Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inbox We have more newsletters Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has teased an ‘off the chart’ line up for the new series this winter, as the BBC show celebrates it’s 20th anniversary. We may not have too long to wait before we find out which celebs will be taking to the dance floor. “The celebrities will be announced, I believe July,” the 63-year-old said on Saturday’s episode of Katie Piper ’s Breakfast Show.
“I think it’s coming up rather soon. “It’s going to be absolutely off the chart,” the judge teased. “Just when you think the show can’t get any better, it does.
We’ve got a great professional line-up, of course, Tess and Claudia are back,” she continued. Shirley then went on to speak about the ‘magnificent four,’ which she calls the judges, expressing how they have a “great bond together.” The BBC show will be celebrating it’s 20th series this winter without the presence of dance professional Giovanni Pernice , who left the show after nine years following complaints about his approach to training on the show from former celebrity dance partner Amanda Abbington and three other former partners.
Amanda accused him of "abusive or threatening behaviour" that left her "broken and in tears" and suffering from "mild Post Traumatic Stress Disorder".