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Strictly Come Dancing's tenth contestant announced as Man City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips

2 outlets 2 reports Published Jul 30, 2026
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The brief

Shaun will be hoping to follow in fellow former footballer Karen Carney's footsteps and win the BBC dancing competition Former England football star Shaun Wright-Phillips was the tenth celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing on Thursday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Shaun will be hoping to follow in fellow former footballer Karen Carney's footsteps and win the BBC dancing competitionS1
  • Former England football star Shaun Wright-Phillips was the tenth celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing on Thursday.S2
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Strictly Come Dancing's tenth contestant announced as Man City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips

Shaun will be hoping to follow in fellow former footballer Karen Carney's footsteps and win the BBC dancing competition

4h Dailymail

Shaun Wright-Phillips is the tenth celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing as ex England football star says show is 'completely out of his comfort zone'

Former England football star Shaun Wright-Phillips was the tenth celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing on Thursday.

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Strictly Come Dancing's tenth contestant announced as Man City legend Shaun Wright-Phillips

United Kingdom
2 outlets 2 reports Published Jul 30, 2026
The brief

Shaun will be hoping to follow in fellow former footballer Karen Carney's footsteps and win the BBC dancing competition Former England football star Shaun Wright-Phillips was the tenth celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing on Thursday. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Shaun will be hoping to follow in fellow former footballer Karen Carney's footsteps and win the BBC dancing competitionS1
  • Former England football star Shaun Wright-Phillips was the tenth celebrity announced for Strictly Come Dancing on Thursday.S2
Assembled from source summaries.
Timeline · newest first

Sources · 2 citations

S1 Manchestereveningnews 1 report · EN
S2 DailymailLead 1 report · EN

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