Strictly Come Dancing has officially announced its professional dancer line-up for the 2025 series.
The show's most recent champion Dianne Buswell, who lifted the glitter ball trophy with Chris McCausland last year, is returning to the dance floor this autumn alongside the other pros who made the 2024 final – Lauren Oakley, Aljaž Škorjanec and Vito Coppola.
Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington are also back, along with Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Michelle Tsiakkas, and Neil Jones.
They'll be joined by two pros who are new to Strictly – details of who they are will be announced closer to the show's return date.
"The excitement is already building ahead of the new series and in addition to welcoming back our fantastic returning Pros, we are looking forward to welcoming two brand new Professional Dancers to the lineup who will help bring another unforgettable series of dazzling dance and loads more besides to viewers later in 2025," said Sarah James, executive producer at BBC Studios.
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Kalpna Patel-Knight, who's head of entertainment at the BBC, added: "The Strictly professional dancers are the beating heart of the programme, showcasing to viewers in every corner of the UK their world-class talent by lighting up the famous Strictly ballroom every Saturday and Sunday night. Here's to another fab-u-lous series!"
Further details about the 2025 series, including the celebrity contestants taking part, will be announced in due course.
Strictly's head judge Shirley Ballas recently called for a "non-celebrity" version of the show.
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"I'm sure the BBC will do all the things they need to make the show just as exciting every year. But you'll see a few changes," she said.
"I'd like to see a member of the public there, that would be amazing. Like a non-celebrity version."
Strictly Come Dancing will return in autumn 2025 on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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