Here is a list of the pairings in full:
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Actress Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola
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Reality TV star Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin
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Hair stylist to the stars Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden
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Australian singer and actress Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington
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DJ and social media personality Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby
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TV and radio presenter Will Best and Dianne Buswell
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Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon
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Actress Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu
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TV and stage actress Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu
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Former England footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr
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Presenter and author Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley
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Actor Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał
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Skeleton athlete Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita
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YouTuber John Nellis and Katya Jones
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TV and stage actress Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec
One pair who won’t need to get to know each other are reality TV star Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin.
Dyer is back to compete for a second time, having withdrawn from last year’s series due to a fractured ankle.
“I’m just over the moon. I’m so, so happy,” she said after the pairing, while Kuzmin added that he had “tears of joy” in his eyes.
Meanwhile, actress Bethany Antonia and professional Nancy Xu became the third two-woman couple to compete in the show.
In a poignant moment, Antonia revealed that watching boxer Nicola Adams and Katya Jones performing together in Strictly’s 2020 series was a “big part of my coming out journey”.
Among the other pairings were EastEnders actress Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola, former Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon, and Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr.
Also back on the dancefloor for a final spin was reigning Strictly champion, former Lionness Karen Carney.
Clad in the same diamante-encrusted football shirt, Carney recreated the Jive that first marked her out as a contender of her series, alongside dance partner Carlos Gu.
“I absolutely feel like I’m at home,” Carney told Willis after the routine, as she paid tribute to her pro partner.
In 13 weeks time, she’ll have to surrender that glitterball trophy to a new victor.