The sparkliest show on TV is back on BBC One with a bunch of new celebrities and their professional dance partners
The Strictly Come Dancing Professional Dancers(Image: BBC/Kieron McCarron)It’s been a long nine months since we last sat down to watch celebrities swap their day jobs for dancing in front of the nation on a Saturday night.
But the iconic Strictly Come Dancing ballroom is now ready to see its next batch of contestants and from this weekend the sparkles, the fun and the impressive routines will once again be filling our TV screens
The hit dance contest returns when the launch show airs on Saturday, September 20, at 6.40pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
This will then be followed by the first live show a week later on Saturday, September 27, and will be when the competition really begins as the new couples perform for the judges verdict for the first time.
But as for the pre-recorded launch show will see this year’s celebrities paired with their professional dance partners for the first time, while Strictly’s talented pros will also take to the floor with a dazzling group number.
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be back to host the show and keep the Strictly ship running as smoothly as possible every Saturday night.
The Strictly 2025 line-up(Image: PA)And the show wouldn’t be complete without the judges as former professional dancer Anton Du Beke will once again take his place on the panel alongside Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and head judge Shirley Ballas.
Here are the 15 celebrities who will be donning their dancing shoes this autumn in the hopes of winning the Strictly Glitterball trophy:
- Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Nitro from Gladiators
- TV personality Dani Dyer
- Actress Alex Kingston
- Former footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
- EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal
- YouTuber George Clarke
- Former Lioness Karen Carney
- Performer La Voix
- Reality star and presenter Vicky Pattison
- Former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw
- Model and disability campaigner Ellie Goldstein
- TV and social media personality Thomas Skinner
- Actor Lewis Cope
- Neighbours legend Stefan Dennis
- Hollywood correspondent and broadcaster Ross King
They’ll be joined by professional dancers Amy Dowden, Nadiya Bychkova, Karen Hauer, Nikita Kuzmin, Neil Jones and Luba Mushtuk, who were previously confirmed to be involved in the 2025 series.
Dianne Buswell, Katya Jones, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Tsiakkas, Aljaž Škorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley and Vito Coppola will also take to the ballroom once more. Gorka Marquez is also set to be part of the pre-recorded group numbers, but won’t be competing with a partner this year.
The returning stars will be joined by two brand new professional dancers, So You Think You Can Dance champion Alexis Warr and Australia’s Dancing With The Stars’ Julian Caillon.
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