Overview

• Dianne Buswell shared an Instagram video with Chris McCausland captioned “We are back,” saying their team was “back for one last rehearsal.”
• The clip showed McCausland’s first dance practice in about nine and a half months, with the pair joking about sore legs and keeping their project under wraps.
• Coverage notes reigning champions typically return for the launch show, and fans reacted by anticipating a reunion performance at the series opener.
• Buswell and McCausland are the 2024 champions; he was the show’s first blind contestant, and their Waltz to You’ll Never Walk Alone won BAFTA’s 2025 Memorable Moment.
• The BBC has announced this year’s celebrity lineup, the series starts this month, and Buswell has been preparing as part of the professional roster.