New Pro: Kevin Clifton

Burn The Floor veteran Kevin Clifton has reportedly joined the Strictly line-up for 2013.

Kevin will join his professional partner and fiancée Karen Hauer in the line-up. 

A source told the Daily Star Sunday: “The Strictly pro dancers have performed some of the sexiest routines we've ever seen on TV. And when two dancers are ­together in real life there is no ­mistaking the sexual chemistry ­between them. Strictly beat The X Factor in the ratings last season and bosses have been doing everything to strengthen the professional dancers. Signing up Kevin to join Karen on the show will set temperatures ­soaring once again. These two are one of the hottest dance couples out there. It’s going to be one hell of a new series."

Kevin is a fantastic dancer, and he and Karen were amazing in Burn The Floor. I am absolutely thrilled that Kevin will be a part of the show.

Meanwhile, it seems that Emma Slater has now been dropped from the pro line-up. Her name has been removed from the official Strictly blog, and while all the pros started rehearsals in Britain this week, Emma was still Tweating from New York.

The odd thing about this change is that there is now an uneven ratio of male and female dancers, fuelling speculation that the show will get it's first same-sex couple this year.