Amy Dowden will be making a TV comeback away from the famous ballroom as she joins the line-up for a popular BBC series

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden(Image: Alan Chapman/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Kinky Boots the Musical)

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden will be making a TV comeback away from the famous ballroom as she joins the likes of Joe Swash and Zoe Ball for the return of a popular BBC series.

The professional dancer has been named the cast for the upcoming series of Who Do You Think You Are?. The genealogy series sees celebrities delve deep into their family roots to discover their incredible family histories.

Across eight episodes, the stars will uncover extraordinary stories of strength, love, tragedy, rebellion and resilience as they journey across the UK from London to Glasgow and even globally, travelling to Australia, Tasmania, Italy, India, the Bahamas and Kenya.

For Amy, viewers will see her step away from the dance floor to solve a family murder, with the investigation leading her to a farmhouse in West Wales and a valley named after her ancestor.

As well as Welsh star Amy, and Joe and Zoe, the line-up for Who Do Yo Think You Are’s next series, set to air this spring, are Adeel Akhtar, Harriet Walter, Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Ruth Madeley and Toby Jones.

Amy will ditch the dance floor to solve a family murder(Image: BBC)

Sharing her involvement on social media, Amy reshared the line-up to her Instagram Story and simply said: “Incredibly grateful to the @bbc for this opportinity!”

Simon Young, BBC head of commissioning, history, said: “This series never fails to astonish and surprise. And in all of the hidden histories it uncovers – aided by the generosity and openness of a simply exceptional cast – we can find a sample of the incredible richness and diversity that makes up modern Britain. Who Do You Think You Are? is social history that brings us all together.”

Colette Flight, executive producer for Wall to Wall Media, commented: “Who Do You Think You Are? returns with eight more of our best-loved celebrities investigating secrets and solving mysteries in their family trees.

“Travelling across the UK and the globe, we see their astonishment, delight, laughter and tears as they discover how the incredible stories of their ancestors have shaped their family, and them. Along the way they learn about the dramatic social forces and historical events that impacted their families, from Victorian silent prisons to the American civil rights movement, from Italian brigands to bankruptcy.”