STRICTLY'S PROS ..AND GONES

THE official Strictly Come Dancing 2025 line-up of professional dancers has revealed that not one of the regulars has been dropped, despite rumours.

- NICOLA METHVEN

But Giovanni Pernice, who quit the show at the start of last year amid the controversy surrounding his partnership with Amanda Abbington in 2023, has not made a comeback - despite the Italian hoping he would be allowed to return.

Reports in recent months suggested that favourites ranging from Johannes Radebe to Karen Hauer and Katya Jones would be shunted off the hit BBC One show - but they turned out to be wide of the mark.