Festive Fern

Fern Britton has reportedly signed up to appear on the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.

A source told The Sun: "Fern's really excited about taking part and is watching the current series for inspiration. She says she'll be nervous when it comes to facing the judges. The Strictly bosses are really happy she's signed up, too. They know viewers want to see what she'll look like in the typical Strictly frocks now she's lost all that weight. There's no way of knowing yet if she'll be up to scratch in the Latin and ballroom numbers - but she did very well in Let's Dance!"

I think this is good news, but it's a real shame she didn't sign up for the regular series. She'd be great.

If you need a reminder, here is her performance on Let's Dance For Comic Relief in 2009...