A YouTube star has been revealed as the latest contestant to join this year's Strictly Come Dancing.
Saffron Barker is not exactly a household name but the beauty and lifestyle blogger has more than four million subscribers.
The 19-year-old is most well known for creating online series with huge brands such as TalkTalk with ‘In My Day with Saffron Barker’, and her combined social channels average 15 million views a month.
It was thought a another social media star would be included in the line-up after the success of Joe Suggs last year.
The news about Barker was revealed on Heart Radio's Breakfast Show.
After being revealed as the latest signing, Saffron said: "I am really excited to go on the Strictly journey and am feeling very grateful for the opportunity!
"I'm looking forward to learning all of the dances, finding out who my partner is, getting to wear the costumes and to just experience this once in a lifetime opportunity."
In 2017, her book, Saffron Barker Vs Real Life, reached number one on the Sunday Times bestsellers list and earlier this year she completed the London Landmarks Half Marathon for the Make A Wish foundation and the London Marathon for Dementia Revolution in memory of her great-grandfather Ted.
She will be joining former footballer David James, stand-up comedian Chris Ramsey and EastEnders' actress Emma Barton who were
David James said he had been asked to do Strictly a few times but was finally talked into it by former contestant Mark Foster.
Comedian Ramsey said he was "really buzzing" about the opportunity, joking that he had struggled to keep it a secret and confessing that he had told a few friends.
Barton, who plays Honey Mitchell in EastEnders, said she was a Strictly super-fan and that she was "over the moon" when she received the call to take part.
The BBC says that the remaining celebrity contestants joining the new series will be announced in due course.
This year's series will see the return of judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli, while Motsi Mabuse, sister of Strictly professional Oti, will replace Dame Darcey Bussell on the panel.
