Strictly Come Dancing 2024 is officially underway with the latest series launching on the BBC on Saturday (September 14) night.

Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas are back again for the latest series, which marks the 20th anniversary of the show.

While Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman also returned as hosts of Strictly 2024.

Saturday's launch show kicked off with two group numbers performed by the Strictly professional dancers.

The second routine was led by Amy Dowden, with the dance marking her official return to the show having missed last year after being diagnosed with breast cancer in May (2023).

The routine left viewers sobbing thrilled that the fan favourite professional was back.

Clean Bandit and Anne-Marie also performed on the Strictly Come Dancing 2024 launch show on Saturday singing their song Cry Baby.

While viewers were also treated to a dance from 2023 Strictly winners Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola.

 

Strictly Come Dancing 2024 couples

The launch show introduced the 15 celebrities taking part in the new series of Strictly and revealed which professional dancers they would be paired with for the upcoming series.

The celebrity and professional couples for Strictly 2024 are:

  • Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell
  • Wynne Evans and Katya Jones
  • Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu
  • Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas

  • Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe
  • Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal
  • JB Gill and Amy Dowden
  • Sam Quek and Nakita Kuzmin
  • Dr Punam Krishan and Gorka Márquez
  • Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola
  • Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec

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  • Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones
  • Paul Merson and Karen Hauer
  • Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk
  • Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova

The launch show concluded with a group dance with all the new couples.

You can watch Strictly Come Dancing Saturday nights on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.