Strictly Come Dancing series 23

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Strictly Come Dancing
Series 23
Presented by Tess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
Judges Shirley Ballas
Anton Du Beke
Motsi Mabuse
Craig Revel Horwood
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 
present
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 22

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twenty-third series with a launch show on 20 September 2025 on BBC One, with live shows beginning from 27 September. [1] [2] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, whilst Janette Manrara and Fleur East returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two . [3] Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke returned to the judging panel. [4] [5] It was the last series presented by Daly and Winkleman, who announced their departures on 23 October 2025. [6] [7]

Contents

Format

Judges for Strictly Come Dancing series 23

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. After all the couples have danced they are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the highest ranked couple receiving a number of points equal to the number of couples dancing that week e.g. 7 points where there are seven couples dancing. When there are no tied scores the lowest scored couple will receive one point. However, in the event of a tie where two or more couples obtain the same judges score, the couple below those in the tie will be awarded one point below the points awarded to each of the tied couples. So, for example, if two couples obtain the same rank and obtain 7 points each, the couple immediately below them will be awarded 6 points. When couples are ranked equally by the judges the scoring of all other couples underneath will follow in the same descending order. Should there be any tied scores the lowest scored couple will therefore receive more than one point from the judges scores. The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; The couple with the most votes receiving the most points. Again in the unlikely event of a tie in the public vote the points are awarded in the same way as the points from the judges score. [8]

The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave. [8] For the first time in the show's history, the casting vote was not made solely by the head judge in the dance-off and was instead rotated, with a different judge making the decision each week. [9]

Professional dancers

In April 2025, the BBC announced that all the professional dancers from the previous series; Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystał, Johannes Radebe, Aljaž Škorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola; would be returning to this series. [10] On 27 July, the BBC announced that two new professional dancers, Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon, would join the series. [11] Warr won the seventeenth season of So You Think You Can Dance and was a troupe member on the American version of Dancing with the Stars . [11] Caillon appeared as a professional dancer on three series of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars . [11]

During the launch show, Julian Caillon and Alexis Warr received a celebrity partner for the first time, while Neil Jones, Gorka Márquez, Luba Mushtuk, Michelle Tsiakkas and Nancy Xu did not receive a partner. The rest of the pros were paired to a celebrity. [12] [13]

Couples

On 11 August 2025, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey was announced as the first contestant to be competing in the series on Newsround . [14] Dani Dyer, Alex Kingston and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink were subsequently confirmed later that evening on The One Show . [15] The celebrities continued to be revealed until 15 August 2025, when the full line-up was announced. [16] Game of Thrones actor and DJ Kristian Nairn was initially announced as the final celebrity to be competing in the series, however on 21 August 2025, he withdrew from the competition due to health reasons. [17] Former Emmerdale actor Lewis Cope was subsequently announced as his replacement on The One Show later that evening. [18] [19] On 23 September 2025, Love Island winner and actress Dani Dyer, who was initially announced as a contestant and was paired up with Nikita Kuzmin during the launch show, was announced to be withdrawing from the series after fracturing her ankle during training, [20] [21] Love Island winner and West End performer Amber Davies was announced as her replacement on 26 September, and began training with Kuzmin ahead of the first live show the following evening. [22] [23]

CelebrityNotabilityProfessional partnerStatus
Thomas Skinner The Apprentice contestant & businessman Amy Dowden Eliminated 1st
on 5 October 2025
Ross King Television presenter & actor Jowita Przystał Eliminated 2nd
on 12 October 2025
Chris Robshaw England rugby player Nadiya Bychkova Eliminated 3rd
on 19 October 2025
Stefan Dennis Neighbours actor & singer Dianne Buswell Withdrew
on 20 October 2025
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink Netherlands footballer & manager Lauren Oakley Eliminated 4th
on 26 October 2025
Alex Kingston Stage & screen actress Johannes Radebe Participating
Amber Davies Love Island winner & West End performer Nikita Kuzmin Participating
Balvinder Sopal EastEnders actress Julian Caillon Participating
Ellie Goldstein Model & Malory Towers actress Vito Coppola Participating
George Clarke Social media personality & podcaster Alexis Warr Participating
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey Olympic sprinter & Gladiators star Karen Hauer Participating
Karen Carney England footballer & pundit Carlos Gu Participating
La Voix Drag queen & RuPaul's Drag Race UK finalist Aljaž Škorjanec Participating
Lewis Cope Emmerdale actor Katya Jones Participating
Vicky Pattison Television personality Kai Widdrington Participating

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger ().

