Published: 27 September 2025
Strictly Come Dancing is waltzing its way back onto screens in 2025 bringing joy, laughter and a serious amount of dance to audiences all across the UK.
Made by BBC Studios Entertainment and broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, Strictly continues to capture the hearts of the nation.
When is Strictly Come Dancing back on TV and BBC iPlayer?
Watch the trailer for Strictly 2025
Strictly Come Dancing is back on iPlayer and BBC One from 6.55pm on Saturday 27 September 2025.
Fresh from the training room, our 15 couples join Tess and Claud in the ballroom, ready to perform their first routines of the competition. Whilst they may not have to face the public vote this week, they do have to face the judges, who will be handing out the first scores of the series.
As our couples are making their dance floor debuts this week, no-one is going home, and the judges’ scores will be carried over to next weekend, when viewers will have their first chance to vote for their favourites.
Who are the Strictly Come Dancing 2025 celebrity contestants?
The confirmed Strictly Come Dancing 2025 celebrity contestants are:
Game of Thrones star and DJ Kristian Nairn was originally announced as part of the line-up but had to withdraw for medical reasons.
TV personality, broadcaster and author Dani Dyer was forced to withdraw due to injury.
Strictly Come Dancing 2025 Professional Dancers
Professional Dancers Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Aljaž Škorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola will all take to the floor once more, alongside two brand new professional dancers!
Who are the new Strictly Professional Dancers?
Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon are your new Strictly pro dancers!
American-born Alexis is best known for winning US dance series So You Think You Can Dance in 2022 and was crowned as ‘America’s Favourite Dancer’, becoming the first female Ballroom and Latin dancer to claim the title. She has performed as a guest Professional Dancer and in the dance troupe on the US version of Strictly, Dancing With The Stars, and has been part of the series’ accompanying US tour for the past three years. Alexis has also danced on America’s Got Talent, World of Dance, and on national tours across the States – including three with Dancing With The Stars judge Derek Hough, in addition to his Las Vegas residency.
Australian-born Julian has been dancing since the age of 10, specialising in Ballroom and Latin American, and going on to represent Australia on the international stage. He appeared as a Professional Dancer on three seasons of Australia’s Dancing With The Stars, has toured the globe with hit dance show Burn The Floor, and also competed on So You Think You Can Dance in Australia. Julian has a degree in Exercise Physiology from UNSW Sydney and, alongside his dance career, has worked as a Personal Trainer and Exercise Physiologist. Julian is a keen athlete, and 2025 has so far seen him complete two triathlons.
As well as taking part in the competition itself, all of the Professional Dancers will be taking to the floor each week in unforgettable group routines, which alongside world class music acts, theme weeks and of course the much-anticipated annual trip to the iconic and much-loved Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, promises audiences another spectacular series of the nation’s favourite dance show.
Strictly 2025 Couples
Meet your Strictly Come Dancing 2025 celebrity and professional dancer pairings!
As Dani Dyer has withdrawn from the competition, Amber Davies will now dance with Nikita Kuzmin.
Strictly Song and Dance List
Week 1
Karen Carney and Carlos Gu – Jive to One Way Or Another by Blondie
Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington – Cha Cha Cha to Best of my Love by Ella Eyre
Alex Kingston and Joahannes Radebe – Waltz to Cry Me a River by Michael Buble
Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Byckova – Samba to Unbelievable by EMF
Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola – Cha Cha Cha to yes, and? by Ariana Grande
Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley – Quickstep to Chelsea Dagger by The Fratellis
La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec – American Smooth to Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan
Ross King and Jowita Przystal – Cha Cha Cha to Calafornia Gurls by Katy Perry
Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell – Foxtrot to the Neighbours Theme by Barry Crocker
Lewis Cope and Katya Jones – Jive to Get Ready by The Temptations
George Clarke and Alexis Warr – American Smooth to Stargazing by Myles Smith
Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden – Paso Doble to Battle Without Honour or Humanity by Hotei
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer – Cha Cha Cha to Push It by Sal-N-Pepa
Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon – Samba to (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty by KC & The Sunshine Band
Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin – Waltz
Strictly Judges and Hosts
Our hosts – and recent MBE recipients – Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are back to oversee ballroom proceedings alongside our FAB-U-LOUS Strictly Judges – Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Head Judge Shirley Ballas.
And they’ve already been teasing exciting changes and new twists and turns in the ballroom!
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