Overview

• The pre-recorded launch airs at 6:40pm on BBC One and iPlayer, introducing 15 celebrities and unveiling their professional partners.
• Images released ahead of broadcast show Dianne Buswell lifted during the pros’ number after she said she will continue lifts with caution on medical advice.
• Ellie Goldstein becomes the show’s first contestant with Down’s syndrome and La Voix is the first drag queen on a full-length season, with no same-sex pairings reported this year.
• Hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman and judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke return, as new pros Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon join the roster.
• Pre-launch betting via OddsChecker lists Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope as the early favourite ahead of the first live show on September 27.