Color key:

  Winners
  Co-runners-up
  Bottom two
  Excused from competition for the week
  Withdrew
  Eliminated
Strictly Come Dancing series 23 - Weekly scores
CouplePl.Week
121+2345678910111213
Alex & Johannes213152303632
Amber & Nikita272956353333 [a]
Balvinder & Julian17304726 [a] 28 [a] 28
Ellie & Vito172340273128
George & Alexis243054313027
Harry & Karen192645322630
Karen & Carlos312051252728
La Voix & Aljaž241943281428
Lewis & Katya282755373434
Vicky & Kai232447252933
Jimmy & Lauren11th272552282930 [b]
Stefan & Dianne12th221739 [c] 26 [d]
Chris & Nadiya13th141630 [a] 2224 [b]
Ross & Jowita14th10152519 [b]
Thomas & Amy15th161329 [b]
  1. 1 2 3 4 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  2. 1 2 3 4 This couple was eliminated.
  3. This couple was excused from competition due to illness or injury, and was granted a bye to the following week.
  4. This couple withdrew from the competition.

Average chart

CoupleRank by
average
Total
points
Number of
dances
Total
average
Lewis & Katya1st160532.0
Amber & Nikita2nd15731.4
Alex & Johannes3rd15030.0
George & Alexis4th14228.4
Jimmy & Lauren5th13927.8
Vicky & Kai6th13426.8
Harry & Karen7th13326.6
Karen & Carlos8th13126.2
Balvinder & Julian9th12925.8
Ellie & Vito10th12625.2
La Voix & Aljaž11th11322.6
Stefan & Dianne12th65321.7
Chris & Nadiya13th76419.0
Ross & Jowita14th44314.7
Thomas & Amy15th29214.5

Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke .

Launch show

Week 1

Each couple performed one unlearned dance. There was no elimination this week; all scores carried over to the following week.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScores [25] Dance [26] Music [26] [27]
Chris & Nadiya14 (3, 4, 3, 4)Samba"Unbelievable" — EMF
Alex & Johannes21 (4, 6, 5, 6)Viennese waltz"Cry Me a River" — Michael Bublé
Harry & Karen19 (4, 5, 5, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Push It" — Salt-N-Pepa
Stefan & Dianne22 (4, 6, 6, 6)Foxtrot"Neighbours Theme" — Barry Crocker
Ellie & Vito17 (4, 4, 4, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Yes, And?" — Ariana Grande
Lewis & Katya28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Jive"Get Ready" — The Temptations
Ross & Jowita10 (2, 3, 2, 3)Cha-cha-cha"California Gurls" — Katy Perry
George & Alexis24 (6, 6, 6, 6)American Smooth"Stargazing" — Myles Smith
Vicky & Kai23 (5, 6, 6, 6)Cha-cha-cha"Best of My Love" — Ella Eyre
Jimmy & Lauren27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Quickstep"Chelsea Dagger" — The Fratellis
Balvinder & Julian17 (4, 4, 4, 5)Samba"(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" — KC and the Sunshine Band
La Voix & Aljaž24 (6, 6, 6, 6)American Smooth"Pink Pony Club" — Chappell Roan
Thomas & Amy16 (2, 4, 5, 5)Paso doble"Battle Without Honor or Humanity" — Hotei
Amber & Nikita27 (7, 7, 7, 6)Waltz"When We Were Young" — Adele
Karen & Carlos31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Jive"One Way or Another" — Blondie

Week 2

Each couple performed one unlearned dance. Motsi Mabuse had the casting vote this week. [28]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScores [29] Dance [30] Music [30] Result [31]
La Voix & Aljaž19 (4, 5, 5, 5)Jive"Objection (Tango)" — Shakira Safe
Karen & Carlos20 (4, 5, 5, 6)Tango"Training Season" — Dua Lipa Safe
Jimmy & Lauren25 (6, 6, 6, 7)Cha-cha-cha"I Heard It Through the Grapevine" — Santa Esmeralda Safe
Lewis & Katya27 (7, 7, 6, 7)Viennese waltz"Lose Control" — Teddy Swims Safe
Alex & Johannes31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Samba"La Bamba" — Connie Francis Safe
Ellie & Vito23 (5, 6, 6, 6)Waltz"Your Song" — Ellie Goulding Safe
Thomas & Amy13 (2, 3, 4, 4)Salsa"Bonkers" — Dizzee Rascal & Armand van Helden Eliminated
Harry & Karen26 (6, 7, 6, 7)Quickstep"Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" — The Blues Brothers Safe
Ross & Jowita15 (2, 4, 4, 5)Waltz"Sunshine on Leith" — The Proclaimers Safe
Amber & Nikita29 (8, 7, 7, 7)Samba"Bam Bam" — Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran Safe
Vicky & Kai24 (6, 6, 6, 6)Foxtrot"Rein Me In" — Sam Fender feat. Olivia Dean Safe
Chris & Nadiya16 (3, 4, 4, 5)Viennese waltz"Die with a Smile" — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars Bottom two
Stefan & Dianne17 (4, 4, 4, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Give It Up" — KC and the Sunshine Band Safe
George & Alexis30 (7, 7, 8, 8)Paso doble"Game of Survival" — Ruelle Safe
Balvinder & Julian30 (7, 8, 8, 7)Charleston"Been Like This" — Meghan Trainor & T-Pain Safe
Judges' votes to save [28]

