Strictly 2026 fans predict Lacey Turner will win as they tip Graeme Hall to be out first
Fans have high hopes for LaceyStrictly 2026 fans have predicted this year’s finalists – and it’s only the first episode of the series!
Tonight saw the 15 new celebrities find out who they’d be paired up with for the series, and it’s safe to say that fans are happy with the results!
Strictly 2026 pairings revealed
Tonight’s show saw the celebrities find out who they’d be paired up with during tonight’s launch show (Saturday, September 19).
In a new twist, the celebs and the pros found out who they’d be dancing with in this year’s series, whilst they were dancing.
The celebs and the pros danced a routine together which saw them swap partners multiple times. The hosts then revealed who would be paired up with who during breaks in the routine.
Fans were loving the new twist – and they were thrilled with a couple of the pairings in particular.
So much so that they’ve already predicted that they’ll be amongst this year’s finalists!
Lacey Turner predicted to be in this year’s final
During the routine, EastEnders star Lacey Turner found out she’d be dancing with Vito Coppola, who won the show back in 2022.
Fans already have high hopes for the duo, with many predicting that they’ll be amongst this year’s finalists.
“I think I’ve found my first 2 finalists already, and it’s only the launch show,” one fan tweeted, sharing a picture of Lacey, Vito, as well as Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin.
“Go Lacey and Vito, hopefully another strong partnership,” another said. “Lacey Turner for the mf win!” a third wrote.
“MOTHER LACEY SHE’S TAKING THE WHOLE THING,” another gushed.
“Manifesting Lacey & Vito as #strictly winners 2026,” a fifth said. “Winners. No doubt about it,” another added. “OUR WINNERS OF SCD 2026 RIGHT HERE! TEAM LITO ALL THE WAY!,” another wrote.
Fans predict Graeme Hall out first
However, it’s bad news for Graeme Hall, with fans predicting he’ll be the first star out of this year’s series.
Fans were left gutted for fan favourite pro dancer Lauren Oakley, who was paired with Graeme during the show.
“Oh god POOR LAUREN,” one fan tweeted.
“Poor Lauren out the first week,” another said.
“So we aren’t gonna see much of Lauren or Alexis [Warr] this year it seems,” a third wrote, after Lauren was paired with Graham and Alexis with Shaun Wright-Phillips.
“Think they may have done Lauren bad this year,” another added. However, some fans have some hope for the pairing!
“Graeme didn’t suck! So there is hope for Lauren to go a little further this year,” one fan said.
“Graeme and Lauren are FAB!!!” another wrote.
Strictly continues next Saturday (September 26) from 6.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
