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Strictly Come Dancing stars given secret code names for unusual reason – dogs to fruits
Strictly Come Dancing stars given secret code names for unusual reason – dogs to fruits,Year on year Strictly Come Dancing has amazing celebrity line-ups, but to keep the star's identities under wraps until show starts, they're given crazy codenames, from dogs breeds to superheroes

Strictly Come Dancing stars given secret code names for unusual reason – dogs to fruits

Strictly Come Dancing is well known for choosing incredible celebrity line-up for each series of the hit BBC dance show.

Celebrities like McFly's Tom Fletcher, X Factor star Alexandra Burke and this year Coronation Street's Kym Marsh have all taken to the Strictly dance floor to show off their moves for the judges.

But you might wonder how do BBC bosses keep the identities of these celebs under wraps until the show starts? Well, each year Strictly producers choose a category for nicknames which they'll use for celebs.

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The Daily Star has pulled together some of the weird and wacky nickname categories our celebs have been saddled with.

2016 – Shakespeare characters

Louise and partner Kevin
Louise and partner Kevin (Image: Mark Milan/WireImage)