Strictly Come Dancing series 11 launched with a glitzy opening episode tonight (September 7), which featured this year's 15 celebrities getting partnered up with professional dancers.
Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly helped match up this year's celebrity dancers, who also performed a group routine together for the first time.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor was the first celeb to get partnered up, teaming with Strictly bad boy Brendan Cole. Rachel Riley was treated to the Countdown theme music before finding out that she would be dancing with two-time finalist Pasha Kovalev.
Dragons' Den star Deborah Meaden will be tamed by Robin Windsor and Peter Crouch's wife Abbey Clancy has been teamed with new Strictly pro Aljaz Skorjanec.
Hollyoaks actor Ashley Taylor Dawson had the most dramatic reacation of the night, pretending to fall on the floor in shock when it was revealed that he would be dancing with Ola Jordan.
The 15 celebrity and pro pairings for series 11 are:
Ashley Taylor Dawson and Ola Jordan
Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Brendan Cole
Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev
Deborah Meaden and Robin Windsor
Abbey Clancy and Aljaz Skorjanec
Fiona Fullerton and Anton du Beke
Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev
Vanessa Feltz and James Jordan
Susanna Reid and Kevin Clifton
Julien Macdonald and Janette Manrara
Patrick Robinson and Anya Garnis
Tony Jacklin and Aliona Vilani
Dave Myers and Karen Hauer
Ben Cohen and Kristina Rihanoff
Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute
