Tayce is ready to make historical past as the primary drag performer to compete on Strictly Come Dancing.
On Tuesday night, it was revealed that the RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist shall be one in all six celebrities collaborating in Strictly’s annual Christmas particular subsequent month.
She’ll be performing within the one-off particular alongside skilled dancer Kai Widdrington.
“I can not wait to sleigh on the Strictly ballroom ground,” she enthused. “My companion and I are going to bop for our lives!”
Tayce added: “In all seriousness, it’s an unimaginable honour to be the primary drag artist to be collaborating in Strictly Come Dancing.
“I hope I do all of my Drag Race and Welsh followers proud! Signal me up for all of the glitz, glam and disco balls.”
The Welsh queen first rose to prominence on the second season of Drag Race UK again in 2021.
After profitable followers’ hearts along with her good one-liners, superb seems and iconic lip syncs to the likes of Reminiscence, You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me and Final Factor On My Thoughts, Tayce wound up ending as runner-up behind eventual winner Lawrence Chaney.
She and Lawrence additionally fashioned half of the woman group the United Kingdolls, alongside Bimini and A’Whora, who even managed to crack the UK singles chart with their musical providing UK Hun.
Tayce is the second star to be introduced for this yr’s Strictly Christmas particular, following on from comic Josh Widdicombe on Monday.
The opposite 4 celebrities on the line-up shall be introduced later this week.
Historically, the Strictly Christmas episode options six new celebs competing in a one-off particular for the Silver Star trophy.
Nonetheless, two of the contestants on this yr’s common sequence of Strictly are former Christmas champions.
JLS singer JB Gill triumphed on Christmas Day again in 2012, whereas Jamie Borthwick’s festive win was a bit of newer.
The EastEnders star got here out on prime throughout the 2023 Christmas particular, throughout which he and Nancy Xu landed an ideal rating for his or her Quickstep routine.
