The time has officially come for the first live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2025.

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As ever, the dazzling group of 15 celebrities and their professional dance partners will take to the floor for their first routines of the series, and will await the all-important feedback from the judges.

As it is the first week, no pair will be sent packing and their scores will be carried over to next week, when the public vote opens for the very first time.

With a cheeky salsa for one pair and an intense paso doble for another, just what did they score? Read on for the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 leaderboard.

Strictly Come Dancing 2025 leaderboard - Week 1

The cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2025 all posing in various poses, smiling ahead.
The cast of Strictly Come Dancing 2025. BBC/Ray Burmiston
  1. Lewis Cope and Katya Jones - (7+7+7+7) = 28
  2. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley - (6+7+7+7) = 27
  3. La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec - (6+6+6+6) = 24
  4. Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington - (5+6+6+6) = 23
  5. Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell - (4+6+6+6) = 22
  6. Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe - (4+6+5+6) = 21
  7. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer - (4+5+5+5) = 19
  8. Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola - (4+4+4+5) = 17
  9. Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon - (4+4+4+5) = 17
  10. Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden - (2+4+5+5) = 16
  11. Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova - (3+4+3+4) = 14
  12. Ross King and Jowita Przystał - (2+3+2+3) = 10
  13. Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin -
  14. George Clarke and Alexis Warr -
  15. Karen Carney and Carlos Gu -

Strictly Come Dancing is available to watch on catch-up on BBC iPlayer.

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Katelyn MensahSenior Entertainment Writer

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.

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