Two recent faces are becoming a member of the BBC Strictly professional solid this 12 months as new photos present this 12 months’s lineup heading to rehearsals.
The countdown to the subsequent sequence of BBC Strictly Come Dancing is now nicely and actually on, with the professional dancers being confirmed for sequence 23. After a lot hypothesis over the previous week about who will hit the well-known dance flooring within the autumn, rumours have been circulating concerning the newest spherical of celebrities set to participate, and which execs will return.
New dancers have been being tipped for the subsequent season, together with So You Suppose You Can Dance star Alexis Warr and Australia’s Dancing With The Stars season three’s Julian Caillon, and now it’s been confirmed by BBC bosses they’re a part of the 2025 line-up.
An official announcement on Instagram reads: “Please welcome our two new Strictly Skilled Dancers! Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon be a part of the Strictly Come Dancing household when the sequence returns this autumn on #iPlayer.”
Because the information was revealed, the brand new execs have been noticed heading to BBC rehearsal studios in London alongside the likes of fan favourites Gorka Marquez, Nancy Xu, Kai Widdington, Nadiya Bychkov and final 12 months’s winner, Dianne Buswell.
Co-star Neil Jones was fast to answer to the official announcement on-line as he despatched nicely needs to his new colleagues. He stated: “Oh @julian_caillon it was going so nicely till you stated Chelsea FC however anyway. Welcome to the fam and @alexis_warr it is a pleasure to welcome one other redhead see you each in rehearsals.”
Nancy Xu added: “Welcome to the household cannot wait to start out it!!!!! @alexis_warr @julian_caillon.
And Luba Mushtuk stated: “Congratulations @alexis_warr @julian_caillon. Thrilling instances forward!!!!! Trying ahead to assembly you each very quickly.”
Gorka quickly chimed in as he stated: “Welcome to the group guys! @alexis_warr @julian_caillon.”
Karen Hauer added: “Welcome to strictly!! @alexis_warr @julian_caillon.”
Additionally pictured making their option to rehearsal studios have been Michelle Tsiakkas, Lauren Oakley, Amy Dowden, and Johannes Radebe.
Because the dancers acquired again to work, Amy revealed on Sunday evening that she was feeling “grateful” to be returning for her ninth 12 months on the BBC dance-floor. The Welsh star was compelled to withdraw early throughout final 12 months’s sequence resulting from an damage following a gruelling most cancers battle in 2023. Amy, 34, underwent a mastectomy and chemotherapy after receiving her breast most cancers prognosis in 2023.
In a submit to her 705k followers on Instagram, Amy stated: “Feeling grateful, grounded, and SO excited for @bbcstrictly rehearsals to start out tomorrow.
“12 months 9 – let’s go!”
The present is ready to get into swing in September and rumoured celebrities set to participate embody Stacey Solomon, Paul C Brunson, Dani Dyer, Ashley Cain, and Angellica Bell.
The confirmed execs are: Amy Dowden, Aljaz Skorjanec, Dianne Buswell, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Márquez, Lauren Oakley, Carlos Gu, Johannes Radebe, Neil Jones, Jowita Przystał, Kai Widdrington, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Vito Coppola, Nancy Xu, Nadiya Bychkova, Michelle Tsiakkas and Luba Mushtuk.
Nadiya posted an Instagram video expressing her delight to be returning when it was introduced final week: “SO EXCITING!! Grateful to be again on the most important present on TV. I am unable to wait for an additional spin across the Strictly solar.
“Trying ahead to working with the brand new execs too… they’re going to LOVE it. Two of the issues I get pleasure from most about life are dancing and educating, and that is what the present is all about, so this is to a different season of magical moments and recollections.”
Strictly Come Dancing returns for its twenty third sequence with a launch present on Saturday, September 13 at 7:20 PM
