Final Strictly Christmas special celeb revealed as Race Across The World star – and he’s dancing with fan favourite pro

THE SIXTH and last personage for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special lineup has been revealed - and fans volition beryllium delighted.

Joining Tamzin Outhwaite, Harry ‘Nitro’ Aikines-Aryeetey, Vogue Williams, Tayce, and Josh Widdicombe is simply a Formula 3 racing driver.

Billy Monger, 25, who has a glowing vocation successful racing, is the sixth and last personage to person been announced.

The racing operator is besides a sports commentator and disablement activist, who had some his legs amputated aft an accident.

In April 2017, Billy was critically injured successful a collision astatine Donington Park that caused some of his legs to beryllium amputated.

Billy besides antecedently competed connected the archetypal personage peculiar of Race Across The World alongside his sister Bonny.

Speaking astir joining the formed of Strictly for their Christmas peculiar this year, Billy has confessed that the thought of donning sequins successful beforehand of the judging sheet fills him with fear.

"I’ve spent the past 12 months grooming 20 hours a week for an Ironman satellite grounds attempt.

"But the thought of donning sequins successful beforehand of Craig Revel Horwood fills maine with a fearfulness I’ve ne'er experienced before," helium said.

He went connected to say, "This is astir arsenic acold from my comfortableness portion arsenic it tin get!

"My household are large Strictly fans, truthful I’m doing it for them and to rise consciousness for what I’m doing for Comic Relief adjacent year.

"I’m conscionable hoping my limb doesn’t autumn disconnected mid-dance!"

FAN-FAVOURITE PAIRING

Billy volition beryllium performing with a fan-favourite nonrecreational dancer this Christmas, and it's harmless to accidental that viewers volition apt beryllium overjoyed.

The Formula 3 operator volition beryllium dancing with Nadiya Bychkova successful the Christmas special.

Reacting to the quality that Billy volition prima successful this year's Christmas special, fans person taken to X, formerly known arsenic Twitter, to stock their thoughts.

"Billy volition beryllium truthful good," penned one.

"Love this. What a large guy," added a second.

A 3rd past pleaded, "Excellent choice. I anticipation Billy does the full strictly series!!"

While a 4th said, "Loved Billy Monger connected Race Across the World - can’t hold to spot him with Nadiya astatine Christmas!"

CORE SERIES NEARING END

This comes arsenic the 2024 halfway bid nears the end, which follows connected from a fun-filled week astatine Blackpool.

But the amusive had to extremity for 1 of the couples, with Welsh Opera singer Wynne and his nonrecreational creation partner Katya becoming the eighth brace to be voted off Strictly astatine the weekend.

During the Blackpool episode, Wynne and Katya were up against erstwhile X Factor victor Shayne Ward and his pro dancer Nancy Xu.

Fans reacted aft the mates was booted disconnected the show.

"Right determination but I'm bittersweet to spot Wynne and Katya go. Katya's my fave pro and Wynne seems similar a beauteous man.

"I privation radical wouldn't accidental 'thank deity for that' and 'it's astir time', Wynne's deserved his spot successful the contention arsenic overmuch arsenic everyone else. I'll miss him," penned one.

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas peculiar volition aerial connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer connected Christmas Day.