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 💃

Be interesting to see how Amy strictly’s sweetheart and a real unknown celeb hairdresser get

I love Lauren

Graham has competed in latin!!!

I hope so. He seems like a nice guy and they have banter so will get on.

What's the beardy football chap called? I thoight he was going ti melt and/or pass out by the end of that dance!

I hope he's a ringer.

Katya got Ed dancing so she’ll be fine. I think he seems keen so that’s a good start.

Think I like this format. All the pairings seem good except for Lacey & Vito sense a frisson there …..

John something

i remember when shirley said to all the celebs last year "leave your ego at the door" so i hope they all do and it looks like they will and no-one is particularly irking me yet apart from josh's laugh

Wow first time ive seen Diane not impressed! I wonder why??

Ooh, the new pro, Maddie looks like whatsherface off The Big Bang Theory

Good that Celeb Traitors is starting soon, so I can get my Claudia fix.

She is a new mum. She is probably knackered
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She said she was very happy

i was imagining shed be pleased to be paired with an expectant parent

or maybe not!

Presenters get a lot of air time!

Thanks for your company guys and gals! I am now offline til about 8.15 am so if the thread fills someone step in for me!

cheers!

I enjoyed that and am optimistic! Can’t really tell how the presenters will work properly until the first live show but I liked them all. Don’t know most of the celebrities but looking forward to getting to know them. I didn’t love the ‘swap partners’ chaos but it was better than the pairings meeting up in a muddy field somewhere.

They all seem nice enough this year. My favourites are Lawrence and Tabby. I think Lawrence and Jowita could be sensational.

I'm just not sure about this year...! Yeah for celebrity traitors though 🎉

And ill have my house all Halloween'd just in time!

Like just the way he's babbling on with enthusiasm is giving corporate suck up

Poor AJ 😬

I'm looking forward to it.

I hope Tess and Claud were watching together tonight, with their fluffy onesies on and a bottle of 🍾 and a nando's

I wasn’t disappointed by that - think the trio were a lot better than I was expecting. Time will tell.

I agree with the criticisms. Ive turned it off and also tried watching the weasel programme midway through.

It does sound forced. Really dislike Josh.

I dont know hardly any of the young celebs. There's no one interesting. The man who improves naughty dogs is O.K.

As a previous fan Im so disappointed.