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Strictly Come Dancing confirms 2024 couples on launch show

George Lewis
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Strictly Come Dancing confirms 2024 couplesGuy Levy - BBC

Strictly Come Dancing spoilers follow.

Strictly Come Dancing returned to our screens tonight (September 14), with the celebrities finding out their professional partners.

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned, along with the four judges – Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke – to preside over the action, with the 15 celebrities eager to discover their partners.

The reveals were aired in batches, with Wynne Evans, Shayne Ward, Jamie Borthwick and Chris McCausland the first to get the news, with the quartet being paired with Katya Jones, Nancy Xu, Michelle Tsiakkas and Dianne Buswell, respectively.

jb gill and amy dowden, strictly come dancing 2024
Ray Burmiston - BBC

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The next batch of celebs to learn their fate was Montell Douglas, Pete Wicks, JB Gill and Sam Quek, with the group partnering up with Johannes Radebe, Jowita Przystal, Amy Dowden and Nikita Kuzmin, respectively.

The penultimate group saw Toyah Willcox, Sarah Hadland, Tasha Ghouri and Dr Punam Krishan discover their professionals, with Neil Jones, Vito Coppola, the returning Alja? ?korjanec and Gorka Márquez being unveiled as their partners.

Last but not least, Paul Merson, Tom Dean and Nick Knowles also got their matches, with Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova and Luba Mushtuk completing the lineup for the 22nd season – but who will come out on top?...

tasha ghouri and aljaž škorjanec, strictly come dancing 2024
Ray Burmiston - BBC

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The night ended with our celebrities taking to the floor for the very first time, with the 30 dancers performing a spectacular group routine. There was also a fabulous display from the professionals, whilst defending champions Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola performed together for one final time.

The full list of pairings for Strictly Come Dancing 2024 can be viewed below:

Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell

Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez

Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas

JB Gill and Amy Dowden

Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe

Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk

Paul Merson and Karen Hauer

Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal

Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin

Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola

Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu

Tasha Ghouri and Alja? ?korjanec

Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova

Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones

Wynne Evans and Katya Jones


Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

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