A number of Strictly stars have already confirmed their exits from the BBC One dance show
Strictly Come Dancing is set to look very different when it returns later this year as a number of professional dancers are confirmed to be leaving the long-running entertainment show, which is also looking for new hosts.
As those who follow the hit BBC One dance show know, there was widespread shock back in October when Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman announced their plans to leave after 14 years at the helm together, with Tess hosting the show from the beginning in 2004, then with Sir Bruce Forsyth. They said in a joint statement at the time: 'We have loved working as a duo and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream. We were always going to leave together, and now feels like the right time. 'We will have the greatest rest of this amazing series and we just want to say an enormous thank you to the BBC and to every single person who works on the show. They’re the most brilliant team and we’ll miss them every day. We will cry when we say the last 'keep dancing' but we will continue to say it to each other. Just possibly in tracksuit bottoms at home while holding some pizza.' It was then in December they were seen hosting Strictly live for the last time as the 2025 series drew to an emotional close. Their last show, which saw Karen Carney and Carlos Gu crowned Strictly 2025 champions, saw them welcomed with a standing ovation from the studio audience, before the show featured a number of tributes to the presenters, including from the Queen, as well as fans of the show. While who will replace them is yet to be confirmed, announcements are gradually being made by the BBC about who will be returning to the show in terms of the professional line-up. On Tuesday , Michelle Tsiakkas was flooded with support as she confirmed her axe from the long-running entertainment show. The professional dancer, who joined the BBC One dance contest back in 2022, was rumoured to be among those set to leave the popular programme this year. The rumours were further fuelled when she pulled out of an upcoming tour, which will see a number of the show's pro dancers hit the road this April and May for a string of shows, including two performances in Salford , at The Lowry Lyric Theatre, and four performances at the London Palladium. Michelle's exit announcement came after it was first revealed that Karen Hauer and Nadiya Bychkova will be leaving Strictly. Karen announced last weekend that she was leaving the show after 14 years, marking the end of her reign as the longest-serving professional, and days later, Nadiya announced her departure after nine years. Then, last week, Luba Mushtuk confirmed her departure from the show.
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