Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Full list of celebrities and their partners
STRICTLY Come Dancing is back in full swing for another year. Here are the full list of celebrities and their partners.
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A total of 15 celebrities are taking part in Strictly Come Dancing, with stars coming from the fields of music, TV and sports.
So far, three contestants have left the competition.
This week is week five on the show. The BBC synopsis reads:"Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the twelve remaining couples take to the floor. Alfonso Ribeiro sits in for Bruno on the judging panel."
But who is taking part in Stricrly Come Dancing 2018 - and who is left?
Susannah Constantine and Anton du Beke
The TV presenter is known for her fashion faux pas series What Not to Wear and she became a household name alongside fellow host Trinny Woodall. She was eliminated in the second week of the show on September 30.
Charles Venn and Karen Clifton
The actor is most known for playing Jacob Masters in Casualty, as well as Ray Dixon in Eastenders and Tremaine Gidigbi in Footballers’ Wives.
Lee Ryan and Nadiya Bychkova
The popster is most famous for being a member of four-piece boy band Blue, as well as plans a bad-boy in Eastenders called Woody Woodward. He was eliminated in the second week of the show in week three.
Kate Silverton and Alijaz Skorjanec
Kate is a regular on BBC screens fronting the news show as a veteran anchor; she will now be swapping reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan to throwing shapes on the dance
floor every week.
Lauren Steadman and AJ Pritchard
Lauren is a double World Champion Paratriathlete, a Paralympic silver medalist and a six times European Champion, but swapped from swimming to triathlon in 2012 after the London
Paralympics.
Seann Walsh and Katya Jones
The 32-year-old is a comedian who has appeared in ITV sitcom Bad Move along with Jack Dee, and recently made his television debut in the US on Conan O’Brien’s talk show.
Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev
The popstar is already an early favourite due to her dance experience with The Pussycat Dolls.
Katie Piper and Gorka Marquez
The TV star rose to fame after making an award-winning documentary about groundbreaking surgery she underwent after her ex-boyfriend and another man carried out an acid attack on her.
Danny John-Jules and Amy Dowden
The actor has starred as Cat in the sitcom Red Dwarf and policeman Dwayne Myers in Death in Paradise.
Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice
The 42-year-old was a chart-topper in the 90s and early 00s as a member of pop band Steps.
Joe Suggs and Dianne Buswell
The 26-year-old is a YouTube star with 8.2 million fans – and also the brother of famous blogger Zoella.
Graeme Swann and Oti Mabuse
The 39-year-old former England cricketer also played for Nottinghamshire before he retired in 2013.
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Vick Hope and Graziano Di Prima
Vick is a Capital FM DJ who has hosts the radio station’s breakfast show with Roman Kemp – she’s been in that role since 2017.
Ranj Singh and Janette Manrara
Ranj is an NHS doctor who mainly treats children and young people, but also has a regular slot on This Morning where he regularly gives health advice to viewers.
Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton
The BBC Three documentary maker has been awarded an MBE for her services to broadcasting after travelling the world exploring issues surrounding sweatshops, sex workers and child soldiers.
Strictly Come Dancing airs every Saturday and Sunday on BBC 1