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 💃

I think Bethany Antonia looks very cute out of her HoD costume

Can I say it... I miss Tess and Claud 😭

I only know Lacey Turner and possibly the mum from Gavin and Stacey, a show I loathe.

Yes me as well

Usually an inappropriately young male

The only one I’ve heard of is Danni Dyer.

DH guffawed at the one who’s a ‘content creator’.

I recognise a couple of the names but none of the faces. They’re really scraping the barrel bottom with this lot. But I suppose it’s not a bad thing to come to it with no preconceptions or biases.

It needed bigger, more established names presenting. Emma is fine but it's lacking someone with pedigree and gravitas.

I'm officially old, because I only know the dog trainer guy.

Your DH actually watches this? Mine has left the house.

Do you think they spent all their money on the presenters, because I haven’t got a clue who most of these people are!

The content creator guy is a very popular YouTuber….apparently he does football related stuff.

Emma usually looks so much better, that dress is awful on her. She’s ok presenting this but the other two are painful to watch.

Oh no meeting up in a venue loosely based on the celebs job to meet their pro dancer

This, the gravitas is missing

Wossy would've been Great!

Yep agree 👍!

Lacey is a bit posher than Stace.

A couple of them looked so uncomfortable coming down the stairs

mine is happily making dinner with the radio in full

😄

Christ, there’s a barrel somewhere that has been thoroughly scraped.

Lacey Turner has quite a posh accent in real life!

I think there should have been subtitles for the celeb introductions as recognised virtually none of them.

Dani dyer did well in celebrity SAS, she was fab.
She reached the end and was really good.

Oh no not Wossy!