Meet the first three stars of Strictly Come Dancing 2020 - the actress, the NFL star and the boyband heart-throb

Caroline Quentin, former NFL star Jason Bell and The Wanted singer Max George were unveiled during tonight’s The One Show on BBC1.

The Men Behaving Badly actress was the first contestant to be unmasked.

“I am thrilled and terrified in equal measure to be taking part,” she said.

Bell, who used to play for the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants, is best known to UK audiences as the host of The NFL Show on the BBC.

He was unveiled second on the show and said: “Strictly is the epitome of British television and this year, more than ever, I’m so proud and humbled to be participating.

“Strictly was the first show I ever watched when I moved to the UK and I’m a massive fan.

“My six-year-old daughter never got the chance to see me run out on the field at an NFL game but she is very excited about me taking to the dancefloor. I hope I can do her proud.”

READ MORE: George was the third star to be unveiled and will follow in the footsteps of former bandmate Jay McGuiness, who won the show in 2015.

The musician, who is also an actor and appeared as Clint in the sixth series of Glee, said: “Buzzing to be on Strictly this year. Not really one for the dancefloor, but I take a lot of comfort in the fact that Jay McGuiness set The Wanted’s bar so low.”

The show will be shorter this year because of precautions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic.

North East comic Chris Ramsey was among those taking part in last year’s show.

Bruno Tonioli will be missing from the judging panel for Saturday night shows when the series returns later this year because he is on the panel for the US version of the show and will not be able to travel back and forth.

However, he will be involved remotely in the Sunday night results show each week and will return full-time towards the end of the series.

Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood are all expected to return to their judging roles.

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