Tayce has been announced as the second celebrity confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
The drag queen, 30, is one of six famous faces who will hit the dance floor for the festive edition of the BBC competition.
It comes after it was revealed comedian Josh Widdicombe would be the first star to take part on Monday.
Making the announcements on Strictly: It Takes Two this week, it was revealed that Josh would be partnered with professional dancer Karen Hauer, while Tayce would be paired with Kai Widdrington.
Born in Wales, Tayce rose to fame as a finalist on the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
Drag queen Tayce has been announced as the second celebrity confirmed for the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.
The drag queen, 30, is one of six famous faces who will hit the dance floor for the festive edition of the BBC competition.
She has often been given the nickname Naomi Campbell of Drag and models around the world in fashion shows.
He has also hosted stints on BBC Radio 1, MTV and Sky and even released his own rap single.
Speaking about joining the Strictly Festive line-up, Tayce gushed: “I can’t wait to go sledding on the Strictly Ballroom floor.
‘My partner and I are going to dance for our lives! In all seriousness, it’s an incredible honor to be the first drag performer to take part in Strictly Come Dancing.
‘I hope to make all my Drag Race and Welsh fans proud! Sign me up for all the glitz, glamor and disco balls.’
A source close to Tayce revealed to MailOnline on Tuesday: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race star Tayce will be in this year’s Christmas special and is ready to make history. It is the first time they have presented a drag queen. This is a big moment for her and for the drag community.
“The BBC had been in talks with several drag performers in the past, but Tayce landed the spot, impressing producers instantly.”
It comes after Josh joked on Monday that he might be “about to ruin” Christmas for everyone with his participation, while Tayce confessed she was honored to be the first drag performer to hit the Strictly dance floor .
Speaking about joining the Strictly Festive line-up, Tayce gushed: “I can’t wait to go sledding on the Strictly Ballroom floor.”
Welsh-born Tayce (third from right) rose to fame as a finalist on the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
It comes after it was revealed comedian Josh Widdicombe would be the first star to take part on Monday.
Tayce and Josh are two of six famous faces who will take to the dance floor for the festive edition of the BBC quiz show (pictured, 2023 Christmas special).
Speaking about Monday’s announcement, Josh said: “I’m absolutely terrified this will end in humiliation and I’m worried I’ll be so bad I’ll ruin Christmas for the nation.” Why have I done this?’
Both Strictly fans and Josh went wild at the news and took to X shortly after the announcement to share their joy at taking part.
They said, ‘Josh Widdicombe Strictly oh, I’ve prayed for days like these’; ‘Oh my God, Josh Widdicome is doing Christmas. Strictly, this is huge’; ‘Josh Widdicombe will be in Strictly oh my God Christmas special’;
‘Josh Widdicome appears on the Strictly Special with Karen!! We love seeing it’; “Josh Widdicombe will be in the Strictly oh my God Christmas special”.
Throughout his career, Josh became known for presenting The Last Leg alongside Alex Brooker and Adam Hills for Channel 4 and also appeared on shows such as A League Of Their Own, Have I Got News For You and Taskmaster.
These days, Josh is best known for his popular parenting podcast, Parenting Hell, which he hosts alongside fellow comedian Rob Beckett.
Josh and Rob release episodes twice a week, and usually one of the episodes will feature a famous dad who they interview for the show.
In the pre-recorded episode, which will air on December 25, each of the couples will perform a holiday-themed routine in the hopes of impressing the judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas, as well as voting studio audience.
The remaining Christmas line-up will be announced on Strictly: It Takes Two in due course.
Last year, celebrities including TV presenter Dan Snow, Sugababes singer Keisha Buchanan and BBC Breakfast presenter Sally Nugent competed for the festive version of the Glitterball Troph.
On Monday, Strictly and Josh fans went wild over the news and took to X shortly after the announcement to share their joy at taking part.
In the end, it was EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick and his professional partner Nancy Xu who reigned supreme during last year’s special.
In the end, it was EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick and his professional partner Nancy Xu who reigned supreme.
The soap star is currently competing on this year’s regular edition of Strictly, where she dances alongside professional Michelle Tsiakkas.
The news that Josh will be taking part in Strictly comes weeks after it was revealed that he had also signed up for Celebrity Gogglebox.
Josh sat down with his friend and fellow comedian Stephen Merchant, who co-wrote The Office with Ricky Gervais.
Stephen, 49, who has since starred in blockbusters Logan and Jojo Rabit alongside Scarlett Johansson, said he isn’t usually much of a chatterbox in front of the TV, but was excited to sit down with Josh.
He said: “I usually don’t allow talking when the TV is on, because I know how much work goes into making shows, so I try to give them my full attention.”
“But I’m happy to break my own rule for Stand Up to Cancer and join the Gogglebox special this year with my friend Josh Widdicombe.”
Josh, who is a regular face on the stand-up circuit and has starred on several panels, said: “They do fantastic work, raising money for life-saving research, and it’s a privilege to be involved.”
‘Stand Up to Cancer is an incredible cause, so it’s an honor for me to participate. I love Stephen and I especially like working with him when we’re sitting so I don’t look like a hobbit next to him.’
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day.
