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Zara McDermott will make history as a contestant on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

McDermott was announced to participate on the 2023 run of the popular BBC dancing competition in August, telling BBC Radio 1: “I am nervous, excited, every single emotion honestly – I cannot wait.”

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