GALLERY: First look at Strictly Come Dancing dance partners

They look amazing!

Group shot of Strictly Come Dancing 2017
Published 19th Sep 2017

This week we'll get to see the Strictly Come Dancing contestants and their professional dance partners take to the floor for the first time.

In preparation for the big night a selection of photos have been released showing off the dance partners in all their fantastic glitz and glamour.

This year's line-up includes contestants from a range of showbiz backgrounds, including soap actors, Joe McFadden and Davood Ghadami, and pop stars such as former JLS member Aston Merrygold and The Saturdays' Mollie King. Key 103 breakfast presenter Gemma Atkinson is also in the line-up along with TV presenters Ruth Langsford and Charlotte Hawkins.

Check out the full gallery below of the contestants with their dance partners:

Gemma Atkinson and Aljaz Skorjanec


Mollie King and AJ Pritchard


Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez


Aston Merrygold and Janette Manrara


Nadiya Bychkova and Davood Ghadami


Joe McFadden and Katya Jones


Ruth Langsford and Anton Du Beke


Rev Richard Coles and Dianne Buswell


Susan Calman and Kevin Clifton


Charlotte Hawkins and Brendan Cole


Oti Mabuse and Jonnie Peacock


Chizzy Akudolu and Pasha Kovalev


Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice


Simon Rimmer and Karen Clifton


Amy Dowden and Brian Conley


Gemma Atkinson has been paired up with Aljaz Skorjanec, who has previously won the Strictly Come Dancing with model Abbey Clancy, so she is definitely in good hands. Speaking on Key 103 Gemma told how she has never done ballroom or Latin dancing before , so she has been struggling with some of the dance steps; however she definitely hasn't struggled eating as she has been eating a lot more than she would normally due to all the training.

Last week Gemma and Aljaz revealed on Instagram their first dance would be a Cha Cha to Shawn Mendes' 'There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back' and although she is very excited about it, some of the steps are proving so difficult she nearly broke down after training.

Watch Strictly Come Dancing this weekend when the couples take to the stage to show off their dance moves.