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Strictly Come Dancing’s 2025 line-up will see favourite professionals return in a bid for the glitterball trophy as well as two new dancers. Returning to the show is last year’s winner Dianne Buswell alongside Katya Jones, Jowita Pryzstak and Kai Widdrington. Popular pro Johannes Radebe will also return, despite a jam-packed diary of shows this year, including touring in the stage production of Kinky Boots: The Musical.
Aljaž Škorjanec, who returned to the show following a break last year is also back for 2025 alongside Amy Dowden, who courageously returned to the dance floor in 2024 following cancer treatment. Who are the other professional dancers returning? Gorka Márquez, Nadiya Bychkova, Karen Hauer, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas, Luba Mushtuk, Nancy Xu, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin and Vito Coppola will also all return for the 2025 series. However, while the line-up remains similar to last year, the BBC has confirmed that two new professional dancers will also be joining the cast.
Sarah James, executive producer at BBC Studios, said: “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.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly) It is expected that the two new professional dancers will be revealed closer to the show's launch in the autumn. Recommended reading: Strictly's Chris McCausland was broken during dance training Chris McCausland reveals 'immense' fear he had before starting Strictly journey Strictly's Lauren Oakley to join Anton Du Beke on tour A name of a professional not included on the list for 2025 is Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice, who did not participate in the 2024 edition of the competition due to an investigation into his behaviour and teaching methods.
It came following complaints from his 2023 celebrity partner, Amanda Abbington. After his exit from the show, Pernice signed up for the Italian version Ballando con le Stelle, which he won with actress and singer Bianca Guaccero..
