Meet JJ Chalmers our eighth celebrity contestant confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing 2020

JJ Chalmers is a television presenter, a former Royal Marine and Invictus Games medallist.

JJ said: “My whole life is defined by facing challenges. Whether it's becoming a Royal Marine Commando, recovering from my injuries sustained in Afghanistan to competing in The Invictus Games. Now as a TV Presenter I'm lucky enough to witness some of the greatest sporting contests in the world. Strictly is a whole different ball game in respect to the challenges I will face but I'm up for an adventure and at least my mum will know where I am!”

JJ Chalmers is a TV Presenter with a remarkable back story. The career of the former Royal Marine Commando was cut short after he suffered life-changing injuries following an IED explosion in Afghanistan. After years of rehabilitation, JJ went on to compete in the 2014 Invictus Games where he captained the Trike Cycling team and took home three medals. As a spokesperson for this inaugural Invictus Games JJ got an insight into TV and embarked on a career in broadcasting. He hit the ground running in 2016 with a Studio Presenter role for the Rio Paralympics and has anchored BBC One’s coverage of the Invictus Games since 2017.

Other presenting highlights for BBC Sport include The Commonwealth Games and The London Marathon. As part of the BBC's Ceremonial team JJ commentates on The Lord Mayor's Show and was involved in the D-Day Memorial programming. Other BBC credits include The One Show, BBC Breakfast, Getaways, The People Remember and Radio 5 Live’s From Helmand and Back. JJ is an Ambassador for both Help For Heroes and The Invictus Games.

JJ joins Caroline Quentin, Jason Bell, Max George, Ranvir Singh, Clara Amfo, Nicola Adams OBE and Bill Bailey in our line-up. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for all the latest news on our reveals.