BBC reveals George Clarke as sixth Strictly 2025 celebrity
George Clarke will join the likes of former Love Island winner Dani Dyer, Doctor Who star Alex Kingston, and Nitro from BBC's Gladiators in competing for the Gliterball Trophy in 2025.
Strictly Come Dancing 2025 lineup (so far)
Six celebrities taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2025 have now been revealed:
The remaining celebrity contestants joining the new series will be announced in due course.
Professional dancers taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2025
Meanwhile, the professional dancers taking part in Strictly this year have also been revealed:
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
Vito Coppola
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Two new professional dancers, American-born Alexis Warr and Australian-born Julian Caillon, are also joining the cast in 2025.
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be back to present the show, while Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas will return to their role as judges.
Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this autumn.
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