when more of the cast is announced.

Lacey: Is probably one of (if not the) biggest soap star they could have booked, and Eastenders usually tend to be pretty good. Will go far - if things go well dance-wise, she'll be a potential winner. Partner prediction: Nikita or a new male pro.

Dani: Probably will be a good dancer, but I'm not sure how popular she'll be relative to others. She isn't an uber-ringer like Tasha and Amber and will probably be a better dancer than Zara, so based on that alone she'll probably do better in the vote than past female Islanders. But I'm not convinced she'll be among the more popular celebs. I could see her being a dance off target after the first few weeks. Will still go far though. Partner prediction: Nikita (again) or a new male pro. I'm torn between her and Lacey for Nikita lol

Delta: Another I think will do really well, idk about finalist/winner yet but I'm definitely not counting it out. Partner prediction: Kai or Julian (double Aussie 2.0)

Chris: Given the history of 40+ men without dance/performance backgrounds, I don't think he'll be a strong dancer. And I'm not sure how well he'll do with the public either, since his background doesn't really line up with the audience. He has a lot of followers, but that definitely doesn't mean a strong voting base. I'm not sure if he'll really have that voting base coming in, especially a UK-based one. Partner prediction: if male Carlos, if female a new tall pro.

Cach: He'll definitely do well dance-wise, likely one of the strongest from the start. But the trinity of being a POC, having dance experience and being from Love Island could work against him in the public vote. May make the final, but likely won't win IMO. Partner prediction: Lauren (I really want to see this now. I've heard he's tall, otherwise I'd be considering Jowita).

Senior:

Courtney Tulloch

Harry Hepworth

Jack Stanley

Joe Fraser

Jonas Rushworth

Sol Scott

Junior:

George Atkins

Uzair Chowdhury

Zakaine Fawzi

Ellis Niles

Evan McPhillips

For anyone wondering, Jake has just confirmed he took himself out of selection for Euros and Commonwealths to focus on Worlds and the upgrades he plans to bring there! (very exciting stuff). Glad he's confirmed he isn't injured or anything :)

MAG:

Max Whitlock
Luke Whitehouse
Josh Nathan
Adam Tobin
Alex Yolshin-Cash

WAG:
Abi Martin
Alia Leat
Ruby Stacey
Shantae-Eve Amankwaah
Taeja James