Week one of Strictly 2023's dances and songs revealed - get ready to watch!

The excitement is building ahead of the premiere of Strictly Come Dancing 2023. Celebrities like Bobby Brazier, Amanda Abbington, Zara McDermott and Layton Williams will take the ballroom floor for the first time, trying to impress the judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke.

The BBC has revealed the song choices for the first episode - with several Cha Cha Chas, a single Paso Doble and a Jonas Brothers track in the mix. Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin will Samba to Touch by Little Mix, while Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington will take on The Cha Cha to Get The Party Started by Shirley Bassey. Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell will Foxtrot to All About You by McFly, and Jody Cundy and Jowita Przystal will Quickstep to I’m Sitting On Top Of The World by Bobby Darin.

The heat is on as viewers at home start predicting who will be taking home the Glitterball Trophy after their first spin on the ballroom floor. However, there have already been rumours of drama behind the scenes between Amanda and her dance partner Giovanni Pernice. A source had claimed the pair are not getting along and have had a series of arguments, however a representative for Amanda has since denied this.

Bobby Brazier made an awkward confession earlier this week that he had never watched Strictly Come Dancing before signing up for the show. ‘My first experience of Strictly is being on Strictly,’ he revealed while speaking on This Morning while laughing. Dianne Buswell gave an insight into how his avoidance has impacted their rehearsals: ‘Every single time I mention a dance he’s like “I’ve never heard of it.” It is quite exciting because he is learning from scratch so has no bad habits’.

Meanwhile, Angela Rippon, Strictly’s oldest-ever contestant aged 78, has shared insight into the gruelling training regime. Angela admitted: ‘My legs feel like they’re about to collapse. I know what I should be doing, I know how it should be feeling, it’s actually making my legs do it to the music. I’m just getting cross and frustrated.’

So who do you think will lift the Glitterball Trophy? Will it be Bobby, Amanda, Zara or Nigel Harman? Tune in to the premiere of Strictly Come Dancing 2023 on Saturday from 6.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer to find out!

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