The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas line-up included, Sally Nugent and Graziano Di Prima, Dan Snow and Nadiya Bychkova, Danny Cipriani and Jowita Przystał, Tillie Amartey and Neil Jones, Jamie Borthwick and Nancy Xu, and Keisha Buchanan and Gorka Márquez.
Confirmed to be competing for the Christmas Champion crown on 25 December are: broadcaster and historian Dan Snow, BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent, EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick, Waterloo Road star Tillie Amartey, former rugby player Danny Cipriani and Sugababe Keisha Buchanan.
The last season of Strictly Come Dancing came to an end on Saturday 16th December 2023, with Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola being crowned current reigning Strictly Champions.
The Strictly Christmas special, which is pre-recorded, kicked off with a group routine to a festive medley of It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, featuring the celebrities and their professional partners.
Our Judges and Strictly Christmas cast dance to What Christmas Means to Me by Stevie Wonder
Who is appearing in Christmas Strictly Come Dancing?
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas line-up included, Sally Nugent and Graziano Di Prima, Dan Snow and Nadiya Bychkova, Danny Cipriani and Jowita Przystał, Tillie Amartey and Neil Jones, Jamie Borthwick and Nancy Xu, and Keisha Buchanan and Gorka Márquez.
Which celebrities will be taking part in the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 Christmas special? The Christmas special 2023 line-up includes; rugby star Danny Cipriani, Sugababes member Keisha Buchanan, actress Tillie Amartey, historian Dan Snow, Eastenders actor Jamie Borthwick and journalist Sally Nugent.
Layton Williams has clarified his relationship stance and shut down any speculation that he was growing close to his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Nikita Kuzmin.
Former Coronation Street actor Leach, 22, had blossomed before viewers' eyes. Initially an unfancied contender, she visibly grew in confidence to become a pocket rocket performer. Combining strong technique with storytelling skills, this likeable all-rounder was equally accomplished at ballroom or Latin.
They will join Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin to complete the sensational line-up of participants from the current series of the BBC's hit Saturday and Sunday night show who will twirl across the UK for 30 sparkle-filled shows kicking off in January ...
The 2023 festive episode will kick off on Christmas Day at 4:40pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It will run for one hour and 15 minutes, ending at 5:55pm when the winner is crowned. It will be followed by the Doctor Who Christmas special.
Is there a Christmas special on Strictly Come Dancing?
When is the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special on? Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman for the Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on 25 December from 4.40pm. Our six stars take to the floor in a bid to be crowned Christmas Champion 2023. Will the judges be naughty or nice this year?
I hope you're all enjoying some comfort and joy this Christmas Day. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year, because the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special airs at 4.40pm today on BBC One.
Mabuse, 33, joined the BBC series as a professional dance partner in 2015. She was crowned winner twice, in 2019 and 2020 with Kevin Fletcher and Bill Bailey, respectively.
She was a pioneer as the BBC's first regular woman newsreader, and Angela Rippon is breaking new ground again by becoming the oldest contestant to take part in Strictly Come Dancing.
Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova are the most successful male and female professionals in the history of Strictly Come Dancing, having starred in 6 series and won 7 Trophies between them!
Nikita is a professional dancer with six Italian Championship titles who joined the BBC show Strictly Come Dancing in 2021. He was diagnosed with type 1 when he was 13.
Strictly professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin is dating celebrity contestant Molly Rainford, MailOnline can reveal. Newly single Nikita, 24, cosied up to singer Molly, 21, at the.
The one-off special of the celebrity dancing competition show, airs every year at Christmas. In the show, six brand-new celebrity competitors partner up with a regular professional dancer for one special (usually Christmas-themed) dance, for a chance of winning the Christmas Glitterball Trophy.
And the final celebrity who was named as taking part was singer songwriter best known for being one third and founding member of girl band Sugababes Keira Buchanan, who will be dancing with Gorka Marquez.
