Veteran children’s presenter Johnny Ball will be swapping numbers for rhumbas on Strictly Come Dancing.

He’ll become the oldest contestant to join the show.

The 74-year-old is known to a generation of viewers for his TV show Think Of A Number, and he used to be a host on Play School.

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