Sneak peek reveals Strictly judges ‘going up against each other’ on launch present
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he BBC has provided a sneak peek on the Strictly Come Dancing launch present because the judges go up “against each other” to do a giant dance quantity alongside the professionals.
Dressed in black, judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse present the contestants what they’re on the lookout for because the celeb dancing present returns to BBC One at 6.35pm on Saturday.
Du Beke is seen wanting severe with a black hat, patterned high and darkish trousers whereas Revel Horwood opts for extra of a French mime look together with a black and white striped high, crimson scarf and suspenders.
Revel Horwood, 58, mentioned: “Well, it’s very exciting. So I’m doing an assisted backward walk-over darling, which I’ve never done before, it’s when you drop into two boys’ arms, flip over and land hopefully on your feet, so that’ll be good fun.
“It’s really stylised, I really love the music and it’s a compilation and it’s all four judges going up against each other.”
Images additionally present 63-year-old “Queen of Latin” Ballas lunge in a black costume with a pink rosette as she is surrounded by fan-wielding Strictly professionals.
She mentioned: “The audience is in for a real treat, my dance shoes are back out and it feels amazing.
“I’ve been put through my paces but to be dancing with my fellow judges and the professional dancers is a feeling like no other.”
Du Beke mentioned the quantity is “amazingly brilliant” and the judges are “on great form as well”.
The 57-year-old was the longest-serving skilled dancer on Strictly, having been a fixture on the BBC One collection because it started, till he swapped the dancefloor for the judging panel to take over from Bruno Tonioli completely in 2021.
Du Beke mentioned: “Everyone is in great shape and everyone is dancing well and it’s just a really fantastic number, it genuinely is. It felt a bit like being back in a pro number. I am on a podium, it’s exciting.”
Mabuse, who was once an expert on German dance present Let’s Dance earlier than changing into a decide and transferring to Strictly, mentioned: “You think you’ve retired and you’re never going to dance again and you’ve done it all, but then Strictly calls and then the shoes are back on.
“I think that the audience loves to see the judges dancing and it’s going to be a big celebration.”
The judges will likely be scrutinising 15 contestants for the twenty first collection, together with broadcaster Angela Rippon, Channel 4 news presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, former Family Fortunes presenter Les Dennis, EastEnders actor Bobby Brazier and actuality star Zara McDermott.