Strictly Come Dancing line up rumours ahead of 2025 launch
Strictly Come Dancing line up rumours ahead of 2025 launch
Who will be dressing up in their sequins in the hopes of winning the prestigious glitter ball?
Claudia and Tess will be back to host the series, but who will be competing?
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Excitement is already building for this year's Strictly Come Dancing. We are months away from their autumn launch, but fans of the show cannot wait to get their foxtrot fix. The last season was the BBC's biggest Unscripted series in 2024 with the main show averaging 8.8m viewers across the series with 10.1m tuning into the final.
Last year, we saw comedian Chris McCausland take home the glitter ball alongside his dancing partner Diane Buswell. So, who is set to compete in this year's Strictly?
According to Gambling.com, these are the celebrities with the highest odds of taking part in this year's competition. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter .
Those rumoured to take place range from footballers to reality TV stars, but will they be donning sequins or will they be on the bench.
Former Chelsea and Netherlands striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, is now 8/13 favourite to take on change from ball games to ballroom.
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Other rumoured stars include Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah, Apprentice star Tom Skinner, Gladiator star Nitro, the Queen consort's son Tom Parker Bowles and Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan.
Reality television stars are always a firm favourite on Strictly, and this year is no different as Made in Chelsea's Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo is rumoured to be appearing as well as Danny Dyer's daughter and Love Island star Dani Dyer.
The BBC are yet to announce exactly when the show will be back on air, however fans can look forward to Strictly Come Dancing waltzing it's way back onto screens this autumn.
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They have already announced which professional dancers we can expect to see later this year as we can look forward to another series of dancing joy.
They have revealed that returning this year will be Aljaž Škorjanec, Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu, Gorka Márquez, Johannes Radebe, Jowita Przystał, Kai Widdrington, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Lauren Oakley, Luba Mushtuk, Michelle Tsiakkas, Nadiya Bychkova, Nancy Xu, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Vito Coppola and last year's winner Dianne Buswell.
There will also be two brand new professional dancers joining the team, who will be revealed closer to the return of the show.
Sarah James, BBC Studios Executive Producer says: "The excitement is already building ahead of the new series and in addition to welcoming back our fantastic returning Pros, we are looking forward to welcoming two brand new Professional Dancers to the line up who will help bring another unforgettable series of dazzling dance and loads more besides to viewers later in 2025."
Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC says: 'The Strictly Professional Dancers are the beating heart of the programme, showcasing to viewers in every corner of the UK their world class talent by lighting up the famous Strictly ballroom every Saturday and Sunday night. Here's to another fab-u-lous series!'
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