FORMER Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote this weekend learned who her dance partner would be in Strictly Come Dancing.
The Bury actress, who lives in Bolton, has been paired with new dancer Giovanni Pernice.
The stars were paired with their professional dance partners on Saturday night's show
Bookmaker Coral has installed singer Peter Andre, who is partner to Janette Manrana, as the 10-3 favourite to lift the Glitterball trophy ahead of fellow pop stars Jay McGuiness (at 11-2) and Jamelia (at 13-2).
Singer Daniel O'Donnell has said he hopes his Strictly dance partner Kristina Rihanoff can turn his "one pack into a six pack".
BBC weather presenter Carol Kirkwood revealed her pleasure at being paired with Pasha Kovalev, calling him "gorgeous".
Strictly came on out on top in the ratings battle as it went head-to-head with rival X Factor for the first time this year.
Strictly Come Dancing's launch on BBC One attracted an average of 8.7 million viewers, a 41.7% share of the total audience.
At its peak, 9.7 million people were watching.
The X Factor pulled in an average 7.5 million viewers for the third show of the new series.
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