by Helen Fairley

TV presenter Rav Wilding, who lives in Maidstone, is among the glitzy line up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.

Ex cop Rav, who now presents Crimewatch, will be pulling on the sequined jumpsuit along with boxer Joe Calzaghe, cricket legend Phil Tufnell, Hollyoaks' Ricky Whittle, EastEnders Ricky Groves, jockey Richard Dunwoody, actor Craig Kelly, who plays Coronation Street's factory boss Luke Strong, and BBC Breakfast's Chris Hollins.

The celebrity women taking to the dance floor are actress Lynda Bellingham, tennis champion Martina Hingis, The Bill's Ali Bastian, ex-EastEnder Natalie Cassidy, ex-Footballers Wives stars Zoe Lucker and Laila Rouss, athlete Jade Johnson and Jo Wood, the former wife of Rolling Stone Ronnie.

There had been rumours that Maidstone and the Weald MP Ann Widdecombe was due to join the line-up but they appear to have been nothing more than that.

The new series starts on BBC One in September.