Kent's Denise Van Outen will sparkle in sequins as she joins this year’s Strictly Come Dancing line-up.

Denise, who lives in Biddenden with husband and Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead, is best known for presenting The Big Breakfast as well as her time on stage as Roxie Hart in Chicago

Now the 38-year-old is putting her best foot forward to perform in the hit BBC show.

Denise tweeted: "I'm very excited to be taking part in this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Sore feet already!

"I’m going to try and sneak in a bit of running man. Think the judges will like it."

Even though her dance partner has not been confirmed yet, Denise admitted her ideal partner would be Daddy Warbucks, from Annie.

Strictly Come Dancing will be hosted by Tess Daly and Sir Bruce Forsyth, and will see Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Greenhithe's Len Goodman return as judges, with ballerina Darcey Russell as the fourth judge.

Denise, who is an ex pupil of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, is clearly excited to be joining the show as she tweeted: "I’m so keen to get to rehearsals today I woke up an hour earlier than my toddler."

Other stars in this year's line-up include Girls Aloud’s Kimberley Walsh, who is no stranger to Denise as they climbed Mt Kilimanjaro together in 2009, as well as presenter Fern Britton, model Jerry Hall and ex-Westlife singer Nicky Bryne.

The 10th series of the show starts this Saturday on BBC 1 at 6.30pm.