When does Strictly Come Dancing 2023 start?

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans can’t wait for the new series to start.

The stars of the 2023 dancing competition will be officially introduced alongside their pro partners during the BBC show’s big launch.

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When does Strictly Come Dancing 2023 start?

Good news for fans of Strictly Come Dancing, there isn’t long to wait until the new series starts.

The BBC One show – hosted by Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly – will kick off Saturday, September 23, 2023, with the launch show.

On this special episode, the celebrities will reveal their pro partners.

Strictly 2023 will run for 13 weeks and finish on December 16, 2023, when a winner will be crowned.

Who is in the cast of Strictly Come Dancing?

The Strictly Come Dancing line-up brings with at a whole range of celebrities.

The stars taking part are:

The celebrities

• Actor and comedian Les Dennis
• Coronation Street star Ellie Leach
• EastEnders actor Bobby Brazier
• Actor Nigel Harman
• Waterloo Road star Adam Thomas
• Paralympic champion Jody Cundy
• Former British number one tennis player Annabel Croft.
• BBC Asian Network’s Breakfast Show host Nikita Kanda.
• Actress Amanda Abbington
• Bad Education star Layton Williams
• Broadcaster Angela Rippon
• Journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy
• Comedian Eddie Kadi
• Irish TV presenter Angela Scanlon
• Former Love Island star Zara McDermott

The judges

All of your favourites judges return to give their verdict on the dances each week.

The full line up is:

• Shirley Ballas – head judge
• Craig Revel Horwood
• Motsi Mabuse
• Anton Du Beke

The pro dancers

The Strictly professional dancer line-up brings with it a whole host of talented stars.

The pros taking part are:

• Dianne Buswell 
• Giovanni Pernice
• Gorka Marquez
• Graziano Di Prima
• Johannes Radebe 
• Carlos Gu 
• Lauren Oakley
• Jowita Przysta 
• Kai Widdrington 
• Karen Hauer
• Katya Jones 
• Luba Mushtuk 
• Vito Coppola 
• Michelle Tsiakkas 
• Nadiya Bychkova 
• Neil Jones 
• Nancy Xu
• Nikita Kuzmin

Who won Strictly Come Dancing 2022?

Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał – who were firm favourites – were crowned the winners of Strictly Come Dancing 2022.

After the results were red out, a teary Hamza said: “Words can’t describe how I feel.

“I want to thank one person in particular – Jowita. You are an angel disguised as a human being.

“You are amazing. Thank you to everyone out there for voting for us.”