Strictly Come Dancing

6:40 PM to 8:30 PM
Saturday 20 September
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Launch Show 2025

Season 23 Episode 1

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome 15 new famous faces, reality stars and content creators to the Strictly ballroom to pair them with their professional partners, while judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke give their initial thoughts on the couples. There's also a routine from the reigning champions Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell and music by Jessie J. The contestants are Alex Kingston, Balvinder Sopal, Dani Dyer, Stefan Dennis, Lewis Cope, Vicky Pattison, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Karen Carney, Chris Robshaw, Ellie Goldstein, Ross King, La Voix, Thomas Skinner and George Clarke

Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One London HD at 6:40 PM, Saturday 20 September. (New, series, subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Tess Daly
Host
Claudia Winkleman
Host
Shirley Ballas
Judge