Pop star Rachel Stevens has signed up for Strictly Come Dancing, hoping it will be a quickstep back to success.

The former S Club 7 chart-topper, 30, has tried acting in the US and released solo records since the group split in 2002.

But in recent years Rachel - whose hits include Bring it all Back and Don’t Stop Movin’ - has seen the work dry up.

A source who revealed she had signed for the BBC show added: “Rachel has met her dance partner. She is excited and is going to get stuck into training.

“She wants to tone up and get back the figure that won her millions of male fans in S Club. The show has done wonders for people like Kelly Brook, so Rachel is hoping it will get her back in the limelight.”