CHOOSING THE CELEBS
The process of getting a line-up of celebs is a job that starts almost a year before they are needed.
“I am thinking about names throughout the year,” talent executive Vinnie Shergill tells Radio 5 Live. “I start meeting people from February, March, onwards. I never really enjoy a programme, I’m always thinking, ‘Would he be good on Strictly?’, Would she be good on Strictly?
“Some of my favourite bookings have been where we challenge the viewer’s perceptions about them, like Judy Murray.
“I love tennis, and I’d seen her in action, supporting Andy and Jamie. She was purported to be this tiger mom.
“Then when you meet Judy, she is so adorable, she has a wicked sense of humour, she’s very selfdeprecating, very humble, and I really liked her when we first met. I think she surprised a lot of people.” SURPRISE Judy Murray