Rachel StevensFormer S Club star Rachel Stevens is said to be delighted to have been picked for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing competetion.

The line-up for show, which is set to be launched on BBC1 on 13th September, also includes M People star Heather Small, George Clooney’s ex-girlfriend Lisa Snowdon, model Jodie Kidd and former Eastenders Jessie Wallace & Gillian Taylforth.

Rachel, who had limited solo success after the teen pop group disbanded in 2003, is already a favourite to win the dance-off but a source told the Daily Mail that she sees it as more than just that: “Rachel has met her dance partner. She is excited and getting stuck into training.

“She wants to tone up and get back the figure that won her millions of male fans in S Club.”