Strictly Come Dancing Launch Show (Season 15, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 97 min | Music, Reality-TV

Strictly Come Dancing

Launch Show (Season 15, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 97 min | Music, Reality-TV

In the first show of the new season, the 15 new contestants are paired with their pro partners. There is also a tribute to the late Bruce Forsyth, musical performances by guests Shania Twain and Rita Ora, and a look at the 3 new female ...See moreIn the first show of the new season, the 15 new contestants are paired with their pro partners. There is also a tribute to the late Bruce Forsyth, musical performances by guests Shania Twain and Rita Ora, and a look at the 3 new female pros and new head judge Shirley Ballas. Last year's winners Ore and Joanne also perform their jive one last time. Written by mrdario64 See less

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47 cast members

Name	Known for
Tess Daly Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Duran Duran: Serious (1990)
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)
Shirley Ballas Self - Head Judge Self - Head Judge See fewer	It's a Fabulous World
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)
Chizzy Akudolu Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Holby City (1999)
Gemma Atkinson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hollyoaks (1995)
Alexandra Burke Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Pretty Red Dress (2022)
Dianne Buswell Self - Pro Partner to The Reverend Richard Coles Self - Pro Partner to The Reverend Richard Coles See fewer	Children in Need (2020)
Nadiya Bychkova Self - Pro Partner to Davood Ghadami Self - Pro Partner to Davood Ghadami See fewer	Children in Need (2020)
Susan Calman Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Fresh Meat (2011)
Joanne Clifton Self - 2016 Champion Self - 2016 Champion See fewer	Truth Serum (2022)
Kevin Clifton Self - Pro Partner to Susan Calman Self - Pro Partner to Susan Calman See fewer	Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021)
Brendan Cole Self - Pro Partner to Charlotte Hawkins Self - Pro Partner to Charlotte Hawkins See fewer	Celebrity Love Island (2005)
Richard Coles Self - Contestant (as The Reverend Richard Coles) Self - Contestant (as The Reverend Richard Coles) See fewer	Sábado noche (1987)
Brian Conley Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Equilibrium (2002)
Amy Dowden Self - Pro Partner to Brian Conley Self - Pro Partner to Brian Conley See fewer	Children in Need (2020)
Anton du Beke Self - Pro Partner to Ruth Langsford Self - Pro Partner to Ruth Langsford See fewer	Dead Ringers (2002)
Bruce Forsyth Self (archive footage) (as Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE) Self (archive footage) (as Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE) See fewer	Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
Davood Ghadami Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	John Carter (2012)
Len Goodman Self - Bruce Tribute VT Self - Bruce Tribute VT See fewer	Dancing with the Stars (I) (2005)
Karen Hauer Self - Pro Partner to Simon Rimmer Self - Pro Partner to Simon Rimmer See fewer	Tomorrow Morning (2022)
Charlotte Hawkins Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Burnt (I) (2015)
Katya Jones Self - Pro Partner to Joe McFadden Self - Pro Partner to Joe McFadden See fewer	Children in Need (2020)
Mollie King Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Myths (2009)
Pasha Kovalev Self - Pro Partner to Chizzy Akudolu Self - Pro Partner to Chizzy Akudolu See fewer	Superstars of Dance (2009)
Ruth Langsford Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Lemon La Vida Loca (2012)
Oti Mabuse Self - Pro Partner to Jonnie Peacock Self - Pro Partner to Jonnie Peacock See fewer	Double Trouble (2021)
Janette Manrara Self - Pro Partner to Aston Merrygold Self - Pro Partner to Aston Merrygold See fewer	The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)
Gorka Marquez Self - Pro Partner to Alexandra Burke Self - Pro Partner to Alexandra Burke See fewer	Children in Need (2020)
Joe McFadden Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	The Crow Road (1996)
Debbie McGee Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hello Mum (1986)
Aston Merrygold Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Boogie Man (2018)
Ore Oduba Self - 2016 Champion Self - 2016 Champion See fewer	Curtains (III) (2020)
Rita Ora Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Jonnie Peacock Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hollyoaks (1995)
Giovanni Pernice Self - Pro Partner to Debbie McGee Self - Pro Partner to Debbie McGee See fewer	Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
A.J. Pritchard Self - Pro Partner to Mollie King Self - Pro Partner to Mollie King See fewer	Hollyoaks (1995)
Simon Rimmer Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Being Sold (2011)
Aljaz Skorjanec Self - Pro Partner to Gemma Atkinson Self - Pro Partner to Gemma Atkinson See fewer	The People's Strictly for Comic Relief (2015)
Shania Twain Self - Musical Guest Self - Musical Guest See fewer	I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Chloe Hewitt Self - Pro Dancer (uncredited) Self - Pro Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	Bugface (2020)
Neil Jones Self - Pro Dancer (uncredited) Self - Pro Dancer (uncredited) See fewer	Children in Need (2020)
Portia Oduba Self - Audience Member (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (uncredited) See fewer	Jon and Lucy's Odd Couples (2023)