Nicola Roberts: Kimberley will win

Nicola Roberts believes her Girls Aloud bandmate Kimberley Walsh will prove a big hit on Strictly Come Dancing - thanks to her derriere.

Kimberley has joined the likes of Denise Van Outen, Sid Owen, Johnny Ball, Jerry Hall, and Olympic medal winners Louis Smith and Victoria Pendleton on the line-up for this year's show.

Beat Of My Drum singer Nicola told The Sun: "I think with a smile and a bum like Kimberley's she doesn't have any competition.

"She is amazing. She is an amazing person in general. She's one of my best friends and she's just such a beautiful person."

Kimberley has told how fellow bandmate Cheryl Cole persuaded her to sign up for the BBC One show, but Nicola said she wouldn't do it herself.

"No, I wouldn't do it - but Kimberley will be queen of Strictly Come Dancing," she added.

Her comments come after Kimberley, who made her debut last week alongside partner Pasha Kovalev, claimed that the Duchess of Cornwall is rooting for her and has promised to vote for her on the show.