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The upcoming season of Doctor Who will feature cameos from two Strictly Come Dancing favourites.
The first of three specials to mark the BBC’s sci-fi favourite’s 60th anniversary will hit screens this weekend, with David Tennant returning as the 14th Doctor before Ncuti Gatwa takes over the lead role.
Showrunner Russell T Davies is also back on board, after first reviving and running the show between 2005 and 2010.
Over the past few months, cameos on upcoming episodes have been teased, with Neil Patrick Harris, Miriam Margolyes and Nicola Coughlan already confirmed.
Now Russell has revealed two other famous faces will also appear on the series of specials.
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During an interview on Morning Live on Wednesday, he was asked about other names set to star, with attention then turning to Strictly judge Shirley Ballas, who was also in the studio.
‘Do you mean the top-secret information that Shirley Ballas is going to appear on Doctor Who?’ he said, before she was asked about the new gig.
‘Well, I can tell you the filming was one of the best days of my life,’ she explained.
‘I am doing a guest appearance with JoJo (Johannes Radebe) where I actually get to perform with him and so many other dancers on the show.
‘So, I am very, very excited for people to watch.’
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Speaking about securing her for the series, Russell then said he made sure he was on set that day to watch Shirley at work as he was ‘not going to miss that’.
The first episode of the 60th anniversary Doctor Who special, The Star Beast, airs on Saturday at 6:30pm, which will then be followed by another two episodes, titled Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, over the coming weeks.
However, it hasn’t yet been confirmed what episode the Strictly Come Dancing stars will appear in.
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Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturday and Sunday on BBC One and iPlayer. Doctor Who returns on Saturday at 6.30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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