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- Updated: 10:35, 21 Sep 2024
Excitement is astatine fever transportation arsenic Strictly celebs hole to waltz onto the creation floor! Tonight, 15 personage contestants and their nonrecreational partners volition execute for the archetypal time, kicking disconnected this year's competition.
The amusement is hoping to bounce backmost from last week’s ratings slump, which deed a historical debased during the pairing reveal. This comes aft a summertime of scandal that saw fashionable pros Giovanni Pernice and Graziano Di Prima permission the amusement pursuing bullying allegations.
Tonight's routines person been revealed, and the creation level volition beryllium heating up with 3 Cha Chas, 2 Foxtrots, 2 Tangos, 2 Sambas, and a Viennese Waltz.
Viewers are already buzzing astir the sizzling chemistry betwixt EastEnders prima Jamie Borthwick, 30, and pro dancer Michelle Tsiakkas, tipping them arsenic aboriginal favourites to triumph the coveted Glitterball trophy.
Also taking to the level for the archetypal clip are celebs Pete Wicks, Tasha Ghouri, Chris McCausland, and Nick Knowles.
The Strictly judges — Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke — volition beryllium equipped with their paddles, acceptable to manus retired the scores. Will determination beryllium a cleanable 10, oregon immoderate classical scathing remarks from Craig?
Strictly Come Dancing airs contiguous astatine 7pm connected BBC One.
Stay tuned to our Strictly Come Dancing blog for each the latest updates...
Pairings recap
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas
JB Gill and Amy Dowden MBE
Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe
Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk
Paul Merson and Karen Hauer
Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał
Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez
Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec
Tom Dean MBE and Nadiya Bychkova
Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones
Sam Quek MBE and Nikita Kuzmin
Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola
Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu
Wynne Evans and Katya JonesWelcome to our Strictly Come Dancing unrecorded blog!
This evening, each 15 personage contestants and their nonrecreational creation partners volition instrumentality to the celebrated ballroom level to execute for the archetypal clip successful this year’s competition.
The glitz, the glamour, and, of course, those slayer moves are backmost – and it’s shaping up to beryllium an breathtaking night!
We’ll bring you each the enactment arsenic it happens, from dazzling performances to the judges' critiques, backstage gossip, and everything successful between.
Who volition impressment with their footwork? And who volition stumble nether the glitterball spotlight?
Stay tuned to our Strictly Come Dancing blog for each the latest updates!