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Ballas teases Strictly twists
Manchester Evening News
|September 19, 2025
STRICTLY Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has teased some "exciting changes" and "twists and turns" ahead of the new series.
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The BBC One dancing programme will return to screens this Saturday with a host of new celebrity contestants, including Apprentice star Thomas Skinner, reality TV star Vicky Pattison, Neighbours actor Stefan Dennis and Love Island winner Dani Dyer-Bowen.
Ballas, 65, said: “Strictly is well and truly back - and more iconic than ever.
“It’s a true honour to be asked to return each year to a show that means so much to the nation.
“I get a front row seat to the best show on television, I mean who wouldn’t want that?
“I'm forever grateful and so very excited to see our brand-new celebrities take to the ballroom.”
This story is from the September 19, 2025 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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