Cooney, Laura (1 October 2023). "Les Dennis is first celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2023". Entertainment Focus . Retrieved 1 October 2023. A scary one, considering I’m about to be 79. But I’m really looking forward to the challenge, and perhaps being able to learn to dance the Argentinian Tango!”

Speaking of her preparations for the start of Strictly Annabel said: “I haven’t done anything differently, other than I went to make a cup of tea the other day and I went to try and do a ballet turn.... it was a bit clumpy and I almost fell over, so that wasn’t good!

Adam found himself in the dance-off in Halloween week against Zara McDermott, but all four judges voted to save him and Luba.

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (Tuesday 5 December): the approximate finish time will be 9.30pm. * Please note that published times are subject to change * a b Badshah, Nadeem (23 October 2023). "Amanda Abbington quits Strictly Come Dancing after medical absence". The Guardian . Retrieved 23 October 2023. Join a dazzling dozen of the world’s best professional dancers as they take to the road next year for the 2024 official Strictly The Professionals UK Tour. Movie Week: Nikita Kandaand Gorka Marquez left the competition following a Dance Off with Zara McDermott and Graziano Di PrimaWorst music choice: That Lewis Capaldi cover for Amanda Abbington’s Viennese waltz was seriously creaky. Strictly Come Dancing 2023 couples revealed in launch show featuring spectacular performances from professional dancers and Judges". BBC. 16 September 2023 . Retrieved 17 September 2023. TV legend Les has been in showbiz for over 50 years, including famously hosting Family Fortunesfor 16 years. Angela Rippon will also appear on Strictly this year, and at 78 will become the oldest contestant. The long-time newsreader was the host of the BBC’s original Come Dancing series.

The Strictly Come Dancing 2023 couples were revealed during the spectacular Strictly launch show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 16 September and they are:Glynn, Paul (12 April 2023). "Rylan Clark steps down from Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two". BBC News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023 . Retrieved 20 July 2023. In April 2023, the BBC announced that Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Vito Coppola, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Márquez, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystał, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Tsiakkas, Kai Widdrington, and Nancy Xu would be returning to the series. [5] [7] The only professional dancer who did not return was Cameron Lombard, who had been part of the professional group routines since the nineteenth series. [8] [9]