Strictly Come Dancing series 23
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twenty-third series with a launch show on 20 September 2025 on BBC One, with live shows beginning from 27 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, whilst Janette Manrara and Fleur East returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke returned to the judging panel. It was the last series to be presented by Daly and Winkleman, who announced their departures on 23 October 2025.
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Strictly Come Dancing series 23 is the latest season of the BBC's popular dancing competition show, which launched in September 2025 and features celebrity contestants paired with professional dancers competing for the title. The series is notably significant as it marks the final season hosted by long-time presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman, who announced they would be stepping down from the role.
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- Instance of
- television series season
- Genre
- reality television
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Series
- Strictly Come Dancing
- Cast member
- Amber Davies (from 2025)
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- presenter
- Claudia Winkleman
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twenty-third series with a launch show on 20 September 2025 on BBC One, with live shows beginning from 27 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, whilst Janette Manrara and Fleur East returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke returned to the judging panel. It was the last series to be presented by Daly and Winkleman, who announced their departures on 23 October 2025.
The series concluded on 20 December 2025, when footballer Karen Carney and her partner Carlos Gu were announced as the winners, with Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, and George Clarke and Alexis Warr finishing as the runners-up.