Overview

• The BBC released a 30‑second pool‑party trailer featuring the professional troupe, head judge Shirley Ballas and the judging panel, with first looks at new pros Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon.
• The Launch Show will reveal all 15 celebrity‑pro pairings and include a full cast group number, a routine from reigning champions Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, and a performance by Jessie J.
• Shirley Ballas confirmed her return alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke, with hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman back as Daly shared her first script and Ballas posted from Elstree.
• Rehearsals and reveal sequences are being filmed this week, with live shows slated to begin on 27 September and the first results program scheduled for 5 October.
• Bookmakers have opened early markets and separate tabloid reports allege some contestants may be using weight‑loss medication, which remains unverified as production reiterates its contestant‑welfare monitoring.