Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...

'' returned for its seventeenth series with a launch show on 7 September 2019 on

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, with the live shows starting on 21 September.

Tess Daly Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly (born 29 March 1969) is an English model and television presenter who co-presented the BBC One celebrity dancing show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' from 2004 to 2013; she has been the show's main presenter since 2014. ...

and

Claudia Winkleman Claudia Anne Irena Winkleman (born 15 January 1972) is an English television presenter, radio personality, film critic and journalist. Between 2004 and 2010, she presented '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on weeknights on BBC Two. Since ...

returned as hosts, while

Zoe Ball Zoe Louise Ball (born 23 November 1970) is a British radio and television presenter. She was the first female host of both '' Radio 1 Breakfast'' and '' The Radio 2 Breakfast Show'' for the BBC, and presented the 1990s children's show '' Live ...

returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' alongside new addition

Rylan Clark-Neal Ross Richard Clark (born 25 October 1988), known professionally as Rylan, is an English broadcaster and model. He finished in fifth place on the ninth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2012, and the following year, he won the eleventh series of ...

Craig Revel Horwood Craig Revel Horwood (born 4 January 1965) is an Australian-British author, dancer, choreographer, conductor, theatre director, and former drag queen in the United Kingdom. He is also a patron of the Royal Osteoporosis Society. Horwood is best ...

Shirley Ballas Shirley Annette Ballas (née Rich, formerly Stopford; born 6 September 1960) is an English ballroom dancer, dance teacher, and dance adjudicator. She specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles w ...

and

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is an Italian choreographer, ballroom and Latin dancer, and Television personality. He has appeared as a judge on the British television dance competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and American adaptation ...

returned to the judging panel. After seven years as a judge,

Darcey Bussell Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Trained at the Arts Educational Sc ...

did not return to the series. Bussell's replacement was announced on 22 July as Motsi Mabuse, elder sister of professional dancer

Oti Mabuse Otlile "Oti" Mabuse (born 8 August 1990) is a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television series ' ...

. On 19 October, actor

Alfonso Ribeiro Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor, comedian and television host. He is best known for his roles as Alfonso Spears on the sitcom ''Silver Spoons'', Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-A ...

returned as a guest judge to cover for Tonioli. Following the withdrawal of

Will Bayley William John Bayley (born 17 January 1988) is a British professional Paralympic table tennis player, ranked world number 1. He is the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games gold medallist and the 2014 World Champion. From September 2019 Bayley partic ...

, on 30 October, it was announced that the 2019 final would feature three couples instead of four. The series was won by former ''

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'' actor and racing driver

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and his professional partner Oti Mabuse.

Professional dancers

On 1 March 2019, it was announced that

Pasha Kovalev Pavel "Pasha" Kovalev (russian: Па́вел "Па́ша" Ковалёв) is a Russian professional Latin and ballroom dancer. Kovalev started dancing at the age of eight, and in 2001, moved to the United States with his professional dance part ...

would be leaving the show after eight years as a professional dancer. On 30 July 2019,

Nancy Xu Nancy Xu YouJie (; born 30 July 1991) is a Chinese dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' since 2019. Early and personal life Xu was born on 30 July 1991 in Hunan, China. She bega ...

was revealed to have been added to the cast of professionals. On 21 August 2019, it was confirmed that both

Gorka Márquez Gorka Márquez (; born 4 September 1990) is a Spanish professional dancer, best known for appearing on the British dance show ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Márquez began dancing at the age of 12, and in 2010 he represented Spain at the ...

and

Graziano Di Prima Graziano Di Prima (born 7 May 1994) is an Italian dancer and choreographer. Career Di Prima was born in Sicily. He toured with Burn the Floor, UK in 2021 alongside other professional dancers and the Strictly Come Dancing the Professionals Live ...

would not have celebrity partners, a change from the previous series; in their place, the three professionals who did not have celebrity partners in series 16 - Neil Jones,

Johannes Radebe Johannes Radebe (born 27 April 1987) is a South African dancer and choreographer. Early life Radebe was born in Zamdela. He is gay, and has spoken out about the homophobic bullying he received as a child. He and his sister attended a dance sch ...

, and

Luba Mushtuk Luba Mushtuk (Russian: Люба Муштук; born 14 November 1989) is a Russian dancer and choreographer. Early life Mushtuk was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Career Mushtuk was four-time winner of the Italian Dance Championship and is a ...

- were all given one for the first time.

Couples

On 31 July 2019, the first three celebrities announced to be participating in the series were

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, Chris Ramsey and

Emma Barton Emma Louise Barton (born 26 July 1977) is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for the role of Honey Mitchell in '' EastEnders'' which she has portrayed on and off since November 2005. Before her role in ''EastEnders'', Barton appear ...

