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Dianne Bourne

Dragon's Den star Sara Davies latest Strictly Come Dancing star revealed on Good Morning Britain

Dragon's Den star Sara Davies has been revealed as the latest star to join BBC's Strictly Come Dancing this Autumn.

Businesswoman Sara was unveiled on Good Morning Britain on Monday morning as the sixth star to join the line up and said "it just looks like the most amazing experience" to be joining the hit celebrity dance show.

Viewers had been left guessing all morning - with clues about the star "leaving the boardroom" prompting many to think it was Apprentice star Karren Brady.

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But it was actually unveiled to be Dragon's Den star Sara Davies, from County Durham.

GMB co-host Ben Shephard asked how good she is and she said: "I actually have no idea if I can dance as I've not done it since I was about 10.

"In my head I think I'm going to be great but the reality might be a bit different."

Strictly alumni Kate Garraway said: "You're going to have a ball and be great fun to watch I can tell."

Sara, who is mum to two sons aged 4 and 7, said she'd even had to keep it a secret from her family ahead of the exclusive announcement on Monday.

She is the latest star to be announced for the 2021 show - which will see the return of 15 contestants with professional dance partners when the dance extravaganza returns to screens this autumn.

The first three celebrities to be revealed were McFly star Tom Fletcher, Peep Show comic Robert Webb and TV presenter AJ Odudu.

They were swiftly followed by the announcement of Great British Bake Off star John Whaite, who will compete in Strictly's first all-male dance pairing in this year's show.

Chef John Whaite has signed up for Strictly (ITV)

And the fifth star confirmed at the weekend was CBBC's Rhys Stephenson.

The show will return to the BBC with a new judging line up for 2021, after show favourite Anton Du Beke will swap the dancefloor for the panel as he replaces Bruno Tonioli to deliver his verdicts on the dancers.

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