A contestant on the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing has said the 'nerves are real' after they offered a huge update on the upcoming series.

Fans are counting down the weeks until the BBC One dance contest returns to screens for its 2025 series, with the launch currently slated for September 20,

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will once again be back as hosts, while Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke will return to the judging panel.

There will also be a bunch of new famous faces set to take to the ballroom floor. It was thought that the celebrity line-up for Strictly 2025 was complete earlier this month, however, last Thursday (August 21), it was revealed that one had to pull out.

It was announced that Kristian Nairn had been forced to withdraw from

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