Returning for its 17th series, the full list of Strictly professionals for 2019 is as follows: It has been confirmed that Marquez or Di Prima will not have a celebrity partner this year. He married Rachel Riley on Sunday, June 30, 2019, and the couple are expecting their first child together. For more information about how we hold your personal data, please see our privacy policy. The official start date for the live Strictly Come Dancing shows is this Saturday (September 21), with the final coming on Saturday, December 14. Due to recent government advice on COVID-19 we are sadly postponing the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals 2020 UK Tour scheduled for May and June. The four-time winner of the Italian Dance Championship will make her second appearance on the show after previously being an assistant choreographer. He has been married to fellow Strictly pro Janette Manrara since 2017. He has danced in five series of the show so far and has reached the final three times – with Georgia May Foote, Debbie McGee, and most recently Faye Tozer. Venezuelan and New York-raised Karen has titles for United Amateur American Rhythm National Champion and Professional World Mambo Champion, and was a contestant on the US series So You Think You Can Dance. The 2016 recruit has been without a celebrity partner for the past three series while his estranged wife Katya has gone on to be crowned the winner. While he hasn’t had much luck in the contest, he did find love on the show, and is currently in a relationship with past Strictly contestant Gemma Atkinson. Strictly Come Dancing (informally known as Strictly) is a British television dance contest in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. After being eliminated, John-Jules tweeted Dowden to thank her for inspiring him on the Strictly dance floor, saying he should have “expressed my gratitude more often”. STRICTLY Come Dancing is back on BBC One TOMORROW with a new series and of course the show's much-loved professional dancers. The newcomer has not bagged herself a professional partner this year but put on a rousing performance during the launch show. Strictly Come Dancing returned for its seventeenth series with a launch show on 7 September 2019 on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 21 September. Karen Clifton will also be returning to the Strictly stage for her eighth series, making her the joint longest-serving female professional on the show. By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. Curtis, who is a professional on Ireland’s answer to Strictly (Dancing with the Stars) had to have an operation to his knee after the attack, while AJ escaped with only bruising to his body. Nadiya has multiple titles as the Slovenian Ballroom and Latin Champion, is a two-time World Champion and a European Champion in ballroom and Latin. Australian Open Champion Dianne has toured the world with the dance company Burn the Floor, and was one of the pros on the Australian version of Strictly before she joined the UK show in 2017. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. For 2019 Anton is paired with Emma Barton. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Jones is back on the subs bench in 2020 and won’t have a celebrity partner again. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. The two welcomed daughter Mia in July. announced in February that he was leaving, How to watch Chelsea vs Southampton - the first Premier League match on new pay-per-view system, Tier 2 and Tier 3 'childcare bubble' rules explained - and if grandparents can look after child, The Covid postcode checker explained, and which areas are in which tier, Rules and restrictions on moving between Tier 2 and Tier 1 areas under the new Covid system, Hamley's reveals top Christmas toy predictions. For 2019 Aljaž is paired with Viscountess Emma Weymouth. But in September, 2019 it was announced the ballroom star would get his first celebrity partner. The 29-year-old Australian was partnered with Reverend Richard Coles but the two were sent home in week three. In the 2018 competition, Aljaž finished 8th with Kate Silverton. Her titles include being the four-time winner of the Italian Dance Championship, and winning the Italian Open Latin Show Dance. View Aljaž Skorjanec. We've got more sport, drama, cinema & kids' TV than ever before. She’s also worked extensively with Broadway and West End show Burn the Floor. Seann Walsh apologises for Katya kiss scandal on The Jonathan Ross Show: “I will always be sorry”, Pasha Kovalev’s farewell dance with Cheryl and his “Strictly family” on The Greatest Dancer was the perfect goodbye, Strictly’s Katya and Neil Jones to embark on show charting the “ups and downs” of their romance. Anton's best result came in the first series when he placed third alongside Lesley Garrett. Strictly fans have seen the return of some familiar faces alongside a few dancers who have joined the cast for the 17th series. Thanks! Katya claimed the Glitterball prize in 2017 along with Holby City actor Joe McFadden. There is one new pro dancer for 2019 - and one major exit, Pasha Kovalev. Old favourites depart and fresh-faced, quick-stepping new arrivals join the party. Katya hit headlines during the 2018 contest when she was photographed kissing dance partner Sean Walsh – despite being married to Strictly choreographer and dancer Neil Jones. Before being partnered with Walsh, she won the 2017 contest with Joe McFadden and gave us that fantastic Gangnam style dance with Ed Balls in 2016. The Russian pro has announced she has separated from her husband and fellow Strictly professional Neil Jones. In his debut series, Graziano was paired up with Vick Hope. The dancer, who is married to Janette Manrara, was paired with Kate Silverton in 2018. In Spring 2004, Strictly Come Dancing commenced its first series. Nancy won’t be getting a first celebrity partner in 2020, but will