Week 3: Movie Week

Each couple performed one unlearned dance to famous film songs. Shirley Ballas had the casting vote this week. [32]

Stage and screen star Cynthia Erivo mentored the couples and provided comments alongside the judges, but did not score the routines. [33]

Stefan and Dianne, who were due to dance a Waltz to "It Is You (I Have Loved)" from the movie Shrek , announced that they would be unable to perform on the live show due to illness. Under the rules of the show, they were granted a bye to the following week. [34]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScores [35] Dance [36] Music [36] Film [36] Result [37]
Amber & Nikita35 (8, 9, 9, 9)American Smooth"Sixteen Going on Seventeen" The Sound of Music Safe
Chris & Nadiya22 (4, 6, 6, 6)Paso doble"Sweet Child o' Mine" Thor: Love and Thunder Safe
George & Alexis31 (6, 8, 9, 8)Couple's choice"Soda Pop" KPop Demon Hunters Safe
La Voix & Aljaž28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Waltz"Feed the Birds" Mary Poppins Safe
Ross & Jowita19 (4, 5, 5, 5)Paso doble"Thunderbirds Theme" Thunderbirds Eliminated
Balvinder & Julian26 (7, 7, 6, 6)Foxtrot"The Way You Look Tonight" Swing Time Bottom two
Karen & Carlos25 (4, 7, 7, 7)Cha-cha-cha"She's a Lady" Miss Congeniality Safe
Jimmy & Lauren28 (7, 7, 6, 8)Rumba"No Time to Die" No Time to Die Safe
Vicky & Kai25 (5, 7, 6, 7)Charleston"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" The Great Gatsby Safe
Ellie & Vito27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Samba"Dance the Night" Barbie Safe
Alex & Johannes30 (7, 8, 7, 8)Quickstep"Suddenly I See" The Devil Wears Prada Safe
Harry & Karen32 (8, 8, 8, 8)Salsa"I Always Wanted a Brother" Mufasa: The Lion King Safe
Lewis & Katya37 (9, 10, 9, 9)Paso doble"The Plaza of Execution" The Mask of Zorro Safe
Judges' votes to save [32]

Week 4

Each couple performed one unlearned dance. Craig Revel Horwood had the casting vote this week. [38]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScores [39] Dance [40] Music [40] Result [41]
Karen & Carlos27 (6, 7, 7, 7)Quickstep"Marvellous Party" — Beverley Knight Safe
Harry & Karen26 (6, 7, 6, 7)Rumba"It Must Have Been Love" — Roxette Safe
Vicky & Kai29 (7, 7, 7, 8)Samba"La Isla Bonita" — Madonna Safe
Stefan & Dianne26 (5, 7, 7, 7)Charleston"Dance Monkey" — Tones and I Safe
Lewis & Katya34 (8, 9, 9, 8)Foxtrot"L-O-V-E" — Nat King Cole Safe
Jimmy & Lauren29 (6, 8, 7, 8)Couple's choice"Rock It" — Merchant / "Follow the Leader" — The Soca BoysSafe
George & Alexis30 (7, 8, 7, 8)Tango"Viva la Vida" — Coldplay Safe
La Voix & Aljaž14 (3, 4, 2, 5)Cha-cha-cha"Hit Me with Your Best Shot" — Pat Benatar Safe
Balvinder & Julian28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Paso doble"Diablo Rojo" — Rodrigo y Gabriela Bottom two
Alex & Johannes36 (8, 9, 10, 9)Rumba"Fast Car" — Tracy Chapman Safe
Chris & Nadiya24 (4, 6, 7, 7)Salsa"María" — Ricky Martin Eliminated
Amber & Nikita33 (8, 9, 8, 8)Argentine tango"Angel of My Dreams" — Jade Thirlwall Safe
Ellie & Vito31 (7, 8, 8, 8)Couple's choice"Golden" — Huntr/x Safe
Judges' votes to save [38]

Week 5: Icons Week

Each couple performed one unlearned dance to a song by a popular musical icon. Anton Du Beke had the casting vote this week. [42]

Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell were forced to withdraw from the competition on 20 October as Dennis had torn his calf muscle during their performance the previous Saturday. [43]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScores [44] Dance [45] Music [45] Result [46]
Lewis & Katya34 (9, 9, 8, 8)Quickstep"Ring of Fire" — Johnny Cash Safe
Karen & Carlos28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Rumba"Think Twice" — Celine Dion Safe
Ellie & Vito28 (6, 8, 7, 7)Salsa"Wannabe", "Who Do You Think You Are" & "Spice Up Your Life" — Spice Girls Safe
Alex & Johannes32 (7, 8, 8, 9)Foxtrot"Here You Come Again" — Dolly Parton Safe
George & Alexis27 (6, 7, 6, 8)Jive"As It Was" — Harry Styles Safe
Vicky & Kai33 (8, 8, 8, 9)Couple's choice"Fight for This Love" — Cheryl Safe
Balvinder & Julian28 (7, 7, 7, 7)Quickstep"Texas Hold 'Em" — Beyoncé Safe
Harry & Karen30 (6, 9, 7, 8)Argentine tango"Caught Up" — Usher Safe
Amber & Nikita33 (8, 8, 8, 9)Cha-cha-cha"Break Free" — Ariana Grande feat. Zedd Bottom two
Jimmy & Lauren30 (7, 8, 7, 8)American Smooth"Purple Rain" — Prince and the Revolution Eliminated
La Voix & Aljaž28 (6, 7, 7, 8)Salsa"Strong Enough" — Cher Safe
Judges' votes to save [42]

Week 6: Halloween Week

Each couple will perform one unlearned dance to Halloween themes.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

CoupleScoresDance [47] Music [47] Result
Alex & JohannesSalsa"Horny" — Mousse T. & Hot 'n' Juicy
Amber & NikitaViennese waltz"I See Red" — Everybody Loves an Outlaw
Balvinder & JulianRumba"Stay" — Shakespears Sister
Ellie & VitoTango"Abracadabra" — Lady Gaga
George & AlexisCha-cha-cha"Apple" — Charli XCX
Harry & KarenAmerican Smooth"Mystical Magical" — Benson Boone
Karen & CarlosArgentine tango"Red Right Hand" — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
La Voix & AljažPaso doble"Symphony No. 5" — Ludwig van Beethoven
Lewis & KatyaCouple's choice"Creep" — Radiohead
Vicky & KaiAmerican Smooth"Total Eclipse of the Heart" — Bonnie Tyler

Dance chart

Strictly Come Dancing series 23 - Dance chart
CoupleWeek
12345678910111213
Alex & JohannesViennese waltzSambaQuickstepRumbaFoxtrotSalsa
Amber & NikitaWaltzSambaAmerican SmoothArgentine tangoCha-cha-chaViennese waltz
Balvinder & JulianSambaCharlestonFoxtrotPaso dobleQuickstepRumba
Ellie & VitoCha-cha-chaWaltzSambaCouple's choiceSalsaTango
George & AlexisAmerican SmoothPaso dobleCouple's choiceTangoJiveCha-cha-cha
Harry & KarenCha-cha-chaQuickstepSalsaRumbaArgentine tangoAmerican Smooth
Karen & CarlosJiveTangoCha-cha-chaQuickstepRumbaArgentine tango
La Voix & AljažAmerican SmoothJiveWaltzCha-cha-chaSalsaPaso doble
Lewis & KatyaJiveViennese waltzPaso dobleFoxtrotQuickstepCouple's choice
Vicky & KaiCha-cha-chaFoxtrotCharlestonSambaCouple's choiceAmerican Smooth
Jimmy & LaurenQuickstepCha-cha-chaRumbaCouple's choiceAmerican Smooth
Stefan & DianneFoxtrotCha-cha-chaWaltz [a] Charleston
Chris & NadiyaSambaViennese waltzPaso dobleSalsa
Ross & JowitaCha-cha-chaWaltzPaso doble
Thomas & AmyPaso dobleSalsa
  1. This couple was excused from competition due to illness or injury, and was granted a bye to the following week.

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB. [48]

EpisodeDateOfficial rating
(millions)
Weekly rank
for BBC One
Weekly rank
for all UK TV
Launch show20 September6.5512
Week 127 September7.6911
Week 24 October7.4711
Week 2 results5 October6.9922
Week 311 October7.6133
Week 3 results12 October6.6845
Week 418 October
Week 4 results19 October
Week 525 October
Week 5 results26 October
Week 61 November
Week 6 results2 November
Week 78 November
Week 7 results9 November
Week 815 November
Week 8 results16 November
Week 922 November
Week 9 results23 November
Week 1029 November
Week 10 results30 November
Week 116 December
Week 11 results7 December
Week 1213 December
Week 12 results14 December
Week 1320 December
Series average
(excl. launch show)
2025

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