‘Strictly Come Dancing' launched its 2025 series last night on BBC One as the pairings were revealed.
During the show, this year's crop of celebrities found out which of the professional dancers they would be partnered with. It was also a chance for viewers to meet the two new pros, Julian Caillon and Alexis Warr.
Last year's winner Chris McCausland reunited with his pro partner Dianne Buswell to dance once again, and there was a performance from Jessie J and a spectacular dance from the ‘Strictly' pros. Viewers also got their first chance to see which of this year's celebs had any dance abilities. Who is your money on?
The pairing for this year's series 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
‘Strictly Come Dancing' 2025 will return on Saturday for the first live show of the series at 6.55pm on BBC One.
