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By Helen Daly

Published: Saturday, 25 September 2021 at 12:00 am


It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the first Strictly Come Dancing live show!

Our plucky bunch of contestants in the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up are raring to go in their glittery outfits – and we simply can’t wait.

Alongside this year’s celebs, Anton Du Beke will make his debut as a full-time judge, and he’s set to be, ahem, a little friendlier than Craig Revel Horwood…

There’s no elimination this week, so this year’s line-up will dance again, but no one wants to be in the bottom, especially in the first week.

But who will soar to the top of the Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard? Who will find themselves in trouble?

Get ready for the fully-fledged return of Strictly…

6:00pm: Welcome to our Strictly Come Dancing live blog! Join us as we’ll bring you all the drama, scores and reaction from the ballroom. It’s going to be a very busy night as we get our first real look at this year’s cast in action.

Last weekend, the celebrities met their partners. And to remind you of the pairings:

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