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!
9. Sarah Millican
Could Sarah Millican follow in the steps of South Shields comic Chris Ramsey and take her hometown to the competition's latter stages? We believe! Photo: Tim Richardson
10. Bob Mortimer
Watching Bob Mortimer in anything he does - whether it's stand-up or a TV show about fishing - is a pure joy. It would be no different on the dancefloor. Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images
11. Scarlett Moffatt
While we don't yet know if Scarlett Moffatt's got the moves, she's got the likeability factor and sense of fun. She's halfway there! Photo: Getty Images
12. Jimmy Nail
We'd love to see Oz giving it six-nowt under the Strictly glitterball. Photo: Getty Images