Strictly Come Dancing won’t return to our screens until September, but the popular dance show has already revealed their professional line up, and it is the biggest one yet.
They confirmed that there will be 18 professional dancers taking part in the upcoming season, with many old faces making a welcome return.
Kevin Clifton, Oti Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will all be returning to the BBC show, with new additions Graziano Di Prima, Johannes Radebe and Luba Mushtuk joining the professional dancers.
Johannes Radebe opened up about his new role on the show: “It’s one of the greatest achievements of my dancing career.”
The three dancers join the show following Brendan Cole’s high-profile and controversial exit from the show. It is believed that the New Zealand born dancer had been arguing with producers, damaging their relationship.
Today we reveal our biggest pro-dancer line up EVER. Welcome to #Strictly @jojo_radebe @LubaMushtuk and Graziano Di Prima! https://t.co/uv8cIrwXCJ pic.twitter.com/ZAoVzMkxpw
— BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly) May 30, 2018
Fans were also quite surprised to see both Karen and Kevin Clifton announce their return to the show following their separation earlier this year.
The dancers revealed that they are to divorce, but will continue to dance together. Karen is now the longest-serving female dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.
Thrilled to be back on @bbcstrictly this year
— Kevin Clifton (@keviclifton) May 30, 2018
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The full list of returning professional dancers includes Anton Du Beke, Kevin Clifton, Katya Jones, AJ Pritchard, Amy Dowden, Dianne Buswell, Aljaz Skorjanec, Gorka Marquez, Janette Manrara, Karen Clifton, Neil Jones, Oti Mabuse, Katya Jones, Nadiya Bychkova, Pasha Kovalev and Giovanni Pernice.
We are so excited for Strictly Come Dancing to return this September. We cannot wait to see what celebrities will be joining the pro-dancers on the dancefloor.
