Kelly 'The Belly' Brook unveils her exotic new look for TV dance show

Actress Kelly Brook puts on a bold front as she unveils her taut midriff in an exotic costume as she was confirmed as one of the celebrity contestants in top TV dance show Strictly Come Dancing.

Professional model and actress Kelly sparkled in a bellydancer style two-piece outfit, which showed off her tight stomach.

Clearly her dance practice has begun to have her positive effect on her already enviable figure.

The Belly: Actress Kelly Brook unveils an enviably taut midriff as she was confirmed as one of the contestants in TV dance show Strictly Come Dancing

Kelly Brook joins ex-EastEnders Letitia Dean and sports presenter Gabby Logan on the hit show Strictly Come Dancing

Fiance Billy Zane may have some cause for concern as gorgeous Kelly has been paired with the show's lothario Brendan Cole who split with his fiance, dancer Camilla Dallerup, when he got too close to newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky in the first series.

Brook joked of her dance partner's reputation as a Lothario: "So far so good. He hasn't really played up too much. He hasn't met Billy (Zane, Brook's fiance) yet, we'll have to wait and see.

"He seemed quite shy on the first day and he couldn't think of any steps. I don't know if I was intimidating. He had to go away for 10 minutes.

"He seems to be more confident now. I'm actually learning something. I'm looking forward to it. I haven't seen that side of him just yet."

The fifth series features seven women and seven men, with Brian Capron, best known for his role as Coronation Street's serial killer Richard Hillman, Matt di Angelo, who plays Deano Wicks in EastEnders, Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones, One Show reporter Dominic Littlewood and professional snooker player Willie Thorne completing the male line-up.

The other stars joining Kelly include Rod Stewart's wife Penny Lancaster, singer Alesha Dixon, ex-footballer John Barnes, GMTV host Kate Garraway, former EastEnders actress Letitia Dean, actress Stephanie Beacham and snooker player Willie Thornton.

BBC sports presenter Gabby Logan and her husband rugby star Kenny are Strictly Come Dancing's first married couple.

Gabby said: "At the moment we're trying not to talk about it at all because the first time we did there was a small heated debate.

"Kenny was trying to teach me a waltz after two lessons, which I thought was a bit premature on his part."

Kenny said of his wife: "She can win it."

Ex- EastEnders star Letitia Dean and Darren Bennett , right, Rugby star Kenny Logan (husband of Gabby) and Ola Jordan

Singer Alesha Dixon will put her rhythm on show with Matthew Cutler and right, sports presenter Gabby Logan joins James Jordan

TV presenter Dominic Littlewood and Lilia Kopylova , right , actor Brian Capron better known as Coronation Street's Richard Hillman with last year's winner Karen Hardy

EastEnders actor Matt Di'Angelo, better known as Deano Wicks in the soap and Flavia Cacace, right, actress Stephanie Beacham will be dancing with Vincent Simone

GMTV presenter Kate Garraway is set to team up with Anton Du Beke and right, former footballer John Barnes will put his fancy footwork to the test with Nicole Cutler

TV presenter Gethin Jones is partnered with Camilla Dallerup and right, snooker player Willie Thorne will hit the dancefloor with Erin Boag

High-kicking model Penny Lancaster with has signed on to take a spin on Strictly Come Dancing

Penny Lancaster who is following in the footsteps of her husband's ex, model Rachel Hunter who wowed audiences in the American version of the show, Dancing With the Stars, in 2005.

Penny, who married 62-year-old Rod in Italy three months ago, was today named for the BBC1 series, with 13 other celebrities, at the Waldorf Hilton Hotel.

"I'm nervous but excited," said Penny, 36.

"Rod has been very supportive, he's been along to one of my practice sessions so far. I can't wait for the show to begin, I just hope I don't get voted out in the first week."

Penny and Australian model Rachel famously fell out after Penny dropped from her £200,000 deal as the face of lingerie brand Ultimo, only to discover Rachel was signed up in a £1million deal.

Last year more than 12 million people tuned in to see England cricketer Mark Ramprakash clinch victory with dance partner Karen Hardy.

Tess Daly and Bruce Forsyth will again front the programme which starts in October.

Rivals: Penny dances with Strictly Come Dancing dancer Brendan Cole, and Rachel shows off her moves with Brendan during the TV show's 2005 Christmas special