A first look at the full line-up of celebrities taking part in the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed, just days before the show is set to return to screens.
The full celebrity line-up for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing has been unveiled just days before the show's launch, marking the 20th anniversary of the BBC dance competition. The show, which recently faced controversy over alleged abusive treatment of stars by professional dancers, will see 15 celebs battling it out for the coveted glitterball trophy.
Among the stars set to light up the dance floor this year are Love Island's Tasha Ghouri, TOWIE's Pete Wicks, Olympian Sam Quek MBE, actors Shayne Ward and Jamie Borthwick, presenter Nick Knowles, and JLS star JB Gill. Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly will be back as hosts for the 14-week run, culminating in a live final on December 14.
It comes after two professional dancers will not be in the upcoming series amidst controversies centring around Giovanni Pernice and, more recently, Graziano Di Prima. The situation escalated after actress Amanda Abbington spoke out last year about Giovanni's conduct during rehearsals, reports the Mirror.
The sparkling line-up of returning professional dancers features fan favourites like Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas, and newcomer Vito Coppola, ensuring the show must go on!
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