Strictly Come Dancing 2011 kicked off in style last Saturday as the celebrities were paired up with their dance partners. So who's got the favourites and who's doing a Widdecombe?
Lets start with Alex Jones - she started off at BBC Choice and welsh station S4C before ending up on the The One Show's sofa with the delectible Matt Baker (who you may remember was a runner up last year). She has been paired up with James Jordan. 
She's best known as Angie Watts from Eastenders (even though she left the role in 1988), Anita Dobson is the next for the sparkle treatment. Since leaving the square, she's starred in other shows such as Casualty, Hotel Babylon, The Stretch and Holby City. I have also just discovered that she's married to Queen guitarist Brian May! Anita has been paired up with Robin Windsor for the series. 
The youngest contestant from this year's show is 23 year old Miss Chelsee Healey who is better known as Janeece Bryant from the BBC show Waterloo Road. She has been paired up with new dancer Pasha Kovalev (who was a finalist on the 3rd season of So You Think You Can Dance USA).
The fourth female contestant is former Tory MP and novelist Edwina Currie. She served in the House of Commons for 14 years before losing her seat in 1997 and has since become a tv and radio contributor. Oh and she also had an affair with the ex PM John Major. She has been paired up with Vincent Simone. 
She's all grown up since we last saw her leaving Ramsey Street, and she's wearing a lot more clothes than she did in the video for her UK #1 single Kiss Kiss - it's Holly Valance. Lets hope that he particiaption won't be as big a disaster as her second album. She's been paired up with the reining champion Artem Chigvinstev. 
Next up is 60's songstress Lulu. Still fresh faced (shame she has none of the original parts), she's most recently been on tour with Anastacia and Heather Small (of M-People fame) for the Here Come The Girls show. She has been paired up with Brendan Cole (but she was not happy about that!). 
And the final female contestant is Nancy Dell'Olio. She's credited as a property lawyer but is best known for being Sven Forehead Erikssons girlfriend around the time that he was banging Ulrika Jonsson. Could be a loose cannon.... She's been paired up with Anton du Beke
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