Strictly Come Dancing The Launch Show (Season 12, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 77 min | Music, Reality-TV

Strictly Come Dancing

The Launch Show (Season 12, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 77 min | Music, Reality-TV

In the season 12 Launch Show, the 15 new contestants get paired up with their professional partners and perform their first group dance. There is a performance from 2013 champions Abbey and Aljaz, plus music from guests 5 Seconds of Summer...See moreIn the season 12 Launch Show, the 15 new contestants get paired up with their professional partners and perform their first group dance. There is a performance from 2013 champions Abbey and Aljaz, plus music from guests 5 Seconds of Summer, and Imelda May and Smokey Robinson. Written by mrdario64 See less

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49 cast members

Name	Known for
Tess Daly Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Duran Duran: Serious (1990)
Bruce Forsyth Self - Host (as Sir Bruce Forsyth) Self - Host (as Sir Bruce Forsyth) See fewer	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Claudia Winkleman Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Traitors UK (2022)
Alan Dedicoat Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Titanic: Adventure Out of Time (1996)
Len Goodman Self - Head Judge Self - Head Judge See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Bruno Tonioli Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	What a Girl Wants (2003)
Craig Revel Horwood Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? (2006)
Darcey Bussell Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	True Blue (1996)
David Arch Self - Bandleader (as Dave Arch) Self - Bandleader (as Dave Arch) See fewer	Interstellar (2014)
5 Seconds of Summer Themselves - Musical Guests Themselves - Musical Guests See fewer	5 Seconds of Summer: Don't Stop (2014)
Steve Backshall Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011)
Frankie Bridge Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	I Dream (2004)
Abbey Clancy Self - 2013 Champion Self - 2013 Champion See fewer	Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
Joanne Clifton Self - Pro Partner to Scott Mills Self - Pro Partner to Scott Mills See fewer	Truth Serum (2022)
Kevin Clifton Self - Pro Partner to Frankie Bridge Self - Pro Partner to Frankie Bridge See fewer	Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Brendan Cole Self - Pro Partner to Sunetra Sarker Self - Pro Partner to Sunetra Sarker See fewer	Celebrity Love Island (2005)
Anton du Beke Self - Pro Partner to Judy Murray Self - Pro Partner to Judy Murray See fewer	Doctors (2000)
Thom Evans Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The X Factor: Celebrity (2019)
Caroline Flack Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Bo' Selecta! (2002)
Jennifer Gibney Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011)
Alison Hammond Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Palace Hill (1988)
Karen Hauer Self - Pro Partner to Mark Wright Self - Pro Partner to Mark Wright See fewer	Tomorrow Morning (2022)
Ola Jordan Self - Pro Partner to Steve Backshall Self - Pro Partner to Steve Backshall See fewer	The Funny Thing About... (2016)
Pasha Kovalev Self - Pro Partner to Caroline Flack Self - Pro Partner to Caroline Flack See fewer	Superstars of Dance (2009)
Pixie Lott Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Beastly (2011)
Natalie Lowe Self - Pro Partner to Tim Wonnacott Self - Pro Partner to Tim Wonnacott See fewer	The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)
Iveta Lukosiute Self - Pro Partner to Thom Evans Self - Pro Partner to Thom Evans See fewer	So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
Tristan MacManus Self - Pro Partner to Jennifer Gibney Self - Pro Partner to Jennifer Gibney See fewer	Oren (2014)
Janette Manrara Self - Pro Partner to Jake Wood Self - Pro Partner to Jake Wood See fewer	The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)
Imelda May Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Gangster Squad (2013)
Scott Mills Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hollyoaks (1995)
Judy Murray Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Saturday Knight Takeaway (2021)
Kristina Rihanoff Self - Pro Partner to Simon Webbe Self - Pro Partner to Simon Webbe See fewer	Patterns (2023)
Smokey Robinson Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Big Time (1977)
Sunetra Sarker Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Casualty (1986)
Aljaz Skorjanec Self - Pro Partner to Alison Hammond Self - Pro Partner to Alison Hammond See fewer	The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)
Aliona Vilani Self - Pro Partner to Gregg Wallace Self - Pro Partner to Gregg Wallace See fewer	The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)
Gregg Wallace Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Masterchef Goes Large (2005)
Simon Webbe Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Rollin' with the Nines (2006)
Trent Whiddon Self - Pro Partner to Pixie Lott Self - Pro Partner to Pixie Lott See fewer	I Can Do That! (2015)
Tim Wonnacott Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Great Antiques Hunt (1994)
Jake Wood Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Mark Wright Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Royals (2015)
Michael Clifford Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Guitarist (uncredited) Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Guitarist (uncredited) See fewer	A Night at the Silent Movie Theater (2012)
Luke Hemmings Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Vocalist (uncredited) Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Vocalist (uncredited) See fewer	Riverdale (2017)
Calum Hood Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Bassist (uncredited) Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Bassist (uncredited) See fewer	Riverdale (2017)
Ashton Irwin Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Drummer (uncredited) Self - 5 Seconds of Summer Drummer (uncredited) See fewer	Riverdale (2017)
Michelle Keegan Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Brendan O'Carroll Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Mrs. Brown's Boys (2011)