2021's series of Strictly Come Dancing officially started last weekend which saw the celebs paired up with their professional dance partner.
The celebs took to the dance floor and performed for the first time in a group dance but they will dance alone this Saturday.
The competition will see 15 celebs compete to win the Strictly glitterball whilst learning to dance like the professionals along the way.
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Contestants this year include Tilly Ramsay, Rhys Stephenson, Tom Fletcher and Rose Ayling-Ellis amongst others.
Dan Walker will also be putting on his dancing shoes with partner Nadiya Bychkova, but how did he end up where he is today?
Who is Dan Walker?
Early life
Dan was born Crawley Sussex on 19th March 1977 making him 44 years old.
He lived there until he was 18 when he went to the University of Sheffield to study History and then he got a MA degree in Journalism studies in 1999.
Dan is the son of the minister of a local church and a Welsh mother and identifies as a Evangelical Christian.
He also decide not to work on a Sunday once he started employment and has maintained that throughout his career.
Career
Dan started his career in radio with a four year stint as a sports presenter and commentator for Manchester's Key 103 radio.
Walker moved into television with a six-month spell at Granada Television in Manchester as a commentator on the Football League Review show before joining BBC regional news programme North West Tonight.
In 2009 Dan took over from Manish Bhasin as the presenter of Fooball Focus but he left after 12 years on 22 May 2021.
Then in 2016 Dan replaced Bill Turnbull as presenter of BBC Breakfast and his first show aired on 29 February.
On 10th August of this year it was announced that Dan would be taking part in 2021's Strictly Come Dancing series.