appear in the group dances. An insider explained at the time: “Brendan is the only major name not returning. She will be judged by her sister Motsi Mabuse this year, after it was revealed she has taken over from Darcey Bussell. Instead, the South African was on standby as a backup dancer in his first year. For 2019 Kevin is paired with Anneka Rice. Following the hugely successful Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals 2019 UK Tour, fans up and down the UK will be thrilled to learn the line-up of dancers who will be bringing all the glitz and glamour to the live stage in the brand new 2020 Professionals … His brother Curtis appeared on Love Island in 2019. For 2019 Katya is paired with Mike Bushell. This year will mark Katya’s third in the competition. The professional dancers were: Brendan Cole, Hanna Karttunen, Anton Du Beke, Erin Boag, John Byrnes, Paul Killick, Camilla Dallerup and Kylie Jones. In 2019 she was paired up with her first celebrity student, hoping to take Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell OBE to dancing victory. The pair were eliminated seventh with tabloid reports accusing the Red Dwarf actor of “bullying behaviour” towards Dowden – allegations he strenuously denied. Meet this year's Strictly dancers. Following the huge success of the 2019 tour, Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals will return with another amazing line-up. He finished second with Georgia May Foote in 2015, before he repeated the feat with Debbie McGee in 2017. Each couple is scored by a panel of judges. It was announced that Pasha Kovalev had quit the show after eight years as a professional dancer. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). “After finishing last series with the Children In Need trophy and the Christmas Special I want to leave on a high and have therefore decided the time has come to move on and focus on other areas of my life and career.”. Her previous celebrity partners have included Jeremy Vine, Mark Wright, and most recently comedian Chris Ramsey. Luba is a four-time winner of the Italian Dance Championship and used to date fellow Strictly professional, Giovanni Pernice. Strictly Come Dancing's professionals are nearly as well known as the celebrity contestants these days. In 2018 she was paired up with cricketer Graeme Swann. Dancing on Ice contestants: Who is former Strictly pro James Jordan? But they didn't make it past the first public vote, bowing out in Week Two. For 2019 Johannes is paired with Catherine Tyldesley. The world class line-up of Strictly professionals performing on the tour are: Australian Open Champion and 2018 finalist Dianne Buswell; Two-time Ballroom and Latin World Champion Nadiya Bychkova; Italian Latin Champion Graziano Di Prima; Professional World Mambo Champion and former Strictly finalist Karen Hauer; World Professional Latin Showdance Champion and 2017 Strictly Champion Katya Jones; undefeated four-time British National Champion Neil Jones; eight-time South African Latin American Champion and 2016 Strictly finalist Oti Mabuse; 2017 Strictly finalist Gorka Marquez; four-time Italian Dance Championship winner Luba Mushtuk and two-time Strictly Come Dancing South Africa finalist Johannes Radebe. Anton’s other partners have included Jerry Hall, Nancy Dell’Olio and Judy Murray, but despite having danced in the show every series since it started and reaching the final with Katie Derham in 2015 and Emma Baron in 2019, he has never won. AJ Pritchard. Access exclusive energy deals! The pair have now split. However, the duo were eliminated in the third week of the competition. The Italian Latin Champion was recruited to Strictly in 2018, where he danced with Vick Hope. As we prepare for an autumn of dazzling dancefloor delights, here is the full list of pro dancers taking part in Strictly 2020. The show wouldn’t be the same without Mr Strictly himself, Anton Du Beke. The 35-year-old is married to fellow Strictly professional Aljaž Škorjanec. But she became widely known after THAT kiss with 2018 dance partner Seann Walsh. And he’ll be hoping to reach the final once more, a feat he’s pulled off in all but one of the contests he’s competed in. Karen will be returning for her eighth series, which makes her the longest surviving female professional on the show. Strictly Come Dancing 2020: Who are the judges? Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole were crowned the first winners. She said she is “thrilled and excited” to be joining the BBC ballroom show. But like Gorka, he will not have a celeb partner this year. Following the hugely successful Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals 2019 UK Tour, fans up and down the UK will be thrilled to learn the line-up of dancers who will be bringing all the glitz and glamour to the live stage in the brand new 2020 Professionals Tour. However, the new dad will be without a professional partner this year after being demoted. He’s brought some of the show’s most memorable moments over the years, including his Titanic dance with Ann Widdecombe and emerging from Susannah Constantine’s dress in 2018. She may have been eliminated second when paired with Richard Coles in 2017, but she reached the final with YouTuber Joe Sugg the following year. Instead, the three professionals who did not have celebrity partners in series 16 were all given ones for the first time in this series: Neil Jones, Johannes Radebe, and Luba Mushtuk. Another new signing for 2018 was Johannes Radebe, who joined the pro troupe for group dances but didn’t have a celebrity partner on the show. Amazon Prime Video box sets: Best TV dramas to binge watch now, The hot list: Unmissable drama box sets on NOW TV, The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Beginner's guide to the spin-off series, The Netflix TV horror hot list: From The Haunting of Bly Manor to Ratched.

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