{"id":4095,"date":"2021-09-08T01:01:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T23:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1346280"},"modified":"2021-09-08T01:39:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T23:39:23","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-reveals-official-picture-of-full-2021-professional-line-up","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/strictly-come-dancing-reveals-official-picture-of-full-2021-professional-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing reveals official picture of full 2021 professional line-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nikita, Cameron, Kai and Jowita joined the existing professionals for the shoot. <\/p>

By Grace Henry\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 08 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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As we get closer and closer to launch day, an official photo of all the Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> professional dancers has been revealed.<\/p>\n

Including the existing pros, and new arrivals Cameron Lombard, Kai Widdrington, Nikita Kuzmin<\/a> and Jowita Przystal<\/a>, the image shows all 18 dancers dressed in gold, black and silver while on the ballroom stage.<\/p>\n

Alja\u017e \u0160korjanec<\/a> sits at the centre of the photo, with Karen Haeur<\/a> to his immediate right, while Katya Jones<\/a> and Johannes Radebe<\/a> \u2013 who recently appeared on Celebrity MasterChef 2021<\/a> \u2013 can be seen on his left.<\/p>\n

Reigning champ Oti Mabuse<\/a>, who won series 18 with Bill Bailey and series 17 with Kelvin Fletcher, can be seen wearing a glitzy number, with her leg propped up, as she stands beside Graziano Di Prima<\/a> and a very elated Nancy Xu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The photo was taken ahead of the 19th series, which starts on Saturday, 18th September.<\/p>\n

During the launch episode, the professional dancers will be paired with one of the 15 celebs in the Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line-up<\/a>, which includes presenter AJ Odudu<\/a>, Dragons\u2019 Den star Sara Davies<\/a>, actor Greg Wise<\/a> and former Great British Bake Off star John Whaite<\/a>, who\u2019ll be part of the show\u2019s first male same-sex partnership.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not yet know whether the new pros will be getting a celebrity partner for the first series.<\/p>\n

However, Strictly\u2019s John Whaite recently revealed who he thinks his partner could be<\/a>, and he has his eye on newcomer Kai, as well as Graziano, Johannes and Aljaz.<\/p>\n

Speculating about who his partner might be, John said: \u201cThere are four lads who I think are tall enough for me to dance with. There\u2019s Graziano, Kai, Johannes and Aljaz. They\u2019re the four who I think are tall enough for me, but they might give me a shorter dancer and put him in heels. I\u2019m really hoping I get to do a dance in heels.\u201d<\/p>

The new image doesn\u2019t include Anton Du Beke, who will replace Bruno Tonioli<\/a> on the judging panel when the show returns. Similarly, Janette Manrara recently stepped down as a pro dancer to take over from Zoe Ball as the host of Strictly\u2019s It Takes Two.<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing starts on BBC One on Saturday, 18th September. Want something else to watch? Check out our full\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for the latest news.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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