Saffron Barker, third from left in back row, shared a picture of the Strictly line-up on Monday
REHEARSALS for Strictly Come Dancing are under way ahead of this year’s series.
The show – which is in its 15th year – is due to kick off with a red carpet launch on August 26.
Contestants this year’s include YouTube star Saffron Barker, who lives in Rottingdean.
The 19-year-old, who has four million followers on the video platform, posted a photograph of the contestants following a day of dancing on Monday.
She captioned the photograph: “Day 1 of [Strictly] rehearsals and we smashed it!
“Kinda...can’t wait for more! Love you all!”
Olympic medallist James Cracknell, 47, BBC Radio One DJ Dev Griffin, 34, and RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage, 50, are also taking part in this year’s show.
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