Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
William Mata and Nuray Bulbul

When does Strictly Come Dancing 2023 begin?

Angela Scanlon Eddie Kadi Krishnan GuruMurthy

There is not too much longer to wait for Strictly Come Dancing fans, with series 21 less than four weeks away.

Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy is among the names set to take to the dancefloor, as is presenter Angela Scanlon and comedian Eddie Kadi.

The BBC has announced Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will return to hosting the series and that judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke will also be back.

In 2022, cameraman and presenter Hamza Yassin and pro dancer Jowita Przystał took home the Glitterball trophy.

Here is how the 2023 series is shaping up:

When does Strictly Come Dancing start?

According to a post on the BBC's Shows, Tours, and Take Part website, where viewers may request tickets to be in the audience, the first live show will be televised from the Strictly ballroom on Saturday, September 23.

The full list of televised live shows are:

  • September, Saturday 23 and 30.
  • October, Saturday 7, 14, 21, and 28.
  • November, Saturday 4, 11 and 25.
  • Blackpool Tower Ballroom: Saturday, November 18.
  • December, Saturday 2, 9 and 16.

Who are the professional dancers in Strictly?

Gorka Marquez, Johannes Radebe, Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Luba Mushtuk, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas, and Vito Coppola will all be back.

Strictly will be back this autumn (PA)

There will also be room for Karen Hauer, Giovanni Pernice, Katya Jones, and last year’s champion Jowita Przystal.

Amy Dowden has confirmed she will not be back, as she continues treatment for breast cancer.

Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova were the 2005 champions (PA)

Who are the celebrities taking part in Strictly 2023?

The confirmed line-up includes:

Our profiles for all of those confirmed so far can be found here.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Melania and RFK Jr join forces to try to improve Trump’s diet: ‘Think fewer Big Macs and less KFC’
Incoming first lady and Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary are apparently lobbying the president to make healthier choices
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
What are ‘Pink tote lid moments’? Dark TikTok trend explained
The dark trend has seen both young people and adults sharing troubling stories
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Cruel Intentions review – this generic remake of the 90s classic is utterly mindless
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Ryan Phillippe’s movie gets a melodramatic YA remake – with a pair of actors who aren’t a patch on the originals. Just dig out the original instead
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
US moves to list giraffes under Endangered Species Act for first time
Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections?
The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
“Who’s The One Actor That You Hate But Everyone Else Seems To Love?” (50 Answers)
No matter how popular they are, most celebrities have haters, too. Actors are no exception. The post “Who’s The One Actor That You Hate But Everyone Else Seems To Love?” (50 Answers) first appeared on Bored Panda.
Bored Panda
Bored Panda
Cher Reveals the "Fiasco" That Ensued When She Performed for Princess Margaret in 1965: "I Was Mortified"
"It was like a bad dream that we couldn’t get out of; we just had to stand there and wait for it to be over."
Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.
Download on the AppStore Get it on Google Play