US Edition2 Strictly Come Dancing pros left without celeb partners for 2025, reports say
Luba Mushtuk and Nancy Xu will participate only in group dances and are excluded from celebrity pairings amid ongoing show controversies, with 23 pros competing in 2025.
- Training already underway, Luba Mushtuk and Nancy Xu were told they will not be paired with celebrity partners but will still perform in group numbers for the 23rd series of Strictly Come Dancing starting September 20.
- Recent cast shifts followed withdrawals and role changes such as Kristian Nairn leaving one week into rehearsals and Gorka Marquez stepping back from a leading role on the BBC series Strictly Come Dancing.
- An insider told The Sun that Luba Mushtuk and Nancy Xu were 'gutted' but remain in group numbers; both joined in 2018–2019 and have partnered well-known celebrities previously.
- Both dancers will remain on the show and appear in group numbers, while the 23rd series starting next month features 15 celebrities competing for the glitterball alongside the pro corps.
- Agents say the cast is more cautious after incidents and celebrities joke about 'danger money'; the Metropolitan Police reported on August 22 the arrest of a former Strictly star, urging information with reference 8479/22AUG.
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Two Strictly professionals 'gutted' not to be getting celebrity partners for 2025 series - Birmingham Live
Strictly Come Dancing professionals Luba Mushtuk and Nancy Xu have reportedly been told they won't be getting a celebrity partner in the 2025 series of the BBC show
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