. Celebrity reveals continued throughout the next week until the full line-up was revealed on 7 August 2019. ''

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'' star

Jamie Laing James Robin Grant Laing ( /ˈleɪŋ/ ; born 3 November 1988) is an English presenter, television personality and investor. He is the founder of the confectionery company Candy Kittens and best known for appearing on the reality television serie ...

was originally announced as a contestant, but on 5 September 2019, it was announced that he had withdrawn from the show due to a foot injury. Laing was replaced by former ''

'' actor

on 7 September 2019, though Laing appeared that evening on the previously recorded season launch show. On 3 September 2020, Laing was announced as one of the celebrity participants for Series 18. Due to a knee injury, sustained when he landed after jumping from a raised platform in studio rehearsals, Will Bayley was unable to perform on 26 October in the live Halloween Week episode. The injury was such that, on 30 October, he withdrew from the competition.

Scoring chart

Average chart

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows. Dev Griffin and Emma Weymouth are the only celebrities that don't appear on the list

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Weekly scores and songs

''Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

, Motsi Mabuse,

''.

Launch show

*Musical guests:

Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve ...

—"

Love at First Sight Love at first sight is a personal experience as well as a common trope in literature: a person or character feels an instant, extreme, and ultimately long-lasting romantic attraction for a stranger upon first seeing that stranger. Described by p ...

"/"

Better the Devil You Know "Better the Devil You Know" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her third studio album '' Rhythm of Love'' (1990). The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was released as the album's ...

"/"

All the Lovers "All the Lovers" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue for her eleventh studio album, ''Aphrodite'' (2010). It was released by Parlophone on 11 June 2010 as the lead single from the album. The song was written by Jim E ...

"/"

Dancing Dance is a performing art art form, form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolism (arts), symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its chor ...

Mark Ronson Mark Daniel Ronson (born 4 September 1975) is a British-American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and record executive. He is best known for his collaborations with artists such as Duran Duran, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Lady Gaga, Lily Allen, ...

feat.

Yebba Abigail Elizabeth Smith, (born January 16, 1995) known professionally as Yebba, is an American singer and songwriter from West Memphis, Arkansas. She first became known for her backing vocal performance on Chance the Rapper's SNL performance of ...

—"Don't Leave Me Lonely"

Week 1

;Running order

Week 2

*Musical guest:

Lewis Capaldi Lewis Marc Capaldi ( ; born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. He was nominated for the Critics' Choice Award at the 2019 Brit Awards. In March 2019, his single " Someone You Loved" topped the UK Singles Chart wher ...

—"

Someone You Loved "Someone You Loved" is a song recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi. It was released as a download on 8 November 2018 through Vertigo Records and Universal Music as the third single from his second extended play, ''Breach'' (2018), ...

" ; Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: David & Nadiya *Mabuse: David & Nadiya *Tonioli: David & Nadiya *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save David & Nadiya''

Week 3: Movie Week

*Musical guest:

Harry Connick Jr. Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and television host. He has sold over 28million albums worldwide. Connick is ranked among the top60 best-selling male artists in the Uni ...

—"

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ...

" ; Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: David & Nadiya *Mabuse: David & Nadiya *Tonioli: David & Nadiya *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save David & Nadiya''

Week 4

*Musical guest:

Keith Urban Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967) is an Australian-American musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter known for his work in country music. Recognized with four Grammy Awards, Urban also received fifteen Academy of Country Music Awa ...

—" Never Comin Down" ; Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Emma W. & Aljaž *Mabuse: Emma W. & Aljaž *Tonioli: Emma W. & Aljaž *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Emma W. & Aljaž''

Week 5

''Individual judge's scores given in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

, Motsi Mabuse,

''. *Musical guest:

Mabel Mabel is an English female given name derived from the Latin ''amabilis'', "lovable, dear".Reclams Namensbuch, 1987, History Amabilis of Riom (died 475) was a French male saint who logically would have assumed the name Amabilis upon entering ...

—"

Don't Call Me Up "Don't Call Me Up" is a song by English singer and songwriter Mabel, included on the 2019 reissue of her debut mixtape, '' Ivy to Roses'', and debut album, '' High Expectations''. It was released by Polydor Records on 18 January 2019. As of Febru ...

" ; Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya *Mabuse: Mike & Katya *Ribeiro: Mike & Katya *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mike & Katya''

Week 6: Halloween Week

*Musical guest:

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. Lambert is known for his dynamic vocal performances that fuse his theatrical tra ...

—"Superpower" ; Running order ¹ Due to a knee injury in practice, Will was unable to perform. Under the rules of the show, he was given a "bye" to the following week. However, it was later announced that he had withdrawn from the competition.
² Due to a calf injury in rehearsal, Neil was unable to perform, and Kevin stepped in to partner Alex. ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya *Mabuse: Catherine & Johannes *Tonioli: Catherine & Johannes *Ballas: Mike & Katya

Week 7

*Musical guest:

Emeli Sandé Adele Emily Sandé, ( ; born 10 March 1987), known professionally as Emeli Sandé, is a Scottish singer and songwriter. Born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, and raised in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by an English mother and a Zambian fathe ...

