Saffron Barker is the fourth celebrity to be confirmed for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.
The YouTube star follows in the footsteps of last year’s finalist Joe Sugg, who was the first ever social media star to take part in the BBC dance show.
Saffron will be joining former England goalkeeper David James, comedian Chris Ramsey and EastEnders star Emma Barton who have already been confirmed for the 2019 series.
Speaking to 2019 Strictly finalist Ashely Roberts on Heart Breakfast on Thursday morning, Saffron said it was a “dream” to be asked to take part as she’s such a huge fan of the show.
“I am so excited I can’t even tell you,” she said. “This is such a dream for me. I’m also very nervous but I just can’t wait for it to actually start and I’ve had to hold this in for such a long time now, I’m so excited its announced.”
She added that she had “a lot to live up to” after Joe Sugg reached last year’s final, adding: “I’m excited to follow in his [Joe Sugg’s] footsteps. He done absolutely amazing.”
Other names will be announced over the coming weeks, but those who have been linked to the show include RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage, TV presenter Fearne Cotton, comedian Alan Carr and former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley.
This series of Strictly Come Dancing will also see a number of changes.
Following the departure of Darcey Bussell, there will be a new judge on the panel in the form of Motsi Mabuse.
She is the sister of current Strictly pro Oti Mabuse, and will be sitting alongside Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.
As announced earlier this week, new dancer Nancy Xu will be joining the professional line-up for the new series.
Nancy is technically replacing Pasha Kovalev, who announced his decision to step down from the show earlier this year.
Elsewhere, Rylan Clark-Neal will also be joining Zoe Ball as a presenter on nightly spin-off series It Takes Two.
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One in the autumn.
