I can't wait to step into the ballroom"
Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed two new names for the 2025 season's line-up.
Earlier this year, the BBC One show announced all of the professionals who would be returning for another round of TV's most fake-tanned competition, and teased that a duo of fresh faces would be announced in due course.
The mystery pair have now been revealed to be Alexis Warr and Julian Caillon.
Alexis is an American-born dancer who has been a guest professional and troupe member on Dancing with the Stars, which is the US version of Strictly.
She also won So You Think You Can Dance in 2022, the first female Ballroom and Latin dancer to do so, and has performed on America's Got Talent and at DWTS judge Derek Hough's Las Vegas residency.
Julian is an Australian and has similarly competed in his country's version of So You Think You Can Dance, and served as professional dancer on the last three seasons of the Aussie Dancing with the Stars.
He's also toured the world with the show Burn the Floor, and is another specialist in Ballroom and Latin.
Both Alexis and Julian have previously danced at Blackpool Tower, which will once again feature in this year's Strictly competition.
"I've admired Strictly for years, so joining this incredible family is such an honour," Alexis sad. "I can't wait to step into the ballroom, pour my heart into every moment, and share my love of dance with the UK."
Julian added: "Joining the cast of Strictly really is a dream come true. I've watched it for years, especially cheering on all the amazing dancers I know and work with who've been part of it. I can't wait to get stuck in, have some fun, and be part of something special!"
BBC Studios executive producer Sarah James stated that "viewers are going to love getting to know them both", while the BBC's head of entertainment, Kalpna Patel-Knight, teased that "the new series promises to be bigger, better and even more glitter-packed than ever before."
The returning professionals this year are: Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Aljaž Škorjanec, Kai Widdrington, Nancy Xu, Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley, Michelle Tsiakkas and Vito Coppola.
All four judges are also coming back too.
Strictly Come Dancing will return to BBC One and iPlayer in the autumn.
