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Aug 7 2019

Strictly Come Dancing fever is mounting, as details about the 2019 season of the BBC show are being released on a daily basis. From the new judge Motsi Mabuse replacing Darcey Bussell to the confirmed celebrity contestants, anticipation levels are ramping up.

Get ready for series 17 by watching the Strictly Come Dancing professionals prep for the launch via their Instagram accounts. From newly announced addition of Nancy Xu to 2018 reigning champ Kevin Clifton, all 18 current pros are here for your delectation. Which one of them will hold the glitterball trophy aloft this year? One thing's for sure, it'll be fab-u-lous. Keeeeeep scrolling . . .

Nancy Xu

Nancy Xu is making her Strictly debut this year, after Pasha Kovalev stepped down. She was a finalist on So You Think You Can Dance in China and has performed in Burn the Floor.

Aljaz Skorjanec

Aljaz Skorjanec joined the Strictly family in 2013 with a bang, winning with Abbey Clancy that year. He's married to fellow Strictly pro Janette Manrara.

Janette Manrara

Janette Manrara also joined the show in 2013. She lifted the Christmas glitterball trophy with Aston Merrygold in 2018, after competing with him in the full 2017 series.

AJ Pritchard

AJ Pritchard started on the show in 2016 and immediately made it to the semi-final. He's repeated that performance each year but has yet to make it all the way to the final.

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Amy Dowden

This is Amy Dowden's third year on Strictly, having joined in 2017. Although she's yet to make it to the final, she made history as the first ever Welsh professional on the show.

Anton du Beke

Strictly stalwart Anton du Beke has been there since the start. Despite his history with the show, he's never lifted the glitterball — the closest he got was in 2015 with Katie Derham, making it to the final and finishing fourth.

Oti Mabuse

Joining in 2015, Oti Mabuse went all the way to the final in 2016 with Danny Mac. In 2019, her sister, Motsi, is joining the judging panel, and Oti knows a thing or two about being that side of the table, too, as judge and coach on BBC One's The Greatest Dancer in 2019.

Kevin Clifton

Kevin Clifton joined the show in 2013 and, after making it to four consecutive finals from 2014 (always the bridesmaid, never the bride), he finally lifted the glitterball trophy in 2018 with his partner Stacey Dooley.

Karen Hauer

Karen Hauer (formerly Karen Clifton on the show, before her split from fellow pro Kevin) is Strictly's longest-serving female professional. She started in 2012, made it to the final in 2014 with Mark Wright, and reached the quarter finals in 2018 with Charles Venn.

Giovanni Pernice

Giovanni Pernice got his Strictly career off to a strong start in 2015 by reaching the final with partner Georgia May Foote. He's made it to the final twice since, with Debbie McGee in 2017 and Faye Tozer in 2018.

Katya Jones

Katya Jones joined the show in 2016 and went all the way to the top in 2017 when she lifted the glitterball with Joe McFadden. In 2018 her off-screen antics with celeb partner Seann Walsh grabbed the headlines.

Neil Jones

Katya's husband, Neil Jones, has been part of the pro family since 2016, but has yet to be given a celebrity partner on the main show. He's taken part in the group performances, been on the live tour, and also partnered with Caroline Flack for the Christmas special.

Dianne Buswell

This is Dianne Buswell's third year on the show, having joined in 2017. She made it to the final with partner Joe Suggs in 2018.

Gorka Marquez

Gorka Marquez joined the show in 2016, making it to the final in 2017 with Alexandra Burke. In 2019 he welcomed a baby with Gemma Atkinson, whom he met on the show in 2017.

Graziano Di Prima

Graziano Di Prima only joined Strictly in 2018 and made it to week five with Vick Hope.

Nadiya Bychkova

Nadiya Bychkova got to the quarter final with Davood Ghadami in the year she joined, 2017, and then in 2018 made it to week three with Lee Ryan.

Johannes Radebe

Johannes Radebe joined the UK Strictly lineup as one of three new pros in 2018, having reached the final of Strictly Come Dancing South Africa twice. He's yet to have a celeb partner, but that could change in 2019.

Luba Mushtuk

Luba Mushtuk officially joined the lineup in 2018, alongside Graziano and Johannes, but has actually worked on the show since 2016 as an assistant choreographer, also performing on the live tours. Will 2019 be the year she gets a celeb partner?

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