{"id":149730,"date":"2025-09-20T18:33:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T18:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149730\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T18:33:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T18:33:12","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-2025-live-bbc-show-to-reveal-celebrity-and-dancer-pairings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/149730\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing 2025 \u2013 live: BBC show to reveal celebrity and dancer pairings"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>I’m still not over that fancy pros routine?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never seen such a high-budget Strictly routine… ever? <\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:32<\/p>\n

<\/a>It’s Ellie Goldstein!<\/p>\n

Ellie has modelled for Gucci, Vogue and adidas.<\/p>\n

Find out everything you need to know about her, below…<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:27<\/p>\n

<\/a>Our new male pro, Australian dancer Julian Caillon, says he grew up watching ‘Geordie Shore’<\/p>\n

He\u2019s clued up on British culture, then.<\/p>\n

\"JulianJulian Caillon (BBC)<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:24<\/p>\n

<\/a>Meet our new pros!<\/p>\n

They are Alexis Warr, former winner of the US series So You Think You Can Dance in 2022, and Julian Caillon, a ballroom TV star from Australia. <\/p>\n

They\u2019re having a royal welcome in the form of a very high-budget professional\u2019s routine and underwater pool moment?<\/p>\n

\"AlexisAlexis Warr (BBC)<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:21<\/p>\n

<\/a>La Voix is a hoot<\/p>\n

La Voix and Alja\u017e have already got that comedy duo dynamic going on. A great match.<\/p>\n

\"\"(BBC)<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:17<\/p>\n

<\/a>Ross King is already weeping \u2013 and his first dance has been revealed<\/p>\n

Ross is already getting emosh. Jowita reveals that their first dance (in next week\u2019s live show) will be a cha cha cha to \u201cCalifornia Gurls\u201d by Katy Perry. Absolute banger.<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:16<\/p>\n

<\/a>It’s Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova!<\/p>\n

Former England rugby union player Chris Robshaw is partnered with Nadiya Bychkova.<\/p>\n

Bychkova joined the show in 2017 and has been in a relationship with fellow professional and fan-favourite Kai Widdrington. She\u2019s been partnered with Blue singer Lee Ryan, singer-songwriter Matthew Goss and Olympic gold medallist Tom Dean<\/a>, who was eliminated in week one during the 2024 series. <\/p>\n

\"It'sIt’s Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova (BBC)<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:15<\/p>\n

<\/a>Next up: La Voix and Alja\u017e \u0160korjanec<\/p>\n

RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK star La Voix is partnered with long-time Strictly pro Alja\u017e \u0160korjanec, who’s been with the programme since 2013.<\/p>\n

\u0160korjanec has made it to the final twice: in 2017 with Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson and last year with Love Island\u2019s Tasha Ghouri.<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:13<\/p>\n

<\/a>It’s…Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin<\/p>\n

Love Island star Dyer is partnered with Nikita Kuzmin.<\/p>\n

This will mark Kuzmin\u2019s fourth year on Strictly, with his previous partners including Tilly Ramsay, Ellie Symonds and Sam Quek. In 2023, he partnered with actor and singer Layton Williams, and they reached the final before losing out to Coronation Street star Ellie Leach.<\/p>\n

Ellie Muir20 September 2025 19:12<\/p>\n

<\/a>It’s Lewis Cope and Katya Jones!<\/p>\n

Emmerdale star Lewis Cope may have been a last-minute draft-in, but he\u2019s in good hands with long-time pro Katya Jones.<\/p>\n

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