Overview
- The BBC confirmed Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe as the show’s first permanent three-person presenting team, a format change announced after Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman left.
- Strictly announced EastEnders star Lacey Turner as its first celebrity on Wednesday and revealed Love Island winner Dani Dyer as the second on Thursday, with producers beginning cast roll‑outs earlier than in past years.
- Five professional dancers — Karen Hauer, Nadiya Bychkova, Luba Mushtuk, Michelle Tsiakkas and Gorka Marquez — have said they will leave the show and producers have said replacements will be named in due course.
- The long-running judging panel of Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke is reported to be returning and the series remains set to air on BBC One and iPlayer in September.
- Producers are reportedly considering visual or set updates to refresh the programme’s look as it enters this new chapter, a change that could alter how routines are presented though those plans have not been confirmed.