Sir Bruce Forsyth is to reunite with Tess Daly for a special Strictly Come Dancing as part of BBC Children In Need.

The star-studded extravaganza will also include an exclusive appearance from US singer and actress Selena Gomez, performing Same Old Love.

In what is sure to be one of the main highlights, Sir Bruce will return to helm a unique edition of the show he hosted for 10 years until 2014.

Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly on Strictly
Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly on Strictly (Guy Levy/BBC Children in Need)

This year, Jenny Agutter, Laura Main, Stephen McGann and Jack Ashton from popular BBC One drama Call the Midwife will undergo a Strictly makeover and take to the dance floor.

The quartet will go head-to-head to win the Pudsey Glitter Ball trophy and raise money for various children’s charities.

Sir Terry Wogan will be joined by Strictly’s Daly, Fearne Cotton, Rochelle Humes and Nick Grimshaw for BBC Children In Need on Friday November 13.

 Dermot O'Leary as Ernest Shackleton, Tess Daly as Oliva Newton-John's Sandy, Sir Terry Wogan as Gene Autry, Rochelle Humes as Wonder Woman, Nick Grimshaw as Liam Gallagher and Sophie Ellis-Bextor as Julie Andrew's in Mary Poppins. To mark the return of BBC Children in Need, as the Charity is asking supporters to dress up as their childhood hero
Dermot O’Leary as Ernest Shackleton, Tess Daly as Oliva Newton-John’s Sandy, Sir Terry Wogan as Gene Autry, Rochelle Humes as Wonder Woman, Nick Grimshaw as Liam Gallagher and Sophie Ellis-Bextor as Julie Andrew’s in Mary Poppins. To mark the return of BBC Children in Need, the Charity is asking supporters to dress up as their childhood hero. (BBC)

Broadcast live from the BBC, the event is set to bring some of the biggest names in show business together.

In a one-off special, comedian Harry Hill will take viewers on a whirlwind tour of the history of TV in his own inimitable style.

Multi award-winning singer Ellie Goulding will be live in the studio with an exclusive performance of her forthcoming single Army, while music legend Rod Stewart will treat the audience to his new song Way Back Home.

Smash pop bands Westlife and Girls Aloud will collide as band members Shane Filan and Nadine Coyle perform their duet I Could Be for the first time on UK television.

Musical delights will not be confined to the studio. Throughout the evening, the show will take a trip to Walford and visit EastEnders pub The Queen Vic where Shane Richie, best known as Alfie Moon, will play host to a house band with a special guest lead vocalist.

Leaving Albert Square behind them, the EastEnders cast will be memorably showcased in a high octane performance.

There will also be musical performances from the West End cast of Beautiful, Kinky Boots and Bend It Like Beckham.

The jazz hands will extend beyond the professionals because, for one night only, The One Show’s Matt Baker and Alex Jones will be transformed into West End Stars and jump into the starring roles of the Rocky Horror Show.

Viewers should also look out for the Children’s Choir consisting of more than 1,500 children across 10 different UK locations who will be coming together to sing in unison for Pudsey.

Sir Terry Wogan, BBC Children In Need Life President, said: “It was my privilege to present the very first BBC Children in Need in 1980 and it remains a privilege and a pleasure to reflect the extraordinary generosity of the British public. For that’s what BBC Children In Need has truly become: the People’s Charity.

“Their pounds, shillings and pence, given so generously, have amounted to an extraordinary total so far of £790 million! You can imagine the difference that has made to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people across the UK.”

Sir Terry added: “The past couple of years have produced record-breaking totals on the big night, and it’s fingers crossed for another magnificent response from the British public. Tess, Fearne, Nick, Rochelle and I are looking forward to a mind-blowing evening of great entertainment on behalf of a great charity.”

Further details about the fundraising event will be revealed in due course.

Children in Need airs Friday November 13 at 7.30pm on BBC One.