Su Pollard to star in Strictly Come Dancing Christmas show

Zany actress Su Pollard is best known for her role in 1980s sitcom Hi-De-Hi! And she has been playing the awful gin-soaked orphanage director Miss Hannigan on a tour of Annie which ends at Cambridge Corn Exchange on 31st December.

She will make her Strictly Come Dancing debut in the Christmas special dancing with Anton Du Beke, who partnered Nancy Dell'Olio in this year's series. Du Beke is also due to tour the UK in the New Year with his partner Erin Boag in Anton & Erin’s Let’s Do It.

Other stars dancing on the Christmas Day show include Simon Webbe from Blue who will be dancing with Katya Virshilas, ex-boxer Barry McGuigan with Erin Boag, ,comic Debra Stephenson with Ian Waite and EastEnders evil Janine Butcher actress Charlie Brooks will take to the floor with Vincent Simone.