Strictly Come Dancing's first live show of the 24th series airs tonight, Saturday, September 26, at 6.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The episode will run for 150 minutes, making it likely the longest of the series, as all 15 newly paired couples will perform.
New Hosts and Professionals
The BBC dance competition returned this month for its 24th series, the first without longtime host Tess Daly, who departed last year alongside co-host Claudia Winkleman. A new trio of hosts takes over, joined by five new professional dancers making their debut on the dance floor.
The celebrities were paired with their professional partners last week. The couples will be judged by Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, and head judge Shirley Ballas.
Celebrities and Professional Partners
The 15 celebrities performing tonight include EastEnders star Lacey Turner, Love Island winner Dani Dyer, Australian singer Delta Goodrem, celebrity hairstylist Chris Appleton, content creator Cach Mercer, presenter Will Best, Paralympic cyclist and swimmer Dame Sarah Storey, actor Jaime Winstone, House of the Dragon star Bethany Antonia, former footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips, Dogs Behaving Badly host Graeme Hall, Emmerdale star Lawrence Robb, skeleton racer Tabby Stoecker, YouTuber John Nellis, and Gavin and Stacey star Melanie Walters.
The professional dancers guiding them include Dianne Buswell, Julian Caillon, Amy Dowden, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Jowita Przystał, Aljaž Škorjanec, Alexis Warr, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Vito Coppola, Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi, Maddie Ingoldsby, and Mark Karmalita.
