Who is in strictly come dancing 2017

Kevin Clifton has been a professional dancer on Strictly for four years. Will he make it fifth time a charm and work his magic with comedian Susan Calman? Talk about a dynamite pairing! The pro from Stoke-on-Trent made his debut last year and was coupled with gymnast Claudia Fragapane, and the pair managed to finish in a not-to-shabby fourth place.

Surely these two are destined for the final? The Strictly fates were always going to put these two together. They even look the same — so much so we reckon they could be mistaken for siblings.

Known for being firm but fair, the veteran dancer won the first ever series of Strictly in with Natasha Kaplinsky. Paralympian Jonnie Peacock was paired with Oti Mabuse and was the 8th contestant to leave the show. Returning to host the show this year will be Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who have fronted the show together since the late Sir Bruce Forsyth stepped down from his presenting duties in That format — for those of you who need reminding — is former Strictly contestants and other celebrities battling it out in a one-off show for the title of Christmas champion.

The hopeful pairs dance to festive themed songs and are judged by the studio audience. The contestants will begin being eliminated on the weekend of 30th October. Oh, Strictly, we're so glad you're back and injecting some sparkle in to our winter weekends. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Rochelle Humes used to be in the Saturdays, and came last in the Strictly Christmas special. Using maths, I can deduce that Mollie King, who was also in the Saturdays, will come somewhere between these two.

Every year, Strictly offers up one unexpected disappointment; a beautiful, athletic-looking contestant who magically transforms into a sack of potatoes on the dancefloor. This year, my money is on Ghadami to be that disappointment. The man is enormous — so enormous that sometimes it feels like an entire EastEnders department has been hired to think up reasons for him to take his top off — but his bulk might make him too inflexible to impress.

Jonnie Peacock is going to enjoy enormous support from the public in the coming weeks. Appearing on Dancing with the Stars temporarily made people like Heather Mills, for crying out loud, so getting people onboard should be a cakewalk for Peacock. Susan Calman is close to being a national treasure, and her time on Strictly — however long it lasts — should push her over the edge.

The only thing that can stop her is if her studiously unthreatening persona somehow cracks under the pressure and she ends up losing it and bludgeoning a cameraman with a brick. This, however, is unlikely. After a nailbiting finale, it was Holby City star Joe who edged out the competition to claim a dramatic victory. Here's the lowdown on who's been in the bottom two each week in the build-up to the final Yet filming is completed on Saturday - leaving contestants with the task of keeping schtum on the result for 24 hours.