{"id":529,"date":"2025-09-26T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmerdale-insider.com\/?p=529"},"modified":"2025-09-26T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:44:51","slug":"emmerdale-stars-whove-appeared-strictly-come-dancing-kelvin-fletcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/cast\/emmerdale-stars-whove-appeared-strictly-come-dancing-kelvin-fletcher\/","title":{"rendered":" All the Emmerdale stars who&#8217;ve appeared on Strictly Come Dancing from Kelvin Fletcher to Claire King and now Lewis Cope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nicky Miligan actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmerdale-insider.com\/tag\/lewis-cope\/\">Lewis Cope<\/a> is taking to the ballroom of Strictly Come Dancing and the Emmerdale star is in with a great chance of winning the glitterball trophy. As well as his previous dance experience, just look at the other dancers \u2013 and winners \u2013 Emmerdale has produced!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-1st\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s the lowdown of all the Emmerdale stars who have taken part in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmerdale-insider.com\/tag\/strictly-come-dancing\/\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>, who they danced with, and how far they got in the show.<\/p>\n<h2>Emmerdale stars on Strictly Come Dancing<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47322\" style=\"width: 828px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47322 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Lewis is partnered with Katya (Credit: BBC)\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-1051x1300.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-768x950.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-146x180.jpg 146w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-78x96.jpg 78w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-414x512.jpg 414w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729-155x192.jpg 155w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/534729.jpg 1552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lewis is taking to the ballroom in 2025 (Credit: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:min-h-[300px]\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot1\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Nicky Miligan actor Lewis Cope was drafted in as a last minute replacement for Kristian Nairn, who had to pull out of the competition. Much has been made of Lewis\u2019 previous dance experience. He competed in hip hip dance troupe Ruff Diamond who came second on Sky One\u2019s Got To Dance. But that doesn\u2019t mean he has it in the bag!<\/p>\n<p>Lewis has some stiff competition, but is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entertainmentdaily.com\/tv\/strictly-amber-davies-live-show\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">currently 11\/4 favourite<\/a> to take home the title.<\/p>\n<p>He is partnered with Katya Jones who has won the show before, with Holby City star Joe McFadden. And fans are already backing Lewis to go just as far. 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alt=\"Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear\">\n                                                   <span class=\"!text-[var(--color-v-white)] text-xs rounded-xl px-2 py-1 absolute bg-[var(--color-v-primary)] bottom-3 left-3\"> Thu, Apr 30<\/span>                <\/div>\n              <h4 class=\"!font-semibold !text-sm md:!text-base !leading-[var(--title-line-height)] mt-2 max-sm:line-clamp-5 line-clamp-4 text-base font-semibold\">Moira recruits Dawn, Todd beds in and hope for Bear<\/h4>\n              <span class=\"text-xs text-[var(--color-v-primary-dark)] align-baseline absolute bottom-2\">6 days ago<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"story-item mx-auto flex-none md:hidden sm:block w-[300px]\">\n    <div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden dbxgas:mb-0!\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle-mpu\"><\/div><\/div>    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cSeriously what are they putting in the water in emmerdale because I could so see Lewis following in the footsteps of Kelvin here and winning the entire thing,\u201d share one on social media.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_559\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-559\" style=\"width: 1025px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-559 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/shutterstock_editorial_620107dq-e1720168551401.jpg\" alt=\"Brendan Cole partnered Emmerdale star Claire King on Strictly Come Dancing and they pose on the red carpet together\" width=\"1025\" height=\"1500\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brendan and Claire famously did not get on (Credit: David Fisher\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div><div data-ad-slot=\"ad-slot2\"><\/div>\n<h3>Claire King<\/h3>\n<p>Claire, who plays iconic Emmerdale villain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/26\/tate-family-emmerdale-frank-kim-jamie-history-iconic-dynasty\/\">Kim Tate<\/a>, took part in the fourth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2006. She was paired with the show\u2019s \u2018bad boy\u2019, Brendan Cole, who\u2019d won the very first series with newsreader Natasha Kaplinski. The pressure was on!<\/p>\n<p>Claire was competing against fellow soap star Louisa Lytton (aka Ruby Allen in EastEnders) and one-time Corrie mechanic Ray Fearon, as well as Spice Girl Emma Bunton, and rugby player Matt Dawson.<\/p><div class=\"my-5 boxout\"><div><h2 class=\"!text-2xl p-3 !my-0 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\">Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Emmerdale news<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"p-3 bg-[var(--color-v-primary)]\/50 text-base\">It's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news &amp; schedules to share with our community of loyal readers.\r\n\r\nClick\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tvguide.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q%3Dtvguide.co.uk&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw26YBpjtwUOaDOV8IYgQAmD\" data-track=\"preferred-source\" data-placement=\"article_body\"><b>here<\/b><\/a>\u00a0and tick\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tvguide.co.uk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1771925084739000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Uu9xte1Ig7bDiZNlkPjpu\">TVGuide.co.uk<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search.