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Strictly has announced the first three celebrities to join the UK tour which will tour the country in early 2025.
Gladiator and Olympian Montell Douglas and actress Sarah Hadland have been confirmed for the tour alongside singer Shayne Ward.
Celebrity contestants who appeared on this year’s 20th anniversary series of the show will put on their dancing shoes once again as they take the show across the country from January 17 to February 9.
They will be joined by Strictly judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and, for the first time on the tour, Motsi Mabuse.
Meanwhile, It Takes Two’s Janette Manrara also returns to host the tour once again.
Montell and her dance partner Johannes Radebe managed to make it through another week in the competition this week after meeting at the dance after Saturday’s show in Blackpool.
Strictly Come Dancing has announced that Gladiator and Olympian Montell Douglas (left) and actress Sarah Hadland (right) will join the UK live tour in 2025.
Shayne Ward will also join the lineup after his time in the competition came to an end earlier this month.
The judges saved the couple when Wynne Evans and Katya Jones became the last couple to leave the competition.
Meanwhile, Sarah and Vito Coppola surprised judges and audiences with their partner’s choice performance in Kylie Minogue’s Padam Padam.
However, while Sarah and Montell continue to dance for the chance to lift the Glitterball trophy, Shayne’s Strictly journey sadly ended earlier this month after he and Nancy Xu lost the dance to Wynne.
Meanwhile, Chris McCausland has left BBC bosses with a major headache after becoming the bookmakers’ favorite to win the show.
The couple achieved a an astonishing 37 out of 40 points from the judges after his American Smooth on Saturday.
If he wins the show, many fans would expect him to take part in the tour, which always features the top stars of each series.
However, helloStrictly’s comedy show Yonks has dates throughout January and February that directly clash with Strictly’s live theater show.
A source told the Mirror He said: ‘Craig has suggested that all of this year’s favorites will be there, but that’s not true. How can Chris be in two places at once?
Montell and Johannes Radebe managed to make it through another week in the competition this week after meeting at the dance after Saturday’s Blackpool show.
Sarah and Vito Coppola surprised the judges and the audience with their partner’s choice performance in Kylie Minogue’s Padam Padam.
Shayne’s Strictly journey sadly ended earlier this month after he and Nancy Xu lost the dance with Wynne.
The rest of the celebrities taking part will be revealed at a later date (pictured as this year’s cast)
After becoming the bookies’ favorite to win the show, Chris McCausland may not be able to commit to the tour due to his own comedy dates.
‘As it stands, Chris can’t do it because all the shows on his January 17 comedy tour are colliding.
The Strictly live tour was first launched in January 2009 with 2008 winner Tom Chambers among the line-up. All the winners since then have participated.
In a statement in September confirming the return of the live Strictly event for 2025, judge Craig declared: “Strictly fans are in for a great treat on the live tour – it will be bigger and better than ever.”
‘Audiences will be able to enjoy all the glitz and glamor of the television show and see their favorite celebrities and dancers up close and personal. And with Motsi joining us for the first time, it’s going to be even more FABULOUS!’