Who is Dr Punam Krishan on BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2024?

Strictly Come Dancing is celebrating two sparkling decades of dance - with another fifteen celebrities ready to take to the dance floor in a bid to lift the Glitterball Trophy. The 2024 line-up includes Morning Live's resident GP Dr Punam Krishan - a self-confessed "mega fan" of Strictly.

Described by the BBC as a "media medic and broadcaster", she regularly appears on both Morning Live and BBC Radio Scotland. Alongside being a practising NHS GP, Punam regularly reports on health news as a broadcaster on TV, radio and national newspapers.

She has written her own children’s book with additional books in the pipeline. While she admits Strictly is out of her comfort zone, she's said she's ready to give it everything she's got.

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She said: "This still doesn’t feel real, I am overjoyed to be a contestant on this year’s show. I have watched Strictly every year with my family and it feels extra special that it’s the 20th year, I can’t believe I will be the one getting Strictly-fied now. This is so out of my comfort zone, but I’m up for the journey and will give it my absolute all."

And she added on Morning Live: "I cannot tell you how excited I feel. As a mega fan of the show for years, this honestly feels like a dream come true. And I'm in a very, very lucky position because many members of our Morning Live family have been there.

"They've done it so I'm going to be tapping into all of their guidance and advice and wisdom just to help me through. I can't wait for what's ahead."

Dr Punam Krishan is an NHS GP with a specialist interest in public health, family and lifestyle medicine. She has also taught at the University of Glasgow, where she studied medicine.

Born on May