Strictly Come Dancing 2021 pairings revealed
Including the first ever all-male partnership
The 2021 Strictly Come Dancing launch show hit our screens on Saturday (18th September), and it certainly didn't disappoint! As well as getting to meet the 15 celebs taking part, viewers were introduced to four brand new professional dancers, as well as some amazing group routines.
As if that wasn't exciting enough, we finally discovered this year's pairing, including a historic all-male partnership including former Bake Off winner John Whaite.
Check out the 2021 Strictly Come Dancing pairings below:
Judi Love and Graziano Di Prima
Nina Wadia OBE and Neil Jones
Katie McGlynn and Gorka Márquez
Dan Walker and Nadiya Bychkova
Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden
Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin
Greg Wise and Karen Hauer
Ugo Monye and Oti Mabuse
Adam Peaty and Katya Jones
AJ Odudu and Kai Widdrington
Rhys Stephenson and Nancy Xu
Sara Davies and Aljaž Škorjanec
John Whaite and Johannes Radebe
Robert Webb and Dianne Buswell
Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice - WINNERS
Although no dancing took place during the launch show, the first set of routines will happen on Saturday 25th September, under the watchful eye of judges Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Craig Revel Horwood.
Strictly Come Dancing airs at 7pm on BBC One on Saturday 25th September.
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