Ready to get the whole country dancing, it’s Anita Rani!

Countryfile presenter Anita Rani is the latest addition to the Strictly line up.

TV and radio presenter Anita Rani is best known for presenting Countryfile and The One Show.

Anita came to broadcasting early and had her own radio show in her home town of Bradford at the age of 14. “I just turned up at the local radio station and said, 'Can I have a go?' And before you know it I was on there, presenting.”

After leaving Leeds University, she worked as a researcher for the BBC before stepping in front of the camera herself. Since then she’s worked on a range of productions for the BBC, Sky, Channel 4, and Channel 5.

As well as having hosted her own show on BBC Asian Network, Anita has presented five series of the Channel 4 show Four Rooms, fronted a number of films for BBC Two’s This World, co-presented Watchdog with Anne Robinson and presented coverage of the Royal Wedding in 2011.

37-year-old Anita was born and bred in Bradford where she lived with her mum, dad and younger brother.

“When my Mum first came from India to the UK, she’d watch the original series of Strictly (Come Dancing) and would dream of dancing and wearing those gorgeous dresses and now I’m able to realise her dream. That makes me feel amazing. My Mum devoted her life to me and my brother and it’s great to be able to do things to make her proud.”

Is Anita looking forward to swapping her wellies for a Strictly make over?

“I’ve never been a spray tan and sequins kind of girl. But I’m ready to shock everyone who knows me by diving head first into the glitter! I use to wear my Dad’s clothes when I was a teenager, the idea of wearing anything vaguely sparkly or sexy would have got me running for the hills. But I’m ready to go all out.”

Anita describes herself as “fun, energetic and positive” and may be looking to shake things up on Strictly this year, saying: “I’m definitely more rebellious than people think. I’m naughty!”

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