—"Shine" ; Running order ¹ Neil had to sit out for the second week running, so Alex danced with Kevin again. ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya *Mabuse: Mike & Katya *Tonioli: Mike & Katya *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mike & Katya''

Week 8

*Musical guest:

Luke Evans Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as ''Rent'', ''Miss Saigon'', and '' Piaf'' before making his film breakthrough in t ...

—" Bring Him Home" ; Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Michelle & Giovanni *Mabuse: Michelle & Giovanni *Tonioli: Michelle & Giovanni *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Michelle & Giovanni''

Week 9: Blackpool Week

*Musical guests:

Westlife Westlife is an Irish pop vocal group formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1998. The group currently consists of members Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne. Brian McFadden was a member, until he left in 2004. The group temporari ...

—"

Hello My Love "Hello My Love" is a song by Irish pop vocal band Westlife. It was released on 10 January 2019 as the lead single from the band's eleventh studio album, ''Spectrum'', and is their first single to be released under Universal Music Group and Vir ...

"/"

Uptown Girl "Uptown Girl" is a song written and performed by the American musician Billy Joel. The lyrics describe a working-class "downtown man" attempting to woo a wealthy "uptown girl". It was released on September 29, 1983, on his ninth studio album, ...

"/"

World of Our Own ''World of Our Own'' is the third studio album recorded by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released through RCA Records on 12 November 2001. This is their third album release under RCA and Sony Music. It was also the band's third album to be re ...

" ; Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Saffron & AJ *Mabuse: Saffron & AJ *Tonioli: Saffron & AJ *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Saffron & AJ''

Week 10

*Musical guest:

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...

—"

Return to Love Return may refer to: In business, economics, and finance * Return on investment (ROI), the financial gain after an expense. * Rate of return, the financial term for the profit or loss derived from an investment * Tax return, a blank document or t ...

"/" Time to Say Goodbye" *Dance guest: Ellie Fergusson—"

Keeping Your Head Up "Keeping Your Head Up" is a single by English musician Birdy. It was written by Wayne Hector, Steve Mac, and Birdy for her third studio album, '' Beautiful Lies'' (2016). The song was released as the album's lead single on 30 December 2015. Musi ...

" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Karim & Amy *Mabuse: Karim & Amy *Tonioli: Karim & Amy *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karim & Amy''

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

*Musical guests:

Beverley Knight Beverley Knight (born Beverley Anne Smith, 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress. She released her first album, '' The B-Funk'', in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and ...

—"

Memory Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered ...

Idina Menzel Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honori ...

—"

Seasons of Love "Seasons of Love" is a song from the 1996 Broadway musical ''Rent'', written and composed by Jonathan Larson. The song starts with an ostinato piano motif, which provides the harmonic framework for the cast to sing "Five hundred twenty-five thous ...

" ;Running order ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Alex & Neil *Mabuse: Alex & Neil *Tonioli: Chris & Karen *Ballas: Chris & Karen

Week 12: Semi-Final

*Dance guest:

Carlos Acosta Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of C ...

—" Overture from ''Carmen''" *Musical guest:

Niall Horan Niall James Horan ( ; born 13 September 1993) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the singing competition ''The X Factor''. The group released five albums and went ...

—" Nice to Meet Ya" ;Running order ''For the Dance Off, Chris & Karen chose to dance their Rumba, while Karim & Amy chose to dance their American Smooth.'' ;Judges' votes to save *Revel Horwood: Karim & Amy *Mabuse: Karim & Amy *Tonioli: Karim & Amy *Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karim & Amy''

Week 13: Final

*Musical guest:

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...

—"

Lover Lover or lovers may refer to a person having a sexual or romantic relationship with someone outside marriage. In this context see: * Sexual partner * Mistress (lover) * Extramarital sex * Premarital sex Lover or Lovers may also refer to: Geogr ...

" ;Running order

Dance chart

: Highest scoring dance : Lowest scoring dance : Not performed due to injury : Couple withdrew that week *Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Quickstep, Samba, Tango or Viennese Waltz *Week 2: One unlearned dance (introducing American Smooth, Charleston, Paso Doble, Salsa and Waltz) *Week 3 (Movie Week): One unlearned dance (introducing Rumba and Street/Commercial) *Week 4: One unlearned dance (introducing Contemporary) *Week 5: One unlearned dance *Week 6 (Halloween Week): One unlearned dance *Week 7: One unlearned dance *Week 8: One unlearned dance (introducing Theatre/Jazz) *Week 9 (Blackpool Week): One unlearned dance *Week 10: One unlearned dance (introducing Argentine Tango) *Week 11 (Musicals Week): One unlearned dance *Week 12 (Semi-final): Two unlearned dances *Week 13 (Final): judge's choice, showdance and couple's favourite dance

Ratings

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References

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