Who are the professional dancers?
As the BBC refreshes the series for 2026, there has been something of a cull of the pros. Gone are Karen Hauer (the show’s longest-serving female pro), Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk, Gorka Márquez and Michelle Tsiakkas (particularly cruel given that she only joined in 2022 and only ever had one celebrity partner – “My dream is shattered,” she has said).
This means the 15 remaining professionals are Dianne Buswell, Julian Caillon, Vito Coppola, Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Lauren Oakley, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Aljaz Skorjanec, Alexis Warr, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu. The BBC has also said that some new professionals will be announced soon.
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