What time does Strictly Come Dancing start tonight and who’s in the line-up for the 2018 series?
STRICTLY is back for another series of sequins, sambas and waltzes – and the celebrities are set to bring the sass for tonight’s show.
What time does the show start tonight, who are the judges and which celebs have signed up? Here’s the lowdown.
What time does Strictly Come Dancing 2018 start on BBC One?
Strictly Come Dancing returns tonight, Saturday October 14th at 7:45pm on BBC One.
The show airs after Doctor Who, while The X Factor begins at 8pm.
Who are the judges?
The formidable line-up is back again for another series.
Judges Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel, and Darcey Bussel have returned to the show this year.
A clip promoting the new series showed the four, with Craig and Bruno in tuxedos, and Darcey stunning in a floor-length hot pink gown, while Shirley wore a lacy, sheer white number.
Who is in Strictly line-up and who are they paired with?
Here’s the impressive line-up of celebrities that are shimmying in this year’s series and the professional dancers they are partnered with:
- Katie Piper paired with Gorka Marquez
- Ashley Roberts paired with Pasha Kovalev
- Faye Tozer paired with Giovanni Pernice
- Graeme Swann paired with Oti Mabuse
- Danny John Jules paired with Amy Dowden
- Joe Sugg paired with Dianne Buswell
- Vick Hope paired with Graziano Di Prima
- Dr. Ranj Singh paired with Janette Manrara
- Stacey Dooley paired with Kevin Clifton
- Sean Walsh paired with Katya Jones
- Kate Silverton paired with Aljaz Skorjanec
- Lee Ryan paired with Nadiya Bychkova
- Lauren Steadman paired with AJ Pritchard
- Susannah Constantine paired with Anton Du Beke – voted off in the first week
- Charles Venn paired with Karen Clifton
Are Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly hosting?
The pair of presenters will be back once more to present the iconic show.
Claudia Winkleman replaced the late Sir Bruce Forsyth in 2014, joining Tess Daly.
They have hosted the dancing show ever since.