Georgia May Foote is latest confirmed Strictly Come Dancing 2015 celeb

Georgia May Foote is the fourth contestant announced for Strictly Come Dancing.

The 24-year-old, who was unveiled on this morning’s (August 13) BBC Breakfast, is best known for playing Katy Armstrong on the ITV soap from 2010 to 2015, but also starred in Grange Hill as Alison Simmons. After four years, Georgia left the show earlier this year but after a six month break she says she is now looking forward to hitting the “Strictly” dance floor.

Vicky Gill, the current Strictly Come Dancing costume designer, said: “The Abbey is a truly wonderful setting to house the 2014 collection of “Strictly” dresses and I hope the visitors will revel in seeing the dresses up close in the exhibition”. It is something I have always wanted to take part in and now I just can’t wait to get started! “It’s nice, it’s a relief”, she told presenter Bill Turnbull.

“The second reason is because if I said “no” Linda Carter would never forgive me!” she added.

The Manchester born actress has been appearing on British television since 2004.

“I was in talks last year, but I wasn’t able to do it as I hadn’t left Coronation Street yet”, she explained.

Georgia was asked to give the name of which dancer she’d like to be partnered with but refused to answer.

She then tweeted: “So the secret is out!”

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing will start on BBC1 in September.

EastEnders star Kellie Bright was the first female contestant to be named for the new series, after Ainsley Harriot and Jeremy Vine were announced earlier this week.