| MABUSE | Former Strictly professional, Oti _ (6) |
| OLA | - - - Jordan, former Strictly professional (3) |
| PASHA | ___ Kovalev, former Strictly professional (5) |
| BRENDANCOLE | New Zealand ballroom dancer and former Strictly professional (7,4) |
| COLE | Former Strictly professional, soon to be Dancing On Ice (7,4) |
| BRENDAN | Former Strictly professional, soon to be Dancing On Ice (7,4) |
| DIANNE | ____ Buswell, Australian Strictly professional dancer who joined the show in 2017 (6) |
| SVELTE | Graceful tango wearing revolting eastern jeans Oti finally ignored (6) |
| DANCER | Crested tanager seen twitching in contest with Oti Mabuse? (8,6) |
| ALIONA | First name of Ms Vilani, former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer (6) |
| DARCEY | Former Strictly Come Dancing judge (pictured bottom) (6, 7) |
| LOUISE | Singer and former Strictly Come Dancing finallist, - Redknapp (6) |
| ARLENE | Choreographer and former Strictly Come Dancing judge, _ Phillips (6) |
| ALESHA | Former Strictly Come Dancing judge, _ Dixon (6) |
| PAMELA | TV shrink and former Strictly Come Dancing participant, _ Stephenson (6) |
| ROBERT | TV judge and former Strictly Come Dancing contestant, - Rinder (pictured top left) (6) |
| MISTRY | Jimi _, actor married to his former Strictly partner Flavia Cacace (6) |
| NIKITA | First name of Mr Kuzmin, the former Strictly Pro who came second on Celebrity Big Brother in 2024 (6) |
| ANTON | See picture clue: Strictly professional, ----- Du Beke (5) |
| LUBA | _ Mushtuk, Strictly professional who partnered Jason Bell (4) |
