Strictly Come Dancing confirms couples for star-studded 2025 season
It's time to head to the dancefloor!
Strictly Come Dancing has finally returned for a brand new season, bringing the sparkle back to everybody's Saturday nights.
This year's launch show offered audiences a dazzling first look at the starry cast, as well as confirming who the famous faces will be paired with.
The couples all took to the dancefloor for the first time to perform a group number, giving viewers a tease of what's to come.
Below you can find out who this year's Strictly Come Dancing couples are:
- Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe
- Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon
- Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova
- Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin
- Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola
- George Clarke and Alexis Warr
- Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley
- Karen Carney and Carlos Gu
- La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec
- Lewis Cope and Katya Jones
- Ross King and Jowita Przystał
- Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell
- Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden
- Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington
The countdown is officially on for the first live show, with just one week to go before the celebrities and their pros step into the ballroom to be scored on their very first dance.
There are still plenty of details yet to be confirmed ahead of the live shows, including what the couples will be dancing to, but it definitely won't be an episode you want to miss!
Alexis Warr and Julian Collard are the two new professional dancers in the line-up, and both will receive a celebrity pairing, with Luba Mushtuk, Gorka Márquez, Nancy Xu, Neil Jones and Michelle Tsiakkas all missing a partner this year.
Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 27th September on BBC One and iPlayer.
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Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
