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Fan favourites Kristina Rihanoff and Ola Jordan both quit after the show made them household names.
Meanwhile, Aliona Vilani announced she was leaving despite being the first dancer to ever win twice.
Tristan MacManus Savchenko also quit.
Producers are hoping the new faces will prove just as popular and help the show continue to pull in bumper ratings of around 11million every Saturday and Sunday night. In recent years, the show has thrashed its ITV rival The X Factor. And Strictly’s bookers have pulled out all the stops to sign up big-name celebs for this series.
Last week former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls, singer Will Young and presenter Laura Whitmore were revealed as contestants. DJ Melvin Odoom and BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba have joined them while other names in the frame include Louise Redknapp, Paul Burrell and husband-and-wife TV presenters Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes.
Insiders have also claimed bosses are keen to get Cheryl Fernandez-Versini on the show after she quit The X Factor.
The celebrity contestants will find out which professional dancer will be partnering them during the glitzy launch show.
It will be shown in the first weekend of September on BBC One. and Gleb