Strictly Come Dancing: Meet the couples
Competition begins on 21 September
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Your support makes all the difference.Strictly Come Dancing's launch show saw the 15 celebrities paired up with their professional partners.
Former England footballer Alex Scott, currently the favourite to win, has become professional dancer Neil Jones's first celebrity partner.
Jones joins the lead cast of the dancing competition after separating from his wife and fellow Strictly professional Katya Jones, who was photographed kissing her celebrity partner – comedian Seann Walsh – last year.
Click through the galley below to see the celebrities with their professional dance partners
Reigning champion Kevin Clifton was paired with Anneka Rice in the opening show of the 17th series. Rice joked that she "hasn't got a rhythm gene... I can't even clap in time".
Audience favourite Anton Du Beke has been partnered with EastEnders star Emma Barton, whom many believe is a strong contender to make it to the grand final in Blackpool.
Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher replaces Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing, who was forced to pull out due to injury – he was partnered with Oti Mabuse.
The full list of dance pairings is as follows:
TV presenter Anneka Rice and Kevin Clifton
US singer and TV host Michelle Visage and Giovanni Pernice
Former England footballer Alex Scott and Neil Jones
Ex-Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley and Johannes Radebe
Comedian Chris Ramsey and Karen Hauer
BBC Radio 1 DJ Dev Griffin and Dianne Buswell
Former England goalkeeper David James and Nadiya Bychkova
EastEnders star Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke
Fashion model Viscountess Emma Weymouth and Aljaz Skorjanec
Olympic rower James Cracknell and Luba Mushtuk
CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden
BBC sports presenter Mike Bushell and Katya Jones
YouTube star Saffron Barker and AJ Pritchard
Paralympian Will Bayley and Janette Manrara
Former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse
Strictly Come Dancing begins on 21 September.
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