THE PROFESSIONAL DANCERS
While former champions Oti Mabuse (who won in 2019 with Kelvin Fletcher and in 2020 with Bill Bailey) and Aljaž Škorjanec (who won in 2013 with Abbey Clancy) confirmed earlier this year they would not be returning for Strictly’s 20th series, many of our favourite pro dancers are back for another shot at the Glitterball trophy.
They include Giovanni Pernice (who won last year with Rose Ayling-ellis), Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard, Gorka Márquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystał, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu.
They’ll be joined by four exciting new stars, making this the biggest prodancer line-up in Strictly’s history: European Cup winner Vito Coppola, Chinese national champion Carlos Gu, former under-21 British national champion Lauren Oakley, and Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas. We can’t wait to see what the talented new pros have to offer!