STRICTLY COME DANCING CONFIRMS PROFESSIONAL DANCERS FOR 2025 SERIES, TWO NEW PROS TO JOIN SHOW

Strictly Come Dancing will be waltzing it’s way back onto screens this Autumn for another series 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. The latest run 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.

In addition to this, more people watched Strictly via BBC iPlayer in 2024 than ever before, with a fifth of all audiences tuning in via the platform. Strictly continues to win and be nominated for awards, with recent wins for the show including Best Talent Show at the NTAs and the 2024 BAFTA TV Award for Best Entertainment Programme.

For the upcoming series 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, with the new Pros being revealed closer to the return of the show.

Sarah James, Executive Producer, BBC Studios 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!”

As well as the Pros 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.

More details regarding the upcoming series, including the Celebrity contestants taking part, will be announced in due course as Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in Autumn 2025.