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Huge Strictly Legend to Return as 2026 Series Kicks Off on BBC with Brand New Hosts
The reigning champions will revisit their first-week routine as Strictly launches a season with five new professional dancers and new hosts.
- Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One on Saturday with reigning champions Karen Carney and Carlos Gu recreating their first-week jive to Blondie's 'One Way or Another' during the launch show.
- Emma Willis, Johannes Radebe, and Josh Widdicombe take over hosting duties this season, replacing former hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly, who exited the series last year.
- Five new professional dancers join the cast: Aleksandra Isaeva, Cristian Priori, Lethabo Monametsi, Maddie Ingoldsby, and Mark Karmalita. The studio area formerly named after Winkleman now serves as the 'Clauditorium'.
- Celebrity contestants including Dani Dyer-Bowen, Melanie Walters, Shaun Wright-Phillips, and Delta Goodrem will discover their professional partners during the launch through three specially-choreographed group dance routines.
- Former footballer Carney, 39, returns to defend her title after winning the last season. The launch show features group performances from the new professional cast and celebrities captured in first-look studio photography.
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BBC Strictly's new hosts fall flat moments into launch as fans slam 'unnecessary' change: 'Three's a crowd!'
BBC Strictly's new hosts fall flat moments into launch as fans slam 'unnecessary' change: 'Three's a crowd!' . Strictly fans wasted no time in sharing their thoughts on Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly's replacements following Saturday's launch show
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