The stage is set and glitter is everywhere, which can only mean one thing: Strictly Come Dancing is back!
That's right, the iconic dancing programme returns to screens this Saturday night, with a special group number from the 15 celebrities all daring to take part in the competition.
Amongst those celebrities is Balvinder Sopal, who many EastEnders fans will know and love as fierce matriarch Suki Panesar-Unwin.
Balvinder joins a very long list of EastEnders stars who have taken part in Strictly, but could she be the one to win the Glitterball?
As we wait to find out, read on to learn more about the actress as she makes her dancefloor debut.
Who is Balvinder Sopal?
Age: 46
Job: Actress
Instagram: @leesopal
Balvinder Sopal is an actress best known for her role as Suki Panesar-Unwin on EastEnders. She joined the BBC soap in 2020 and has since carved herself out as the head of one of the leading families in Walford.
In December 2023, the actress was part of The Six storyline, in which she along with five other ladies of Albert Square found themselves embroiled in a cover up for murder.
Across her career, Balvinder has appeared on Emmerdale, Coronation Street, Doctors and Hollyoaks, and voiced Simran Kaur in the radio soap opera Silver Street.
In recent years, she was won several awards for her role on EastEnders, having scooped nods for Best Soap Partnership, Inspiring Storyline of the Year and Soap Superstar.
What has Balvinder Sopal said about Strictly Come Dancing?
Balvinder's casting in Strictly Come Dancing was announced live from Albert Square on Good Morning Britain, as she said: "Being on Strictly is a dream that I held on to, with no proof that it would ever happen.
"Working on EastEnders and being a part of Strictly Come Dancing is the stuff that dreams are made of. I'm far too excited to put into words how I feel but I’m incredibly excited at the prospect of dancing across the ballroom!"
Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 20th September at 6:40pm.
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