Strictly Come Dancing 2022 launch trailer teases pros' return

Strictly Come Dancing has given fans a first glimpse at the 2022 season and officially confirmed who will be returning to the show.

Sharing the news via a post on Twitter, the glamorous video revealed which professional dancers will be back to guide this years' celebrity hopefuls as they battle it out for the Glitterball trophy.

The glitzy teaser, which showed the pros dancing together in the streets and on the dancefloor, went down well with Strictly fans, who replied with their delight at the video.

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Returning to the dancefloor are: Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystał, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu.

With Oti Mabuse and Aljaž Škorjanec confirmed to not be returning, there will also be some new faces joining.

The new dancers are: Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas, 11-time Latin American champion Vito Coppola, former Under-21 British National Champion Lauren Oakley and Chinese National Champion Carlus Gu.

Strictly has also dropped the famous faces set to pair up with the pros on the dancefloor, with the full line-up now official.

Competing on the 20th iteration of the series are Animal Park presenter Hamza Yassin, X Factor star Fleur East, football legend Tony Adams, CBBC star Molly Rainford, Ted Lasso star Ellie Taylor and Coronation Street's Will Mellor and Kym Marsh.

They are joined by BBC Radio 2 star Richie Anderson, Loose Women presenter Kaye Adams, KISS FM radio DJ Tyler West, comedian Jayde Adams, Paralympian Ellie Simmonds, TV presenter Helen Skelton, EastEnders actor James Bye and and Bros star Matt Goss.

Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One.