Making waves! Una Foden confirms she's joining Splash! as she poses in a red swimsuit with mentor Tom Daley
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The Saturdays star Una Foden has confirmed that she will be among the line-up of stars who will compete on the new series of Splash!
The singer, 32, shared a snap of herself on Instagram wearing a bright red halter-necked swimsuit.
She poses next to Olympic diving star Tom Daley, 19, who will tutor the celebrity contestants as they attempt to learn how to dive on the show, which starts next month.
Taking the plunge: Saturdays star Una Foden has confirmed that she will be among the line-up of stars who will compete on Splash!
Una wrote on Twitter: ‘I can now announce that I am in fact taking part in next year's @splashitv #excited.’
The Irish singer is no stranger to water and was an All-Ireland swimming champion at the age of nine, before giving up the sport when she was 13 to focus on music.
The first series of the show was won by Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, while the new series' contestants are reported to include rugby hunk Austin Healey, Boyzone singer Keith Duffy and TOWIE star Dan Osborne.
Gemma Collins is also linked to the show, while other celebrity contestants are believed to include model Danielle O’Hara, Hollyoaks actress Gemma Merna, Channel 5′s Show host Pollyanna Woodward and Daybreak’s Showbiz reporter Anna Williamson.
Talented: Perri Kiely, 18, is said to be impressing mentor Tom Daley
Stunning moves: Perri's dance training will certainly have come in handy
But TV presenter Rav Wilding has been forced to quit the show
The 36-year-old star will no longer take part due to injury and former Rugby League player Martin Offiah will now take his place.
TV Biz reports that Diversity dancer Perri Kiely, 18, will be showing off his diving skills, and it seems he’s tipped to win.
Acrobatic: The dancer looked like he had taken easily to diving
Instruction: Tom mentors Perri in his diving techniques as he takes to the diving board for the first time
It reports that the Britain’s Got Talent winner 'received a round of applause as he jumped for the first time.
‘He later became more confident and did a series of impressive backflips.’
Former children’s TV star Michaela Strachan, 47, will join the show, where she is already reported to have turned heads with her figure.
A show insider told the Daily Star newspaper: ‘Everyone was going on about Linda Barker’s figure in the last series and the same will be said about Michaela.’
The second series of Splash! starts on January 4 on ITV.
Making a splash: Tom Daley is coaching novice celebrity divers
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