Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Kaye Adams joins BBC show - who is she and what she is known for in Loose Women

Kaye Adams, a Scottish journalist and TV presenter who is best known as one of four anchors on the ITV show Loose Women, has been named as a contestant for Strictly Come Dancing 2022.

The 59-year-old mum, who is also known for her previous role in Channel 5’s The Wright Stuff will be joining the hit BBC series as it returns in September.

The BBC Radio Scotland morning show host said nothing better than dancing on national television to end her fifties.

She told Strictly BBC blog:  “I said I wanted to make the last year of my fifties memorable and I can’t think of a better way of doing it than showing the world my two left feet.

“Pray for me!”

Here’s everything you need to know about Kaye Adams.

Who is Kaye Adams?

Born in Grangemouth, Stirlington, Adams began her media career as a graduate trainee at Central Television, specialising in politics and news journalism; her first major accomplishment was an hour-long interview with Margaret Thatcher.

When she went to Scottish Television’s nightly news pogramme Scotland Today at the beginning of 1988, Adams stayed committed to hard news.

Adams has presented ITV Weekend Live, three series of Central Weekend Live with Nicky Campbell and John Stapleton; Esther, and most recently Kaye, for BBC Two; and Pride and Prejudice for BBC Scotland after her initial breakthrough with Scottish Women.

Adams was also the host of the ITV chat programme Loose Women from 1999 until 2006, before returning to the panel on 5 November 2013 in rotation with Carol Vorderman and Andrea McLean.

Adams has previously hosted a daytime programme titled The People Versus in addition to serving as a panellist and, as the host of Have I Got News for You.

Adams was a frequent guest host and panellist on the Channel 5 panel show The Wright Stuff from 2007 until 2010.

Adams joined BBC Radio Scotland in March 2010 to host the daily call-in programme Call Kaye.

The show terminated in 2015, and was succeeded by The Kaye Adams Show, which airs weekdays from 9am to 12pm.

Due to her work on Loose Women, Kaye is frequently substituted by a guest host, especially on Fridays.

Adams and her long-term partner Ian Campbell have two daughters together and they currently live in Glasgow.

What is Strictly Come Dancing?

Strictly Come Dancing is a reality television programme based on the long-running ballroom dancing programme Come Dancing.

Since 2004, BBC One has carried the programme, which has been presented by the late Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly.

Claudia Winkleman joined Tess and Sir Bruce on It Takes Two beginning with the eighth season; Sir Bruce Forsyth departed from hosting duties in 2014.

The celebrity dancers and their professional dance partners perform in front of a panel of professional judges, whose scores along with viewer votes determine who advances to the next round and who eventually is eliminated.

Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, and Motsi Mabuse comprise the judging panel this year.

When does Strictly Come Dancing start?

Strictly Come Dancing 2022 starts tonight, September 23, at 7pm until 8.50pm.

This will be a pre-recorded launch show which shows the 15 stars meeting their dance partners before the cast take to the dance floor for a group performance.

The first live show, where the new couples will take on their debut dance, will air on Saturday, September 24 at 6.45pm until 9pm.

How can you watch Strictly Come Dancing?

The Strictly Come Dancing pre-recorded launch show will air tonight from 7pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

The recommended option for watching Strictly online is to use the BBC iPlayer which allows you to watch the latest series of the show completely for free.

Who are Strictly Come Dancing contestants?

Contestants include actor Will Mellow, musician Matt Goss and Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds.

Here are the contestants announced for Strictly Come Dancing 2022:

• Will Mellor
• Kym Marsh
• Richie Anderson
• Kaye Adams
• Jayde Adams
• Ellie Simmons
• Matt Goss
• Ellie Taylor
• Tyler West
• Fleur East
• James Bye
• Hamza Yassin
• Helen Skelton
• Tony Adams
• Molly Rainford

What are this year’s Strictly themes?

As well as a new special ‘BBC 100’ themed week, this year’s series will include viewer favourites,

Movie Week, Halloween Week, Musicals Week, plus a highly anticipated return to Blackpool after a two year absence.