In previous years, the North East has been well represented with famous faces giving it their all under the Strictly glitterball.
South Shields comedian and podcaster Chris Ramsey did the region proud by making it to the show’s semi-final in the 2019 series with popstar Faye Tozer, who lives in Boldon, finishing as runner-up in 2018.
Meanwhile, Dragons’ Den panellist Sara Davies, of Wynyard, danced through to week eight of the competition last year with professional partner Aljaž Škorjanec.
So we’ve got high hopes for a regional star flying the flag for the North East in the Strictly studio in line-ups to come.
We turned to fans of the show on our social media pages to find out which North East celebrity they would love to see ‘keep dancing’ on the show in future.
As excitement builds to see the new batch of contestants – including X Factor star Fleur East, comedian Jayde Adams and Paralympic swimming gold medallist Ellie Simmonds – in action, let’s take a look at some of the North East natives you hope to see hot-footing across the floor in future years.
It's a 10 from us!
5. Robson Green
Who agrees with us that Robson Green could be a dark horse ... personally, we could see him partnered with Dianne Buswell. They'd have great fun! Photo: Getty Images
6. Tim Healy
The man's a national treasure! And we know he'd bring his great humour to the dancefloor - and sometimes that's just as important as skill. Photo: Getty Images
7. Si King
Si King, left, has to be a shoe-in for the Strictly dancefloor. He's pictured here with Hairy Bikers partner Dave Myers, who took part in the show and danced with Karen Hauer in 2013. Photo: Getty Images
8. Joe McElderry
X Factor champion Joe McElderry is no stranger to reality TV. He has a legion of loyal fans who would be sure to have his back in the viewer vote. Photo: Stu Norton