Strictly 2026 : THE LAUNCH SHOW 19.25hrs How will our new presenters fare ? NO SPOILERS

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A shiny new thread for a shiny new series. Please bring your dancing shoes over here.

Not sure whether I am doing weekly threads or not yet. Yet to decide, but I’m doing one for the first episode anyway.

The preshow chat thread has been quiet and I’m wondering if lots of people aren’t watching due to the departure of Tess and Claude. I have my reservations about the new presenting team but I’m willing to give them a chance.

KEEP DANCING 💃

Julian and Sarah was obvious because of height.

This has the feeling of the chaotic danceathon thing they do towards the end of the series . When the judges screw up the scores

I am happy with the three presenters .
This is the launch show give them a chance .
Emma Is very good as expected the other two will take a bit of time .
I don’t know why posters find it hard to understand Johannes. He sounds clear to me

As an amateur Graeme was pretty good, he won some trophies.

Okay I know I said there’s always a lot of filler but this is taking the piss 🤣

He has had a stroke, which has affected his mobility, I think his Latin Days are well behind him

Lacey and Vito are a good pair as are Nikita and Danni

Did she just say first couple is.... when it was the second?

His voice and laugh is very irritating. Like an old man.

You KNEW Dani was gonna get Nikita

It's dire

Can not cope with Josh's laugh.

Dani Nikita is Amber Nikita 2.1.
Will be in the final but won't win?

Emma is doing most the presenting. No issue with that though...

I liked that way of doing the couples. Some were obvious though but they always are.

I was looking frward to a quicker matchng process but this doesnt do it for me - it misses all the build up excitment

Jaime and Carlos is a good match energy wise. Or an irritating one. Could go either way 😆

I have actually met one of the celebs, but the rest I have never heard of

Really sorry but I’ve switched over to itv to try and win some prizes! Only watching in the adverts.

Or his school boy face.

The woman in pink is already annoying me. Really common and she never closes her mouth. No idea who TF she is. Like the Lacey/Vito and Melanie/Aljaz partnerships.

Jaime is doing my head in already.😭

I just wanted the line up and finding out one by one.

Ohhhh yes googling has reminded me she did Sunday results show with Tess when he was doing Saturday with Tess.

We can’t judge until we have a proper episode, the Launch is always fluff.