A man in a black jacket and brown t-shirt smiles to camera, set against a backdrop of animated snowy Christmas trees

Brian McFadden is the sixth celebrity announced to take part in the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special, made by BBC Studios and airing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Christmas.

Brian will dance with Strictly Come Dancing Professional Dancer Michelle Tsiakkas when he enters the Strictly Christmas ballroom this December.

Brian McFadden is an Irish singer-songwriter who first rose to fame as a member of Westlife, achieving twelve number one singles including Flying Without Wings and World of Our Own. Brian later topped the charts as a solo artist, and went on to release four solo albums. In recent years Brian has released two albums and toured extensively as part of Boyzlife, his collaboration with Keith Duffy.

 

Brian’s television work includes judging Australia’s Got Talent and guest judging Australian Idol, and presenting Football Superstar and 90 episodes of Who’s Doing The Dishes? for ITV.

Brian McFadden says: “I’m delighted to be a part of the Strictly Christmas special. We are big fans of Strictly in our house so to be dancing on Christmas Day on such a magical show will make it a Christmas to remember.”

This year’s Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special will see six couples battle it out under the glitterball to be crowned the Strictly Christmas Champion. Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will oversee the festivities for their final time, while Head Judge Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke will all be on hand to dish out sleigh-loads of advice, Christmas cheer and the odd lump of coal – before the voting studio audience will decide who wins. Expect a winter wonderland full of festive magic, dazzling group dances, live music and more in what will be the perfect antidote to the post-Christmas Dinner slump.

Brian completes the 2025 Strictly Christmas Special line-up, which will also feature Scarlett Moffatt, Melanie Blatt, Jodie Ounsley (aka Fury), Nicholas Bailey, and Babatunde Aléshé.

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special is a BBC Studios Entertainment Production for the BBC. It was commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC. The Executive Producer for BBC Studios is Sarah James, and Strictly’s Christmas Series Editor is Kim Allinson. The Senior Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Jo Wallace.

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this Christmas.