The full line up of judges and professional dancers for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing have been confirmed amid reported chaos behind the scenes.
Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas will all return to the judging panel when the show returns, despite reportedly angering BBC bosses in a row over pay rises.
They are said to have backed down on their demands for a 11 per cent pay rise, according to The Sun, and have now accepted an offer of between 3 and 5 per cent.
Meanwhile, one of the professional dancers is not returning, which is said to have had producers scrambling for a replacement.
Pro-dancer Cameron Lombard has quit after two years of appearing on the ballroom show.
“Cameron is a fantastic performer and we have loved working with him for the past two years on Strictly,” a Strictly spokesperson told MailOnline.
“He is currently pursuing other opportunities but will always be part of the family and our door will always be open to him in the future.”
Lombard started competing at age six and has won 18 national titles across Ballroom and Latin during his career.
He called joining Strictly a “life changing opportunity” and a “dream come true”.
Viewer favourites Nadiya Bychkova, Neil Jones, Katya Jones, Gorka Marquez, Giovanni Perniceand Dianne Buswell will all be back on the dancefloor.
They’ll be joined by fellow dancers Graziano Di Prima, Karen Hauer, Luba Mushtuk, Kai Widdrington, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Nancy Xu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas, Nikita Kuzmin, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington, Carlos Gu and Vita Coppola.
Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will also be back to their hosting duties.
The celebrity contestants will not be announced later in the year.
The Standard has contacted the BBC for comment.
