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Strictly Come Dancing‘s 2025 Live UK Tour has confirmed its full line-up, but one fan-favourite celebrity is missing.
The final four celebrities confirmed for the annual arena show are Jamie Borthwick, Wynne Evans, Tasha Ghouri and JB Gill, who join previously announced 2024 Strictly contestants Montell Douglas, Sarah Hadland and Shayne Ward.
While many fans had expected to see Chris McCausland in the line-up, the tour dates unfortunately clash with his own comedy tour Yonks!, so he will not be taking part.
It Takes Two‘s Janette Manrara is returning to host the live tour, with judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse also set to take part.
The 2025 tour opens at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena on January 17, before travelling to some of the UK’s biggest entertainment venues and finishing up at The O2 in London on February 9. Tickets are on sale now.
Fans in the arena will be granted the power to decide who wins the coveted Glitterball Trophy at the end of each show, and each performance will have a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter on two large screens.
“Strictly is magic and I had a ball on the TV show – so I’m delighted to be hitting the road next year and getting the opportunity to perform in arenas all over the UK,” Jamie said.
Wynne added: “I couldn’t be more excited to join the other celebrities on the 2025 tour – it will be great to put my dancing shoes back on. I might get to sing again and you never know – they may even let me win!”
JB said he’s “thrilled to be going on the live tour” and is excited to once again perform at some of the venues he played with JLS.
Tasha described the tour as a “real pinch me moment and an amazing way to continue this journey,” adding that she’s “so happy all the shows on the tour are going to be BSL signed”.
“It’s really important to me that everyone feels represented and included and I hope everyone, including the amazing people who have supported me from the deaf community, come along and watch,” she added.
Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturdays on BBC One, while spin-off Strictly: It Takes Two airs on weeknights on BBC Two. Both shows are available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
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