Strictly Come Dancing 2025 is here, and the couples have been revealed in the launch show.
The programme will air on Saturdays – and some Sundays – between now and Christmas, and the contestants and dancing partners are as follows:
Actress Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe
Eastenders Actress Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon
Former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova
Broadcaster Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin
Actress Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola
“Youtuber” George Clarke (not that one) and Alexis Warr
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (Gladiators‘ Nitro) and Karen Hauer
Football bloke Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley
England ‘Lioness’ Karen Carney and Carlos Gu
La Voix (who?) and Aljaž Škorjanec
Actor Lewis Cope (me, neither) and Katya Jones
Ross King (yes, he’s still around) and Jowita Przystal
Neighbours’ Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell
Social media effluencer Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden
Geordie Shore‘s Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington
Strictly Come Dancing 2025 can be watched on the BBC iPlayer.
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