Strictly Come Dancing’s Charlotte Hawkins and Gemma Atkinson sizzle in official couples photographs
CHARLOTTE Hawkins and Gemma Atkinson dazzled alongside Mollie King and Ruth Langsford as the celebrities posed up with their partners for their official Strictly Come Dancing photographs.
The BBC released the pictures today to mark the countdown to the first competitive show of the series which takes place on Saturday night.
Two weeks ago, the 12 stars taking part in this year's show found out who they would be paired with.
Emmerdale actress Gemma couldn't hide her delight when she was paired with hunky Aljaz Skorjanec - and by the looks of the grin on her face in their picture, she's still having to pinch herself.
Ruth Langsford landed herself the king of ballroom himself, Anton Du Beke and looked delighted to have landed one of the show's original pros.
Anton - who has been on the show since it began in 2004 - beamed from ear to ear after discovering he would be dancing with 57-year-old Ruth.
The show's only other original pro - Brendan Cole - also looked thrilled to have been partnered with Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins.
This year sees three new female professionals join the show, with EastEnders actor Davood Ghadami being one of the lucky men to land one after being paired with Nadiya Bychkova.
Fellow newbie Amy Dowden discovered Brian Conley would be her new partner while Dianne Buswell will train Rev. Richard Coles.
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Singer Alexandra Burke will perform with Gorka Marquez, while Saturdays star Mollie King landed herself one of the youngest male professionals, AJ Pritchard.
Last year's finalist Kevin Clifton will share his knowledge of dance with comedian Susan Calman, who looked emotional and overwhelmed as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.
Kevin's wife Karen Clifton was put with Sunday Brunch's Simon Rimmer, with Karen giving him an encouraging hug as they chatted to host Tess Daly.
Ed Balls' partner from last year, Katya Jones, looked thrilled to be paired with Holby City's Joe McFadden.
Joe's Holby City co-star Chizzy Akudolu looked delighted to have landed former champ Pasha Kovalev while Debbie McGee was paired with Giovanni Pernice.
Earlier this week, The Sun Online revealed the songs and dances the couples would be performing this week.
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