Overview
- The BBC confirmed the full six couples for the 2025 festive edition: Brian McFadden with Michelle Tsiakkas, Scarlett Moffatt with Vito Coppola, Melanie Blatt with Kai Widdrington, Nicholas Bailey with Luba Mushtuk, Jodie Ounsley with Neil Jones, and Babatunde Aléshé with Nancy Xu.
- Production is set for December 9 with the one-off episode to air on BBC One and iPlayer on Christmas Day.
- Judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke return, with the studio audience voting to decide the winner.
- Several professionals who lacked main-series partners this year feature in the special, including Michelle Tsiakkas and Nancy Xu.
- Reaction online is split, with some viewers questioning the star power of the line-up and others welcoming the mix of contestants.