Strictly Come Dancing 2025 full line-up - all celebrities

Here are your Strictly 2025 stars - see the full line-up <i>(Image: BBC)</i>
Here are your Strictly 2025 stars - see the full line-up (Image: BBC)
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Well, after days of surprise announcements, we officially know the full line-up of celebrities taking part in Strictly Come Dancing 2025.

This autumn, soap stars, former footballers, Olympians and ex-Love Islanders will all be taking to the dancefloor with one mission in mind – to lift the iconic glitterball trophy.

They will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of reigning 2024 champions Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell.

The celebrities who will be showing us their Rumba and Paso Doble on the BBC dance competition have been revealed on various TV and radio shows, such as Good Morning Britain, The One Show and BBC Radio 1.


Every Strictly Come Dancing winner (2004-2024)


So, let’s take a look at this year’s Strictly line-up in full – who will be your favourite?

Strictly Come Dancing 2025 full line-up revealed

All the famous faces taking part in the 23rd series of Strictly are:

  • Harry Aikines-Aryeetey – Nitro from Gladiators
  • Dani Dyer – former Love Islander
  • Alex Kingston – actor, ER and Doctor Who star
  • Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – ex-footballer
  • Balvinder Sopal – EastEnders star
  • George Clarke - YouTuber and podcaster
  • La Voix -  RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist
  • Chris Robshaw -former England rugby union player and captain
  • Ellie Goldstein - model
  • Thomas Skinner - The Apprentice star (2019)
  • Vicky Pattison - reality TV star
  • Stefan Dennis - Neighbours actor
  • Ross King - Hollywood correspondent
  • Karen Carney - sports presenter and Lioness
  • Kristian Nairn - Game of Thrones actor
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Full list of professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing 2025

Joining the celebrities this year on Strictly are professional dancers:

  • Dianne Buswell
  • Nadiya Bychkova
  • Amy Dowden
  • Karen Hauer
  • Katya Jones
  • Neil Jones
  • Nikita Kuzmin
  • Gorka Marquez
  • Luba Mushtuk
  • Jowita Przystal
  • Johannes Radebe
  • Aljaž Škorjanec
  • Kai Widdrington
  • Nancy Xu
  • Carlos Gu
  • Lauren Oakley
  • Michelle Tsiakkas
  • Vito Coppola
  • Alexis Warr (new for 2025)
  • Julian Caillon (new for 2025)

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All will be hoping to impress head judge Shirley Ballas each week, along with Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.

Who do you think will win Strictly 2025? Let us know in the comments below.

Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and iPlayer this autumn – an official launch date is yet to be announced.

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