THE first celebrities to join Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2015 have been announced.

Pop star Frankie Bridge from The Saturdays and rugby star Thom Evans will be dancing their way across the country fresh from this year’s BBC One TV series, on the eighth Strictly arena tour.

Zoe Ball will be joining Frankie and Thom on tour, hosting this much loved entertainment spectacular.

Zoe knows everything there is to know about Strictly, being both presenter of BBC Two’s sister show, It Takes Two and a former contestant in the 2005 series.

More celebrities will be announced very soon.

TV judge Craig Revel Horwood is once again directing the live tour, so audiences will experience Strictly’s glitz, glamour and breathtaking choreography in this supersized arena spectacular.

Frankie and Thom will be joined by other celebrities and professional dancers from this year’s show, and will take to the dance floor to recreate their dazzling moves and compete for votes from the judges.

Arena audiences will also be able to text vote for their favourite stars via their mobile phones and ultimately decide who wins the prized Glitterball Trophy at each performance.

On announcing her place on the tour, Frankie Bridge said: "My Strictly journey has only just begun and I'm loving every moment.

" I'm really excited to be a part of the 2015 tour. It will be a bit strange performing in arenas without my band mates, but I can't wait to see all the Strictly fans who have supported me throughout the TV series and get my dancing shoes on again."

The 31 show spectacular will open at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on January 16.

For tickets and more information, visit theticketfactory.com or 0844 3388000.