Strictly Come Dancing 2022: Pairings revealed

The hit show is back!

Author: Alex RossPublished 23rd Sep 2022
Last updated 26th Sep 2022

After this year's 15 celebrities were unveiled in September, the official launch of Strictly Come Dancing took place on Friday 23rd September, with all of this year's hopefuls ready to hit the famous dancefloor and show off their moves!

With the first live show hitting our screens on Saturday 24th September, it was revealed which professional dancers this year's hopefuls have been paired with.

Who is paired with who on Strictly Come Dancing?

This year's official pairings were unveiled during the pre-recorded launch show on Friday 23rd September, by hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

For the 2022 series, bosses have brought in four brand new professionals in the form of Vito Coppola, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Carlos Gu.

Whilst Aljaž Škorjanec quit the show after nine years, fan favourites such as Johannes Radebe, Giovanni Pernice, Dianne Buswell and Amy Dowden will all appear.

Check out all of this year's Strictly pairings below:

Ellie Simmonds OBE & Nikita Kuzmin


Tyler West and Dianne Buswell


Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima


Will Mellor and Nancy Xu


Helen Skelton and Gorka Márquez


James Bye and Amy Dowden


Fleur East and Vito Coppola


Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal


Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova


Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe


Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu


Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice


Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer


Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington


Tony Adams and Katya Jones


How can I watch Strictly Come Dancing?

Strictly Come Dancing will air on BBC One every Saturday night.

Just like past years, the results show will air on Sunday evenings.

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