What time is the BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2023 launch show on tonight?

Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka Marquez is bringing "Barbie to the ballroom" as he will play Ken from the hit film Barbie in a professional performance during the results show on Sunday. In the spirit of movie week, Gorka channelled Hollywood star Ryan Gosling in the I’m Just Ken music scene of the 2023 comedy, sporting a white fluffy jacket, a bare chest, black sunglasses and bandana with the classic blonde hairdo.

Former Family Fortunes host Les Dennis has become the first celebrity to depart the Strictly Come Dancing dance floor this year. After the first public vote of the BBC One show's 21st series, the 69-year-old found himself up against radio presenter Nikita Kanda in Sunday’s dance-off.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left delighted during Saturday night's episode as a show legend made a shock return. Ed Balls burst back into the studio performing some of his iconic moves from his time on the programme back in 2016.The former Labour MP was on hand to help host Claudia Winkleman with the terms and conditions of the public vote.

Strictly Come Dancing fans feel they know who the front-runner to win this year's series is - despite calling her 'an underdog'.

Strictly Come Dancing is back and the celebs are gearing up to perform their second dances of the series this weekend. It means that the stars have been training hard to lock in their moves and get their footwork right all week.

Katya Jones has shared at what point Strictly Come Dancing producers would be concerned about her - and it has something to do with her guest list. As she completed another week of training with her new celebrity dance partner Nigel Harman, the professional dancer was full of gratitude for her supporters.

Adam Thomas is clearly getting into the Strictly Come Dancing spirit as after his first set of rehearsals saw him wishing to get back home. This week he's keen to get back into training after being forced to miss a session before his second performance of the competition.

Strictly Come Dancing fans are hoping for love to blossom away from the ballroom for Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola. Viewers of the BBC One dance contest have been gushing over the new pairing online following their first performance on the show last weekend.

Coronation Street fans have been left sharing the same comment after seeing Ellie Leach light up the ballroom in her new gig. The actress left viewers stunned as she performed for the first time on Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dancer partner Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing fan super sleuths believe they have already worked out who will be leaving this year's series of the show after just one first live show - and it's not who you might expect. As the 15 core contestants took to the dancefloor for their first dances, detective fans are convinced they've 'worked out' who will be voted off first.The show on Saturday got off to a flying start with incredible debut performances all around including Nigel Harman's powerful Paso Doble which rightfully topped the leaderboard. Proving how highly talented this year's group is, the leaderboard then proceeded to have four celebrities in joint second place with Bobby Brazier, Layton Williams, Ellie Leach and Amanda Abbington all scoring a high 29 points each.

Katya Jones has become a familiar face on Strictly Come Dancing over the years, joining the show as a professional in 2016. In recent years, Katya has been paired with various celebrities, including Ed Balls and Nicola Adams. However, her most notable win was with Joe McFadden in 2017.Their chemistry and performances won them the coveted Glitterball Trophy.

It seems that the magic of the dance floor on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing extends beyond the glitz and glamour, as several couples who met on the show have ended up starting families together. These heartwarming stories show that the connections formed on the Strictly Come Dancing stage can lead to beautiful and lasting partnerships beyond the dance floor. Let's take a look at all the Strictly bundles of joy that have come from the show.

The launch show last weekend was just a taster of what's to come as you could say that Strictly Come Dancing officially begins tonight. Last Saturday (September 16), fans of the BBC One dance contest got to see which celebrities had been paired with which professional dancer before their journey to the Glitterball trophy - hopefully - got started.

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.

The glitz, the glam and the glorious - albeit sometimes questionable - dancing is officially back as Strictly Come Dancing finally returned to our TV screens. The new series of the BBC One dance contest began on Saturday night (September 16) with the launch show.

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.

Fifteen hopeful celebrities will be dancing it out to become the latest Strictly Come Dancing champion this autumn. The popular BBC One dance contest is back with its launch show on Saturday, September 16.

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.