See all of this year's Strictly Come Dancing pairings

The new series started on Saturday 16th September

Strictly Come Dancing
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 18th Sep 2023
Last updated 18th Sep 2023

Strictly Come Dancing fans rejoiced over the weekend as the latest series started on 16th September, with celebrities such as Angela Rippon, Adam Thomas, Les Dennis and Bobby Brazier, taking to the stage alongside the professional dancers.

With the first live show hitting our screens on Saturday 23rd 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 pairings have now been announced during the Strictly launch show on 16th September. This year, we will see Gorka Marquez paired with Nikita Kanda, Love Island star Zara McDermott with professional Graziano Di Prima, and actress Ellie Leach with Fleur East's former pro partner Vito Coppola.

Check out all of the Strictly Come Dancing 2023 pairings below:

Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez



Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima


Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe


Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola


Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu


Luba Mushtuk and Adam Thomas


Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington


Dianne Buswell and Bobby Brazier


Lauren Oakley and Krishnan Guru-Murthy


Nikita Kuzmin and Layton Williams


Nigel Harman and Katya Jones


Jowita Przystal and Jody Cundy


Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer


Giovanni Pernice and Amanda Abbington


Les Dennis and Nancy Xu



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