Strictly Come Dancing Season 21

Strictly Come Dancing Season 21 is the twenty-first season of the popular dancing show, where celebrities perform in various ballroom routines and compete for the Glitterball Trophy. The season started on September 16, 2023, and will run for 13 weeks on BBC One .

The hosts for this season are Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who are both returning from the previous season. The judges for this season are Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, and Motsi Mabuse, who are all returning from the previous season. The professional dancers for this season are Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Vito Coppola, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Márquez, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystał, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Tsiakkas, Kai Widdrington, and Nancy Xu.

The season features 15 celebrity contestants , who are paired up with professional dancers. The contestants are:

• Amanda Abbington
• Angela Rippon CBE
• Layton Williams
• Krishnan Guru-Murthy
• Eddie Kadi
• Angela Scanlon
• Zara McDermott
• Adam Thomas
• Nikita Kanda
• Ellie Leach
• Jody Cundy CBE
• Bobby Brazier
• Nigel Harman
• Annabel Croft

The contestants perform in various dance styles and challenges throughout the series. They also face different rounds , such as the Main Show , the Dance Off , the Trio Challenge , the Quickstep Challenge , the Samba Challenge , the Paso Doble Challenge , and the Cha Cha Challenge . The contestants also have to deal with various twists and turns , such as the return of the Golden Power of Veto , the Double Eviction , and the Battle Back competition . The contestants also have to face their fears in a special episode called Face Your Fears .

The season also features some surprises and guest stars , such as Jessie Ware performing one of her songs in the ballroom , Shirley Ballas returning to mentor one of the couples , and Les Dennis making a comeback after a long absence .

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