Shaun Wright-Phillips will be competing on Strictly Come Dancing 2026 (BBC)Former England footballer turned pundit Shaun Wright-Phillips has signed up for Strictly Come Dancing. The 44-year-old was announced as the latest star to be joining the upcoming 2026 season on Thursday. Strictly is definitely outside my comfort zone, but I’m super excited to get started and really looking forward to the challenge!” Wright-Phillips joins Lacey Turner, Dani Dyer, Delta Goodrem, Chris Appleton, Cach Mercer, Will Best, Dame Sarah Storey, Jaime Winstone and Bethany Antonia in the 2026 Strictly Come Dancing line-up. Strictly also recently revealed five new professional dancers are joining the show this year: Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi, Maddie Ingoldsby and Mark Karmalita.