{"id":439234,"date":"2025-09-20T19:35:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/439234\/"},"modified":"2025-09-20T19:35:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T19:35:17","slug":"strictly-come-dancing-fans-know-winner-minutes-into-launch-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/439234\/","title":{"rendered":"Strictly Come Dancing fans ‘know’ winner minutes into launch show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Strictly hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have welcomed 15 new celebrities to the ballroom<\/p>\n

Angie Quinn<\/strong> Screen Time Reporter <\/p>\n

19:47, 20 Sep 2025Updated 20:27, 20 Sep 2025<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing fans are certain they already know who will win the show as a new series launches.<\/p>\n

On Saturday evening (September 20), host Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly welcomed 15 new celebrities into the ballroom.<\/a><\/p>\n

La Voix, whose non-performer name is Chris Dennis, is the first drag star to compete on the main series after Tayce won last year\u2019s Christmas<\/a> special with Kai Widdrington.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old has appeared on a number of TV shows over the years, including reaching the semi-finals of ITV<\/a>\u2019s Britain’s Got Talent, where she was declared \u2018a force to be reckoned with\u2019 by judge Alesha Dixon.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"StrictlyLa Voix is already proving to be a hit with Strictly Come Dancing fans (Image: BBC)READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing fans issue same complaint minutes into launch show<\/a>READ MORE: Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman unrecognisable without trademark fringe in BBC show almost 30 years ago<\/a><\/p>\n

La Voix has been paired with pro dancer Alja\u017e \u0160korjanec, and Strictly fans already think they will lift the glitterball trophy.<\/p>\n

Taking to X, one person wrote: “I absolutely adore this pairing “a bit like your fringe” #strictly #StrictlyComeDancing.”<\/p>\n

A second stated: “So we all getting La Voix to Blackpool? She’s going to make this whole season watchable. Mother. #Strictly #SCD2025.”<\/p>\n

A third chimed in: “La Voix is already my winner! This pairing is really going to bring the fun this year and I can\u2019t wait. ‘That\u2019s the one I didn\u2019t want’.”<\/p>\n

\"LaLa Voix is taking part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

“I love La Voix so much #strictly”, added another. And: “Right my winner is La Voix already omg what a vibe.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Ellie Goldstein also appears to be a clear favourite among Strictly viewers.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old is a trailblazing model, actor and influencer, who in 2023 made history as the first model with Down syndrome to grace the cover of British Vogue.<\/p>\n

She has also appeared in a long list of other magazines and featured in huge campaigns for brands such as Gucci Beauty and Adidas.<\/p>\n

\"StrictlyStrictly Come Dancing pair Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola(Image: BBC)<\/p>\n

On Saturday evening, Ellie was paired with pro dancer Vito Coppola, and fans rushed to social media to share their excitement at the pairs future on the show.<\/p>\n

On X, one fan exclaimed: “I love Ellie already #Strictly”, while a second shared: “Ellie\u2019s going to be brilliant #strictly.”<\/p>\n

“Ellie and Vito….this was the pairing I was hoping for. #Strictly”, added another.<\/p>\n

Strictly Come Dancing airs every Saturday on BBC One and BBC iPlayer<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Strictly hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly have welcomed 15 new celebrities to the ballroom Angie Quinn Screen…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439235,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[192,748,4884,1888,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-439234","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-bbc","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-strictly-come-dancing","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115238307692787443","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439234\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439235"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}