Alex Kingston has said the 'clock is ticking' as she countsdown to making her Strictly Come Dancing debut.

The award-winning actor is among the 15 celebrities set to take part in the 2025 series, and will enter the famous ballroom when the hit BBC One dance show returns to screens later this month (September).

Alex, who has been a star of stage and screen for more than four decades, gaining international fame as Dr Elizabeth Corday in the global hit TV drama ER, and her fellow 14 contestants will first be seen when Strictly launches on Saturday, September 20.

Ahead of the launch show, which is pre-recorded a week in advance, the professional dancers have been busy preparing for, and pre-recording, the group numbers set to be seen throughout Strictly's 23rd series, while a number o

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