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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Jessica Murray

Strictly Come Dancing to celebrate BBC centenary with themed week

Blackpool Tower ballroom
The series has not used the Blackpool Tower ballroom since 2019 because of the Covid pandemic. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Strictly Come Dancing will return to Blackpool after a two-year absence and this year’s series will feature a special themed week to celebrate 100 years of the BBC, the broadcaster has announced.

The 20th series of the BBC show will see 15 celebrity contestants, including the TV presenter Helen Skelton, EastEnders actor James Bye, singer Fleur East and former England footballer Tony Adams, taking to the dancefloor.

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