can someone please tell me which pro's are leaving/staying- obviously camilla is leaving but i was just wondering who else???

I dont think theres been anything confirmed in writing, so only going by what people have heard from the pros themselves, they will all be returning apart from Hayley....although I'm not sure if thats definite or a rumour.

We don't know yet rose. It's yet to be confirmed.

Edit : Got beaten to it!

I reckon Hayley's a goner, and think Karen is off too.

Is this something they announce just before the series starts or do we have a bit of notice which pros will be taking part, I can't remember.

All the men are back- Karen has been asked to dance on the show- and I think she will

Hayley wont be back - and neither Camilla- unless she returns for a demo dance at the start of the series with Tom

I heard same 8 blokes as last year and the sisx female pros (excluding Hayley and Camilla) and 2 new female imports from the US.

Great that Karen is returning- now come on give her a decent partner

as long as vincent and flavia will be there i'm hooked

I think there's a difference to Karen being asked back and whether she is actually back. Wouldn't be surprised if the BBC ditched her for a younger model.

Karen has apparently told her pupils that she is back.

Wow. I didn't know that Hayley was definitely a goner. Score!

Hope Karen comes back, just because it's nice to see her on TV although I prefer seeing her in real life. She comes across a lot better!

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I didn't know that had been confirmed... I thought it was still wishful thinking on our part?

Has she? I'll see what she says next weekend then, if she says anything at all as usually she keeps it quiet.

She hasn't actually.Think someone got that a bit wrong.

I was told in a PM by someone who goes to a class that Karen runs that Karen had told the class she would be dancing, but I'm not sure now if she meant 'if asked' or it was definite.

Well, little_miss goes to Karen's. And Karen is usually very cagey as to whether she's back or not.

I wouldn't be surprised if Karen doesn't return, she seemed really unhappy last series.

Unfortunately I haven't got a copy of the PM now, but the person wouldn't lie. It is more likely to be a misunderstanding if anything. I'm sure Karen has more than one class.

"Would be dancing" is actually quite cleverly vague. It could mean she will be dancing with a celeb partner or it could mean that she will only be participating in the pro routines, or both.

Karen has a studio and rarely teaches classes herself, will be interesting to know next week if she mentions anything. She does often keep it very quiet until it's out in the open, and I'm basing this on past experiences of her.

I know someone went to Latin Fever the other week and saw Karen and she said she'd be back if she was asked etc. Could just be a misunderstanding of she's back if asked, or she's not been asked etc. Pretty sure it'll be cleared up soon though.

I don't know if this is me or not (or indeed whiplashed, who I went with), because I posted about having met her at LF, but she said she'd like a good celebrity this year after having exited early twice consecutively - but you can read into that "if she returns", I suppose, so nothing particularly conclusive there.

Hope she does return, though!

Possibly was you, I heard via someone else (oh the internet world) , but like you said, it never really shows anything when they say stuff like that lol!

Lol. Sorry if I put a cat amongst the pigeons. Was repeating what I was told as a reason why Karen couldn't judge this year.

At least I used the word "apparently" (good old journalistic escape!)

No problem QM! It's always the same this time of year with the "are they back, aren't they back?" scenario!