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Another set of C-list stars and ageing sportsmen are limbering up for a spell in the lycra-clad spotlight with the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing on the horizon. The lineup for the BBC's X-Factor alternative has been announced and it's the usual mix with the contenders seemingly chosen to fit the series stereotypes we have been primed to expect. As Len Goodman will no doubt say, seveeeen! So in the attractive, no doubt drama school-trained female camp we have Holly Valance, formerly of Neighbours and the (old man alert) pop charts and currently starring in a Fosters advert. Valance - 6.6 to win - will surely come equipped with a pair of fully-functioning dancing feet and more importantly for red-blooded males on the sofas of great Britain, she will presumably look ravishing...