Strictly Come Dancing fans have been sharing the same demand as one of the show's biggest stars declared they're 'back' ahead of the 2025 series.
It won't be long before our Saturday nights will be covered in sparkle and spent back in the ballroom as the hit BBC One dance show is set to return this autumn.
The judges - Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke - will be back to cast their expert eyes over the new celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners, while Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will return to host.
It was back in April that the BBC confirmed the professional dancer line-up for the 2025 series, with the celebrity line-up still to come in due course.
For the upcoming series, professional dancers Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez and Luba Mushtuk will 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, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola.
But that's not all as when the pro line-up was confirmed, it was also revealed that two brand new professional dancers will be making their debut, with them set to be revealed closer to the return of the show.
With the time for the dancing to begin for another year edging ever closer, Shirley took to Instagram with a video of her dancing on the show with axed pro Giovanni Pernice.
A message across the video read: "'You look happier'. Thanks, I'm back on my favourite show in September." She also wrote in the Instagram caption: "Now we just wait for some new celebrities @bbcstrictly … i’m so excited. Who are you wanting to see in the ballroom this year?"
And she was quickly flooded with the same demand thanks to her choice of clip. @allthingskps_ said: "Give us Giovanni back! He was FAB-U-LOUS. Also,I want to see how well GK Barry would do on the dancefloor."
@kym_with_a_y_not_an_i commented: "For sure, it’s not the same without him, there’s less sparkle & cheekiness." @kimchantal85 wrote: "Giovanni back, last year wasn't the same without him."
@traceymarie2408 replied: "@giovannipernice would really love to see your gorgeous face back on strictly." @donnakebap posted: "Bring back @giovannipernice he is missed so much." @allison.eley.1 added: "Lovely lady, yes Giovanni back please."
Shirley was recently quizzed on Strictly's upcoming return. Appearing on This Morning on Monday (July 14), Shirley said: "What I can tell you is, we have two fabulous professionals coming and joining the show. They are amazing really.
"We’ve got some little changes there that you’re going to be really surprised about, every year they make those few little changes and it’s really, really, really amazing."
She added: "We’ve got a cast - I know I say it every year - but we’ve got a cast of all casts, it’s really going to be absolutely off the charts."
