Overview

• The Love Island winner says she is newly married and "very much in love," adding that West Ham captain Jarrod Bowen is thrilled she is competing and tells her to "smash it."
• She says Danny Dyer turned down Strictly and insists he would never do I’m A Celebrity, while noting he plans to be in the audience for her first live show and will likely get emotional.
• Dyer notes some listeners initially assumed the announcement referred to her actor father because they share the same name.
• Addressing fairness questions, she acknowledges only childhood dance classes and frames the show as a fresh challenge with professional coaching.
• With rehearsals under way and the 2025 line-up confirmed, a Strictly spokesperson rejects reports the programme struggled to sign talent, calling the claims conjecture.