Strictly Come Dancing is undergoing some major changes this year, with a trio of new hosts, the departure of many professional dancers, and one if not both of the It Takes Two presenters.
There has been a lot reported about the show's bosses wanting to give a big overhaul to the show this year, although the specifics haven't been fully laid out yet, which might have fans feeling a bit worried.
But according to Katya Jones, there's nothing to stress about, as the new season will still be classic Strictly.
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Speaking to Digital Spy at the TRIC Awards, Katya explained: "Obviously quite a few things will be different. We're not going to have some of the dancers, we might have some new dancers, we have new presenters.
"There's not going to be the Claudiatorium because there's no Claudia, so yes, things will be different.
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"However, at its core the show is still the same. We're taking people who can't dance and showing them how to dance.
"Don't worry everybody, you can still sit down with your family and enjoy the beautiful dancing."
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Speaking about the new hosts Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe and Josh Widdicombe, Katya stated that Johannes is "already getting them going", while Josh is happy not to have to dance any more after the Christmas special he did.
"Of course we will be welcoming them with open arms, hearts, with all the shimmys, all the sparkles," she added, "It is going to be cool and if anything we will carry them through. Don't you worry. They're in safe hands."
Katya also stated there will be 15 celebrities competing in this year's season, and that she genuinely doesn't know who the rest are, and is open-minded about who she gets paired with.
"They can pair me with anybody and I just can't wait to show them how to dance," she said, and joked that if she's paired with stylist Chris Appleton, she hopes he "won't be judging me for my hair!"
Strictly Come Dancing will return later this year on BBC One and iPlayer.
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