Strictly Come Dancing has announced the third celebrity that will be taking part in this year’s Christmas special.

TV presenter and podcaster Vogue Williams will be taking to the dancefloor this winter as she hopes to get her hands on the trophy.

Williams, 39, who is married to former Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews, will be partnered with professional dancer Carlos Gu on the BBC dancing show.

She said she is “excited” to be a part of the Christmas show alongside five other celebrities.

Vogue Williams announced as Strictly's third celebrity for Christmas special

They will perform festive routines but only one couple can be crowned Strictly Christmas Champion 2024.

So far, drag artist Tayce and comedian Josh Widdicombe have already been announced.

Williams said: “I’m so excited to join the Strictly family.

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“Carlos would have more of a chance of winning a Nobel Prize than turning me into a good dancer but I am determined to try my very best.

“I’m loving it so far, bring on the ballroom floor.”

The remaining three celebrities will be announced on Strictly: It Takes Two, where Williams was revealed on Friday.

Irish-born Williams has presented a number of documentaries for Irish network RTE, including Wild Girls, On The Edge and The Afterlife.

She hosts the podcasts My Therapist Ghosted Me, Vogue And Spencer and Never Live It Down.

In 2012, she was a contestant on Dancing With The Stars Australia with professional dancer Christopher Page. They were the third couple to be eliminated.

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Williams often appears in fashion and red carpet sequences on ITV’s Lorraine and has also presented radio shows on Heart Radio and the BBC.

She got engaged to Matthews in January 2018 after divorcing Westlife singer Brian McFadden in 2017. They married in June 2018 and have three children, Theodore, Gigi and Otto.

The announcement that she will take part follows RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Tayce, who will become the show’s first drag artist, although actor Layton Williams performed in drag as Betty Rizzo from the musical Grease with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin in 2023.

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.