Overview
- Chris Appleton has been confirmed as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing and is partnered with professional dancer Amy Dowden.
- He will compete alongside other celebrities including Delta Goodrem, Dani Dyer and Shaun Wright-Phillips.
- Appleton said Kim Kardashian posted messages of support and sent him a bouquet of flowers after his casting was announced.
- He told the Press Association that Kardashian "could" appear in the studio audience but any visit is unconfirmed and contestants are only allocated two tickets.
- Appleton is a high-profile hairdresser who has worked with stars such as Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Lopez and wrote a memoir that reached the New York Times bestseller list, a background that helps explain the wider public interest and could boost international attention for the series.