The Contestants
Will Matt be as much trouble as his EastEnders persona, Deano?
Matt Di Angelo
Matt is best known as Deano Wicks in EastEnders. He was a student at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and started his career with modelling and TV commercial roles.
Matt's other TV appearances include roles in I Dream, Sunday morning kids TV show Smile, Harbour Lights and Telling Lies where he played Derek. In 2006 Matt was nominated for the 'Sexiest Male' at the British Soap Awards.
Flavia Cacace
Italian-born Flavia first joined Strictly in series four, when she danced with Jimmy Tarbuck, who sadly had to drop out of the contest for health reasons.
Flavia and her professional partner Vincent Simone have appeared as Argentine Tango specialists on Strictly Dance Fever and Strictly Come Dancing.
Gabby Logan
Gabby lives and breathes sport. A one-time international gymnast, Gabby is now a BBC Sports presenter on TV and radio. The daughter of former Wales international football player and manager Terry Yorath, she is married to former Scotland international rugby player and fellow Strictly contestant Kenny Logan. Gabby and Kenny are very competitive, so this should be interesting!
Gabby presents BBC One's Inside Sport, and the Gabby Logan show on BBC Radio 5 Live. She also writes regularly for The Times newspaper.
James is a Latin American specialist. He is married to and dances professionally with Ola. They both joined the Strictly team in series four.
They have been dancing together for six years and turned professional in 2003. Since then they have been Closed British finalists in 2005, UK Open Rising Star finalists and British Open Rising Star Professional Latin runners-up in 2006.
