Christine Bleakley

Christine Bleakley

Christine's career did not begin in front of the camera. In actual fact she trained as a floor manager in television in her native Northern Ireland. She quickly climbed the TV production ladder, emerging as a solo presenter on BBC Northern Ireland for such shows as Skyhigh and First Stop.

Her big break in the UK came when the producer of The One Show called her up and asked if she would step into then presenter Myleene Klass's shoes as she had unexpectedly gone into labour. She's since been made co-presenter with Adrian Chiles.

Matthew Cutler

Matthew is a Latin American dance specialist and has claimed the title of UK Closed Professional Latin Champion in 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2005.

Last year was Matthew's best, winning the show with Alesha Dixon. "Winning Strictly Come Dancing last year was like a dream come true for me," he chimed, "Alesha was amazing, she had the rare balance of dedication, fun and talent. The whole experience was mad, exciting, exhausting - I loved it!"