Strictly Come Dancing 2025 launch show

Strictly Come Dancing 2025 has now commenced after the 15 celebrities taking part this year got paired with their professional dance partner in their quest to become Strictly Come Dancing champions for 2025.

Here are the pairings for 2025:

• Actress Alex Kingston is paired with Johannes Radebe
• Eastenders actress Balvinder Sopal is paired with new professional Julian Caillon
• Former England rugby player Chris Robshaw is paired with Nadiya Bychkova
• 2019 Love Island winner Dani Dyer is paired with Nikita Kuzman
• Model & actress Ellie Goldstein is paired with 2023 winning professional Vito Coppola
• Content creator George Clarke is paired with new professional Alexis Warr
• Former Team GB sprinter & gladiator Harry Aikines-Aryeety is paired with Karen Hauer
• Former Chelsea footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is paired with Lauren Oakley
• Former England footballer & pundit Karen Carney is paired with Carlos Gu
• RuPaul Drag Race star La Voix is paired with 2013 winning professional Aljaz Skorjanec
• Former Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope is paired with 2017 winning professional Katya Jones
• TV reporter Ross King is paired with 2022 winning professional Jowita Przystal
• Neighbours actor Stefan Dennis is paired with 2024 winning professional Dianne Buswell
• Apprentice star Thomas Skinner is paired with Amy Dowden
• TV personality & broadcaster Vicky Pattison is paired with Kai Widdrington

The couples will take to the dance floor this weekend to earn their first judges scores, but no couple will be eliminated this weekend.

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