Strictly Come Dancing audience rumoured to return to the studio for new series

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Strictly Come Dancing could be set to welcome back its audience for the next season of the BBC dance competition.

Ahead of the show’s return, which is rumoured to be in September, television bosses were said to be working hard to ensure that the audience was able to watch the show live.

It came after producers were forced to enforce strict Covid-19 guidelines throughout the last season, which included having no live audience.

Luckily, dance fans can breathe a sigh of relief as BBC bosses are reportedly eager to get the audience back to Elstree Studios – where the series is filmed – as soon as they can.

A TV insider speaking to The Sun revealed that producers are already putting together rough plans on how the next season will look.



Strictly Come Dancing bosses are said to be hoping the audience might return for the next season
Strictly Come Dancing bosses are said to be hoping the audience might return for the next season

“The rough plans for the series are starting to come together, and that includes getting the show’s most important ingredient back in — the audience,” the source revealed.

“Producers hope that by the last week of September, when the first live show is pencilled in, Covid restrictions will have been lifted and they’ll be able to get as many fans into Elstree as possible.

The insider added: “There might be some social distancing, but it will give the show a lift, having had just cast and crew present in 2020.”



The audience was missing from the 2020 season of the show because of the pandemic safety measures
The audience was missing from the 2020 season of the show because of the pandemic safety measures



The Strictly audience was sorely missed from the last season of the hit dance show
The Strictly audience was sorely missed from the last season of the hit dance show

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A representative for the BBC has been approached by The Mirror for comment.

Amid the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic, Strictly Come Dancing 2020 faced a series of dramatic changes that ensured the show was able to go ahead and cast and crew were kept safe.

As well as restricting who was in the studios, the cast and crew self-isolated for two weeks prior to the start of filming, and all the group dances were pre-recorded. The duration of the season was also cut down to nine weeks instead of thirteen.



Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse won last year's show
Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse won last year’s show

The show appeared to run smoothly, with Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse taking home this year’s trophy as they were crowned champions.

Other TV shows that aired at the end of 2020 also enforced strict safety procedures. However, in the case of Dancing On Ice, two contestants were still forced to drop out after contracting Covid, and the show had to take a break mid-season due to the disruption and injuries.

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Originally from https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/strictly-come-dancing-audience-rumoured-23876815

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