BBC Strictly Come Dancing announce Giovanni Pernice's ex Tasha Ghouri as latest contestant

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Strictly Come Dancing has unveiled the seventh and eighth celebrities to join the line-up for the BBC series.In a massive announcement live on KISS FM today, it was disclosed that Love Island star Tasha Ghouri will be participating in the new series of the BBC show, set to begin this autumn.Tasha, who was born deaf and uses a cochlear implant, rose to fame on the eighth series of ITV2 reality show two years ago, where she met her boyfriend Andrew Le Page.

She will make history as the first deaf celebrity to grace the dance floor of the BBC series later this year, the Mirror reports.Tasha confessed to KISS Breakfast hosts Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely: "I feel nervous, excited, like I'm about to throw up.

It didn't feel real till I was here now, but I'm so gassed, I'm so excited." Addressing potential backlash to her participation on the show during her chat with the hosts this morning, Tasha, who used to work as a professional dancer before appearing on Love Island, said: "I've not danced in quite a few years now, since Love Island my career is very different."It's a very different dance style - I may not be good at it.

I'm excited for the challenge."This follows the confirmation of 80s pop icon Toyah Willcox, comedian Chris McCausland, JLS singer JB Gill and Go Compare opera singer Wynne Evans joining the BBC show.Toyah expressed her excitement about joining the show, saying: "Wow Strictly Come Dancing, can you believe it!