{"id":21593,"date":"2022-09-07T13:32:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1703526"},"modified":"2022-09-07T13:57:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T11:57:12","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-2022-officially-confirms-start-date","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-officially-confirms-start-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing 2022 officially confirms start date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It\u2019s officially time to get out your glitter, step into your dancing shoes and lay the fake tan on thick \u2013 the BBC has confirmed the start date for\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The long-running competition\u2019s 20th season will kick off on Saturday 17th September with its highly-anticipated launch show, in which we find out who the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Strictly Come Dancing line-up<\/a> will be paired with.<\/p>\n<p>Strictly officially announced the date of the launch show with a teaser trailer of the professionals\u2019 first group number set to Nina Simone\u2019s Feeling Good.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Strictly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#Strictly<\/a> is back and we&#8217;re feeling so good\u00a0\u2728\u00a0See you in the Ballroom on Saturday 17 September <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/hlNrvABktD&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/hlNrvABktD<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Strictly \u2728 (@bbcstrictly) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcstrictly\/status\/1567474264126722049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">September 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>The mid-September start date won\u2019t be a huge surprise to many after <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-date-johannes-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">professional Johannes Radebe confirmed on The Big Breakfast last month<\/a> that Strictly would be back on the 17th.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is exciting. You would know, you\u2019re in the same circle, everybody else is waiting for it, I know,\u201d he told host and last year\u2019s Strictly contestant\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/aj-odudu-strictly-come-dancing-2021-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">AJ Odudu.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Making their ballroom debut in 10 days time are stars from the world of TV presenting, music, acting and sport \u2013 from former footballer <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/tony-adams-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Tony Adams MBE<\/a> and Paralympian <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/ellie-simmonds-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ellie Simmonds<\/a> to Ted Lasso\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/ellie-taylor-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ellie Taylor<\/a> and BBC Radio 2 presenter <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/richie-anderson-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Richie Anderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll be joined on stage by soap stars <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/kym-marsh-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Kym Marsh<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/james-bye-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">James Bye<\/a>, as well as Bros singer <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/matt-goss-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Matt Goss<\/a>, comedian <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jayde Adams<\/a> and Countryfile\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/helen-skelton-strictly-come-dancing-2022-contestant-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Helen Skelton<\/a>.<\/p> <p>As for this year\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-2022-professionals-first-look-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">professional dancers<\/a>, there will be four new faces joining the cast \u2013 Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley and Michelle Tsiakkas.<\/p>\n<p>While fans can expect the likes of Kai Widdrington, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard, Giovanni Pernice, Gorka Marquez, Graziano Di Prima, Johannes Radebe, Neil Jones, Amy Dowden, Dianne Buswell, Karen Hauer, Nancy Xu, Nadiya Bychkova, Katya Jones, Jowita Przystal and Luba Mushtuk to return to the show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\" data-placement=\"&quot;Body&quot;\">\n<p><strong>Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One on Saturday 17th September. Find something to watch with our <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Entertainment<\/strong><\/a><strong> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Radio Times podcast<\/strong><\/a><strong> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am It\u2019s officially time to get out your glitter, step into your dancing shoes and lay the fake tan on thick \u2013 the BBC has confirmed the start date for\u00a0Strictly Come Dancing 2022. 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