Strictly Come Dancing fans have been told they've seen the same 'script play out before' as the winner of this year's series has been 'sealed' weeks before the launch show.

Excitement is now building with the 2025 run of the hit BBC One dance contest set to get underway with the pre-recorded launch show on Saturday, September 20.

This week, the BBC shared its first teaser of the series, which sees Strictly's professional dancers and head judge Shirley Ballas enjoying one last burst of summer at a fab-u-lous pool party, held in the grounds of a glamorous mansion.

The 30-second clip gives an early taste of a sizzling full-length routine that will form part of Strictly's hotly anticipated launch show, which will reveal who this year's 15 celebrities will be paired with as they each

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