Viewers got to see which professional partners the 15 celebrities had been teamed up with in the launch show
The pairings for Strictly Come Dancing 2023 have been revealed as this year's series gets under way. The pre-recorded launch show aired on Saturday night ahead of the first live instalment next week - and fans got to see which professional partners the 15 celebrities had been teamed up with.
Michael Richier @MichaelRichier wrote: "Angela and Carlos will be HOT! I think Carlos is making back to back finals!" There was also an emotional moment as the professionals and judges performed a dance in honour of their “Welsh dragon” Amy Dowden. The 33-year-old announced in June that she had undergone a mastectomy after discovering she had stage three breast cancer, and would be unable to have a celebrity partner on the show this year.
The group number saw judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke perform along with the professionals to a medley of songs. These included Afraid To Feel from LF System, Kylie’s Padam Padam and Higher from Michael Buble.
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