5 things you need to know about Strictly contestant Vick Hope

By Press Association

August 15 2018, 10:15 am

Vick Hope (Ian West/PA)

DJ Vick Hope has been officially confirmed for Strictly Come Dancing. Here are five things you need to know.

– The 28-year-old sets her alarm clock early – she wakes up at 4am to co-host the Capital Breakfast show, in London, with Roman Kemp and Sonny Jay.

dunno if you’ve noticed but it’s really hot, the suit jacket had to come off. thank you @avedauk for the most beautiful celebration of your What You’re Made Of campaign, it looked, smelled and tasted sensational 🌷🌹🥀🌺🌸🌼🌻💐 suit: @topshop jewellery: @missomalondon
A post shared by Vick Hope (@vicknhope) on Jul 27, 2018 at 6:50am PDT

– She studied modern languages at Cambridge University and can speak fluent French, Spanish and Portuguese.

– Hope says she likes “dancing, playing football, Pedro Almodovar films, the colour turquoise, Beyonce and tiny animals wearing clothes”.

Our next #Strictly Hope-ful knows her way around the decks, but how about the dancefloor? 🎧 Not long until we find out, Vick Hope! @VickNHope https://t.co/uXa8WiFMg1 pic.twitter.com/n1cbWmM4Et
— BBC Strictly✨ (@bbcstrictly) August 15, 2018

– She grew up in Newcastle in a Nigerian-Geordie household.

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A post shared by Vick Hope (@vicknhope) on Aug 12, 2018 at 4:40am PDT

– Her credits include an MTV show in Buenos Aires, working as a reporter on The Voice and The Voice Kids, Sky One’s Carnage, alongside Freddie Flintoff and Lethal Bizzle, and reporting for ITN.