Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice shows support for Gorka Marquez and Gemma Atkinson after playing key role in relationship

Strictly Come Dancing burst back onto our screens on Saturday night as this year's celebrities made their debuts with their dancing partner, but there's already been a savage prediction made by fans. Among the likes of Love Island star, Zara McDermott, EastEnders actor Bobby Brazier and TV presenter Annabel Croft are the talented professional dancers hoping to help their partner take home this year's Glitterball trophy. The BBC One show returned on Saturday, 16 September for its pre-recorded launch show where we found out the partners and got our first glimpse of their moves.

The long-awaited moment finally arrived when Strictly Come Dancing fans found out who their favourite celebs were paired with as they battled it out on the dance floor in the opening show of the series. As well as revealing who the celebrities are paired with, Strictly opened with a dramatic performance from the fabulous professional dancers, who also performed alongside the Judges in an eye-catching routine, like never before seen on the show.The first dancing duo to be revealed was Amanda Abbington who was paired with her professional dancing partner Giovanni Pernice.

Fifteen hopeful celebrities have already been hard at work in training and will soon be dancing to millions on primetime Saturday night TV in a bid to become the latest Strictly Come Dancing champion. The popular BBC One dance contest is back with its launch show on Saturday, September 16.

The latest series of Strictly Come Dancing is to return to our screens - and it is now in its 21st series. The show, which first started in 2004, has seen plenty of drama on and off the dancefloor as hundreds of celebrities have taken part in the popular BBC One show.

Gemma Atkinson has told fans 'I'm taking the win' before poking fun at her fiancé Gorka Marquez ahead of his return to Strictly Come Dancing. The much-loved BBC dance competition will return to screens tonight (Sept 16) with Gorka, 33, amongst the professional dancers competing to take home the Glitterball trophy.

The 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing is just around the corner, with the new season scheduled to launch of BBC One on Saturday 16 September. A new set of celebrities are set to take to the iconic dance floor on the hit BBC One show, including Bobby Brazier, Les Dennis, Ellie Leach and Angela Scanlon. This year's pairings are yet to be revealed, with Strictly bosses being careful to keep them under wraps until the launch show.

As a much-loved Strictly professional Luba Mushtuk has made a name for herself in the world of dance and entertainment. Luba's journey in the competitive dance world has been marked by significant achievements. She has clinched victory in the Italian Dance Championship not once, but an impressive four times.

The wait is almost over as Strictly Come Dancing is back on our screens tonight.

We can't even mention Strictly Come Dancing without bursting into a chorus of 'Da-da-da-da-da-da-daah' and the show's earworm of a theme tune will officially be back in our lives from this Saturday night (September 16) right up until Christmas.

Ellie Leach has detailed a conversation she had with another former Coronation Street star in the run-up to the new series of Strictly Come Dancing following her decision to sign up for the BBC One ballroom contest. The Bury-born actor, 22, is among the 15 celebrities taking part in the 2023 run of the series and fans will get to see which professional dancers they have been paired with during the launch show this Saturday (September 16) before the competition really begins the following week (Saturday, September 23) with the first live edition.

Gemma Atkinson appears to have shared her fiance Gorka Marquez's disapproval as she gave a little update on her daughter's first week at school. The couple were emotional earlier this week when they revealed that Mia was heading off for her first day after finishing preschool just before the end of the summer holidays.

Gemma Atkinson has told fans that she 'couldn't be happier' as she teased some career news before confirming another gig. The Hits Radio host is currently on maternity leave after welcoming her second child into the world.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice have reunited for a new TV adventure in Spain set to air on the BBC next year. The dancing duo announced news of their “epic road trip” on social media today, sharing a photograph of the pair sat in a laundry room appearing to be naked, while wearing matching shoes and holding newspapers to protect their apparent modesty.

Gemma Atkinson has shared the first question she asks Gorka Marquez when he gets a new celebrity partner on Strictly Come Dancing. The BBC One dance contest returns in a matter of weeks and Gorka will be back in the ballroom with a new celeb following his success last year with Helen Skelton.

Giovanni Pernice has stunned his fans by stripping off with his Strictly Come Dancing co-star as he shared some exciting news. The dancer decided to mark his birthday by sharing the surprising snap alongside 'best friend' Anton Du Beke and fans were extra thrilled to find out what it was all in aid of.

Gorka Marquez has been flooded with messages after sharing some new family snaps while Gemma Atkinson shared a loving tribute. The Strictly Come Dancing star took to social media on Monday (September 4) as he marked his birthday.

Giovanni Pernice has shared his reaction to his new celebrity dance partner after offering an injury update with days to go until the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. It was confirmed back in April that the Italian dancer would be once again taking to the ballroom floor.

The star-studded Strictly Come Dancing 2023 line-up has been unveiled in a gripping first-look trailer. While fans of the BBC show had already been privy to the celebrities they can expect to see compete this year, it's the first time the professionals joining have been confirmed.

As excitement mounts for the return of Strictly Come Dancing later this month, BBC bosses have taken things up a notch with the release of the show's incredible preview trailer.The trailer, to be seen on TV for the first time tonight, Saturday, 2 September, sees the show's professional dancers performing an amazing routine, filmed at Tate Britain in London. OK! can also reveal the video here, ahead of its first TV screening. The dazzling professional dancers already revealed for the upcoming series are: Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Vito Coppola, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Tsiakkas, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu.

With Strictly Come Dancing set to return to our screens in a matter of weeks, fans will be able to get their first look at this year’s jaw dropping professionals when The Launch trailer drops ahead of the new series. The highly anticipated trailer will be aired on BBC One this Saturday night (2 September) and will see our favourite professional dancers perform a stunning routine which will open the launch show with a glitter filled bang later this month.