Full Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special line-up confirmed | Wales Online
Six celebrities will be competing to become Strictly Come Dancing’s Christmas champion
21:45, 26 Nov 2025Updated 21:47, 26 Nov 2025
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Everything you need to know as BBC reveal the full Strictly Come Dancing special line-up:
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special will be shown on BBC One and BBC iPlayer this festive season.
Six contestants will be critiqued by returning judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke as they compete for the Christmas champion title.
This year’s festive edition will once again be presented by hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly in what will be their last ever episode of Strictly Come Dancing.
Jodie Ounsley, aka Fury from Gladiators, will be paired with Neil Jones. She said: “I think for me, if you see me as a Gladiator or as a rugby player, I’m serious, I’m powerful, I don’t mess around. But with this I really just want to be able to let go and, you know, just to dance and just have fun with it. So just going with the flow and letting go.”
Comedian Babatunde Aleshe will be paired with Nancy Xu. He said: “At 39 I’ve accepted that a good two-step is all I need to get by at any function but I know that won’t be enough for Strictly. Let’s hope the old moves come back to me in time for Christmas.”
Westlife’s Brian McFadden will be paired with Michelle Tsiakkas. He said: “I’m delighted to be a part of the Strictly Christmas special. We are big fans of Strictly in our house so to be dancing on Christmas Day on such a magical show will make it a Christmas to remember.”
