TV’s Alan Titchmarsh - ‘Strictly Come Dancing want me, but my knees won’t take it’

Strictly Come Dancing has made its much-anticipated return to screens to fill the Saturday night slot in the run up to Christmas. Fans of the BBC dance contest have now been introduced to each of the 15 celebrities who are in the running to take home the Glitterball trophy this year.

Hamza Yassin penned a sweet tribute to Strictly Come Dancing, and his dance partner Jowita Przystal, after he returned for one last dance during Saturday's launch show.The Countryfile presenter, 33, took home the coveted Glitterball trophy last series after being paired with dancing pro Jowita, 29, and returned to Salsa once more this weekend. Following his performance, Hamza took to Instagram, where he shared a snap of himself and Jowita training. He penned the caption: "Can you believe it’s been one year since we had our first dance and that tonight will be the last time we dance together.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have praised Tess Daly for her youthful look after she stunned in a sparkly jumpsuit for the launch show. The 54 year old looked incredible as she hosted the BBC show alongside Claudia Winkleman, with the pair announcing the pairings for the 2023 series of the show. For the special occasion, Tess wore the gold halter neck jumpsuit, which flattered her stunning figure.

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.

Series 21 of S trictly Come Dancing is now in full swing after the launch show kicked off on BBC tonight (Sept 16). The first show of the series saw all 15 celebrities make their debut on the dancefloor together for the first time, as viewers finally found out which stars would be paired with which Strictly professionals.

It's the night that Strictly Come Dancing fans have been waiting all year for as the launch show for the 21st series airs tonight (September 16). The much-loved BBC dance contest will return to screens with a brand new batch of celebrities set to take to the dancefloor for the first time.

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.

Strictly Come Dancing is about to kick off its’ unbelievable 21st series tonight, as the latest batch of celebs get ready to battle it out on the dancefloor. Over its’ staggering two-decade run, the show has seen more than 300 stars put on their dancing shoes in the hopes of impressing the notoriously hard to please judging panel.The current judging panel is made up of former pro dancer Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and head judge Shirley Ballas.

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.

Nikita Kanda is one of the stars set to join the latest celeb line-up of 2023's Strictly Come Dancing. But the star has already had a whirlwind life of fame since becoming a popular voice on radio and a TV presenter in her own right. She has a roster of TV and radio experience behind her which will stand her in good stead as she joins Love Island star Zara McDermott, TV's Angela Scanlon and many more celebs on the Strictly ballroom dancefloor this September.

The excitement has been building for months as the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing was slowly revealed. And from this weekend, we'll finally get to see the new crop of celebrities in action as the BBC One dance contest returns to our screens.

Strictly Come Dancing and Ted Lasso actress Ellie Taylor has revealed she is pregnant with her second child.The TV star shared the news with a sweet snap of her daughter kissing her bump, captioning the post: "Excited.Terrified. Grateful. Hungry." Alongside the snap, Ellie, 39, shared a message to anyone who may find it "weird" to see her post images of her pregnancy journey.

Amy Dowden has said 'that's it' as she reached the halfway mark in her chemotherapy treatment. The Strictly Come Dancing star has been keeping her fans and followers updated on her journey after being diagnosed with breast cancer.

Adam Thomas is gearing up to compete in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing - and he's opened up about how he expects the show to put him through his paces. The 35-year-old is among the 15 celebrities taking part in the 2023 run of the hit BBC One dance contest 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.

Layton Williams has said farewell to his BBC role as he prepares to make his debut on Strictly Come Dancing. The 28-year old actor has signed up to star in the 21st series of the popular dance contest in a bid to take home the Glitterball trophy.

When Angela Scanlon was making her New Year’s resolutions, she decided 2023 would be the year of “yes” and wrote “surprise me” in her diary. So when she was asked to sign up to the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing she decided to go for it. “I went into this year with the mentality of whatever is chucked at me, I’ll say yes,” she says.

Adam Thomas has shared the true extent of his struggles before receiving a 'painful' health diagnosis which he recently shared with fans. The former Emmerdale star is among the 15 celebrities who have signed up to Strictly Come Dancing which starts on Saturday (September 16).

Strictly Come Dancing kicks off in just a matter of days with its launch show this weekend. A star-studded list of 15 famous faces will be taking to the iconic BBC dancefloor in a bid to win the coveted Glitterball trophy.

Ellie Leach has been flooded with messages from her former Coronation Street co-stars and fans as she debuted her first big Strictly Come Dancing makeover. The actress is among the 15 celebrities who have signed up to the 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nigel Harman has quit his role on hospital soap Casualty after just one year.The 50-year-old actor, who plays Dr Max Cristie made the announcement – which is sure to be disappointing to some of his fans – over the weekend. Nigel said: “My time on Casualty is done for the time being. I’m on screen until February and there are no plans for me to come back at the moment.” It comes after it was revealed that Nigel is one of the celebrities to have signed up to appear on this Strictly, which starts later this month.The news was announced by Christine Lampard who was guest-presenting Lorraine Kelly's self-named show, Lorraine, and Nigel also made an appearance.