UPDATE: The Strictly Come Dancing lineup was officially confirmed on 10/09/2012. Check out the celebrities definitely taking part here.

It was confirmed yesterday that Strictly Come Dancing will return to our screens and the question on thousands of fan’s lips today has been “who is on the lineup?”

With only a few days to go until the 2012 series of the BBC competition kicks off, the celebrities have already begun their period of training and have donned their dance shoes for the first time and the tabloids have been full of reports on whose signed up and who the producers want.

Judge Craig Revel Horwood told The Daily telegraph that he’d love to see recently shamed royal Prince Harry on the dancefloor. He admitted:

“I would love to see him on Strictly.”

“Maybe, if it were a charity event, we might be able to convince him. He gives it large and he’s just amazing.”

Somehow we think this is a bit of wishful thinking though and if Harry can’t even turn up to the opening of the Paralympic games, we can’t really see him on Strictly can you?

We have compiled a list of the celebrities who are confirmed to be on the lineup and those that could well be the big mystery star when the series starts next weekend. Click on the links in their names to find out more about the star and the report on their signing.

CONFIRMED:

31 year old retired English track cyclist Victoria Pendleton

TV presenter Fern Britton will be following on from her appearance on the 2010 Strictly Christmas Special and taking part in the full series.

Girls Aloud star Kimberley Walsh is said to be interested and hoping to boost her profile ahead of her band’s planned reunion.

Mick Jagger’s ex wife Jerry Hall

Former Westlife singer and best pal of Louis Walsh, Nicky Bryne

Daybreak TV presenter Richard Arnold is to take on the role of the ‘new Russell Grant’

Former Emmerdale actress Lisa Riley is said to be training eight hours a day ahead of her debut

The oldest contestant taking part in the BBC series this year is believed to be 74 year old TV presenter Johnny Ball.

37 year old retired cricketer Michael Vaughan

Sid Owen

Olympic gymnast and former X Factor auditionee Louis Smith.

Tracey Beaker actress and Let’s Dance For Sport Relief star Dani Harmer.

The judge will be judged – ‘Any Dream Will Do’ judge Denise Van Outen is putting on her dancing shoes!

RUMOURED:

Retired British rower Steve Redgrave, who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000 as well as a bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Games.

Radio 2 DJ and Tv presenter Chris Evans

Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher is believed to be in talks about joining Strictly, though we’re not sure what that will do for his bad boy image…

Former BBC Breakfast presenter and newsreader Sian Williams

British Olympic rower Mark Hunter

Olympic medal winning British artistic gymnast Beth Tweddle

James Bond star Colin Salmon has been linked to the show at the last minute.

Eastenders star Charlie Brooks recently took a six month break from the BBC soap and it is believed that she will follow up her stint on Strictly’s Christmas special, with a appearance on the full series this month.

What do you think of the lineup this year? Is there anyone missing, is there anyone you’d like to see? Check out the amazing new trailer for the series and leave your comments below….