Strictly celebs are warmly greeted by the pro dancers and crew at first rehearsals as two new stars are announced and scandal continues to overshadow BBC show's 20th series

Strictly Come Dancing's celebrity contestants were spotted arriving for their first rehearsals on Thursday as two new stars for the 20th series were unveiled. Strictly Come Dancing's celebrity contestants were spotted arriving for their first rehearsals on Thursday as the lineup for the 20th series continues to be unveiled Katya Jones and the other professional dancers arrived to greet their new celeb partners Jamie, who plays Jay Brown on EastEnders, has joined the lineup after scoring the highest possible mark in the Christmas show last year. Meanwhile EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick and Olympic swimmer Tom Dean were the tenth and eleventh celebs confirmed on Thursday Olympic gold-medal winning swimmer, 24, Tom had already let slip his involvement in the show after his team came first in the freestyle relay in the Summer Olympics last week Corrie star Shayne and Miranda's Sarah dashed from the ITV Lorraine studio to the rehearsal, after being unveiled in the lineup earlier on Thursday. Sarah, 53, looked gorgeous in a bight blue jumpsuit for a smiley arrival A car full of sparkly costumes were The celebs are taking part in their first fittings and rehearsals this week before the show launches in September Chris was accompanied by a guide as he arrived at the London studio for his first Strictly experience Love Island star Tasha Ghouri and TOWIE's Pete Wicks were both unveiled as part of the new series, joining comedian Chris McCausland, JLS singer JB Gill, 80s rocker Toyah Wilcox, Morning Live's Dr Punam Krishnan and singer Wynne Evans. Strictly veteran Katya Jones made an entrance in her sports bra and personalised baseball shirt ensemble Pro dancer Nadiya Bychkova made sure to fuel up with a coffee ahead of a long day in the studio Professional Michelle Tsiakkas looked gorgeous in her skimpy floral dress Johannes Radebe was in great spirits as he juggled a Starbucks and his dance essentials Dianne Buswell flashed a smile as she prepared to meet the celeb stars of the show Lauren Oakley had a big wave for photographers before heading inside Crew carried multiple garment bags and bags inside, stuffed with Strictly costumes Posts to X included: 'That finalised Strictly lineup may be the worst to ever exist.