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Katie Price, Marcus Brigstocke, Joe Swash and Waterloo Road's Philip Martin Brown are getting ready to don their dancing shoes and take on their other competitors for this year's Let's Dance for... Comic Relief.

This year's series kicks off on Saturday 19 February on ´óÏó´«Ã½ One. Celebrities already limbering up for the show include: Noel Fielding, Russell Kane, Colin and Justin, Penny Smith, Andi Osho, Ed Byrne, Rebecca Front, Lulu, Caroline Flack, Adrian Edmondson, Lee Nelson and an Eighties super group of Toyah Wilcox, Clare Grogan, Chesney Hawkes and Limahl.

Alex Jones (presenter of The One Show) will join Steve Jones to host this year's show.

Jo Wallace, ´óÏó´«Ã½ executive producer, said: "We're so excited to announce these latest names, they add to an already fantastic line-up and this year's show is shaping up to be a fun packed, high energy event all in the name of charity."

Across three weeks, Let's Dance will see the acts (a mix of solo dancers, duos and groups) from the world of comedy and entertainment pay homage to and perform some of the world's most iconic dance routines in front of a live studio audience. Each week the stars will be battling it out to wow viewers with their moves, and secure a place in the grand final in week four.

Each act will work with a team of choreographers to master the dance moves from famous routines including Beyonce's Crazy In Love, I Love To Boogie from the musical Billy Elliot and Michael Jackson's Bad.

There will be a weekly rotating panel made up of comedians, some of whom are former contestants, who will review each of the performances. The panel of three, together with the viewers, will vote for their favourite two acts to go through to the final and be in with a chance to be crowned champion of the dance floor.

Audiences will also be treated to weekly performances from the likes of JLS and Jessie J.

The show will be produced by Whizz Kid Entertainment for the ´óÏó´«Ã½. Jo Wallace is the executive producer for the ´óÏó´«Ã½, and Malcolm Gerrie, Lisa Chapman and Antonia Hurford-Jones for Whizz Kid. The series producer is Barbara Lee.

This year Let's Dance for... Comic Relief will highlight the issue of malaria. Steve recently visited Uganda to see first hand those communities affected and we see his visit during the series.

Red Nose Day takes place on Friday 18 March and raises money to change lives of extremely vulnerable and disadvantaged people across the UK and Africa. For more information or to make a donation, go to .

Notes to Editors

Red Nose Day 2011 is heading your way on Friday 18 March when the great British public will once again be asked to Do Something Funny for Money.

To join in the fun go to and find out how you can get involved.

By raising cash this Red Nose Day, you're helping to change lives forever. That's because Comic Relief spends all the money raised by the public to give extremely vulnerable and disadvantaged people in the UK and Africa a helping hand to turn their lives around.

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland)

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