Overview

• Ballas announced on ITV’s This Morning that Strictly Come Dancing will add two fresh professionals to its 2025 roster
• She praised the assembled lineup as a “cast of all casts” and said the new additions will bring extra excitement
• Dianne Buswell revealed on her podcast that the newcomers comprise one male and one female dancer but gave no names
• The BBC had already confirmed in April that a slate of returning professionals would compete when the series launches this autumn
• Early rumours about celebrity contestants such as Paul C Brunson are circulating but the official celebrity lineup will be unveiled later