Strictly Come Dancing star Michelle Tsiakkas has been sharing details about the upcoming series as rehearsals got underway this week.
The hit BBC One dance contest is just weeks away from a sparkling return and while the celebrities for the 2025 run are yet to be revealed, we do know which pros are going to be back in the ballroom.
The professional dancer was among the smiling faces heading back into training on Monday (July 28) as the hit dance show's pro line-up prepare to pre-record their group numbers that will air throughout the upcoming run of the competition.
It was back in April that the BBC confirmed the professional line-up for the upcoming run of the hit dance show. As well as Michelle, Amy Dowden, Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Gorka Marquez and Luba Mushtuk will all take to the floor once more.
They'll also be joined by Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Aljaž Škorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Nikita Kuzmin and Vito Coppola.
But that wasn't actually the complete line-up as when the initial announcement was made, it was also revealed that two brand new professional dancers will be making their debut.
The newcomers have since been revealed as So You Think You Can Dance champion Alexis Warr and Australia’s Dancing With The Stars' Julian Caillon and they were seen joining the pros in preparation for Strictly 2025.
Now, Michelle has also been quizzed on the celebrity line-up for the upcoming series, which will soon start to be revealed in the coming weeks.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain, where she was on to talk about being victim of a phone snatching in broad daylight in London, hosts Ed Balls and Kate Garraway couldn't help but quiz her on Strictly.
She said: "We’re getting close. Rehearsals have started, and they’re in full swing. We’re learning all our group numbers, which is very exciting. I can’t believe it, we’re starting so soon."
She was also asked about the celebrity line-up, which is yet to be confirmed, as Michelle commented: "Yeah, I don’t even know who they are. We’re in the same boat as the public. They think we know more than we actually do, but we don’t know who we’re getting, if we’re getting."
On the rumoured line-up, Michelle added: "The speculation isn’t always true, there are always people we don’t expect."
