
Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed the professional dancers who will return to the show for its 2026 series, after five announced they would be leaving the programme earlier this year.
The BBC also confirmed new professionals would be recruited and announced closer to the dancing show’s return in autumn to replace Gorka Marquez, Michelle Tsiakkas, Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova and Luba Mushtuk, who have left Strictly.