<\/div><\/div>\n<p>She was eliminated eight in the competition \u2013 making it through to the end of November \u2013 when her samba scored just 25 out of 40.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, cricketer Mark Ramprakash won the series with his partner Karen Hardy.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Claire has made no secret of the fact she and Brendan didn\u2019t get on. Her crippling arthritis also made competing on the show a challenge, but she was determined never to give up.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to reports she and Brendan were romantically involved, Claire told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/claire-king-truth-tryst-cole-1628630\">The People<\/a> at the time: \u201cOur routines, may be hot but that\u2019s as far as it goes. Brendan grinds down my confidence and I don\u2019t feel like he\u2019s given me a lot of support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She continued: \u201cBrendan\u2019s been defeatist from the word go about his chances of winning when he found out I was his partner. I\u2019ve had no moral support or team spirit from him.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a dancer and I needed someone to help me through it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt takes me longer than the younger contestants to pick things up and Brendan is very intolerant and impatient with me. He\u2019s got a very short temper \u2013 both of us have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src-consent=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YrsLvGBFiHU?si=oGZczdwLKPjebrjA&amp;controls=0\" data-consent-required=\"true\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Lisa Riley<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.co.uk\/emmerdale-insider\/2024\/06\/25\/dingle-family-tree-emmerdale-biggest-family-zak-cain-chas-charity\/\">Mandy Dingle<\/a>\u2018s alter ego Lisa Riley took part in the 10th series of Strictly in 2012, taking on Olympians Louis Smith (who won the series) and Victoria Pendleton (who also once appeared on Emmerdale!), as well as current EastEnders star Colin Salmon (who plays George Knight), and Girls Aloud\u2019s Kimberley Walsh.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa was partnered with Robin Windsor and the pair were certainly a big hit with viewers, making it all the way through to December before being eliminated in the semi-final!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Lisa and Robin became firm friends and she was devastated when Robin died in February 2024, aged just 44. She paid tribute to her friend, calling him her angel.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_545\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-545\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-545\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-02-at-16.32.57-300x171.png\" alt=\"Gemma and Gorka \" width=\"1500\" height=\"857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-02-at-16.32.57-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-02-at-16.32.57.png 767w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-545\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cute couple Gemma and Gorka met on Strictly Come Dancing (Credit: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Gemma Atkinson<\/h3>\n<p>Former Hollyoaks and Emmerdale star Gemma Atkinson, AKA Carly Hope, took to the dancefloor in 2017. It was series 15 of the show and Gemma was paired with Alja\u017e \u0160korjanec.<\/p>\n<p>Gemma took to dancing immediately and was therefore a big hit with Strictly fans. She and Alja\u017e were runners up in the series, which was eventually won by Holby City star Joe McFadden and his partner Katya Jones.<\/p>\n<p>But though Gemma didn\u2019t win the series, she did win a different prize! She hit it off with professional dancer Gorka Marquez and the pair started a relationship.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>They\u2019re now engaged and are also proud parents to daughter Mia and son Tio.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-540\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-540\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-02-at-16.32.03-300x153.png\" alt=\"Kelvin and Oti with the glitterball trophy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-02-at-16.32.03-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-02-at-16.32.03-768x391.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-02-at-16.32.03.png 805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelvin won Strictly with Oti (Credit: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>Emmerdale stars on Strictly Come Dancing: Kelvin Fletcher<\/h3>\n<p>Kelvin wasn\u2019t even supposed to be in Strictly in 2019. He was a last-minute replacement for Jamie Laing following his injury. Kelvin only started training two weeks before the first live show.<\/p>\n<p>He was partnered with Oti Mabuse, who was in her fifth year as a Strictly professional.<\/p>\n<p>Kelvin started with a bang, achieving the highest score of week one with his salsa. And he didn\u2019t stop there! The farmer and racing car fan went on to smash the competition. He then won the whole series!<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_542\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-542\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-542\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Luba-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"adam and Luba\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Luba-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.emmerdale-insider.com\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Adam-Luba.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-542\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam danced with Luba (Credit: BBC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Adam Thomas<\/h2>\n<p>One-time Emmerdale star Adam, who now stars in Waterloo Road, took part in Strictly in 2023 partnered with Luba Mushtuk.<\/p><div class=\"dbxgas:ad-container dbxgas:double-mpu-container dbxgas:block dbxgas:md:hidden\"><div class=\"dbxgas:slot\" data-ad-slot=\"inarticle\"><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Adam loved every minute of his appearance on Strictly, spreading joy with his infectious enthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, he didn\u2019t go the distance and he and Luba were voted off the show in the seventh week, after being in the dance-off two weeks in a row. 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