Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu dodged questions about the Strictly Come Dancing's mass sacking on Thursday morning's episode of BBC Breakfast.

Earlier this week it was revealed that five professional dancers have been axed by BBC bosses ahead of the 2026 series.  

Gorka Márquez, 35, Luba Mushtuk, 36, Michelle Tsiakkas, 30, Nadiya Bychkova, 35, and Karen Hauer, 43, have been sensationally dropped from the programme. 

Amy, who has been on the BBC show since 2017, and Carlos - who joined in 2022 - appeared on the red sofa to chat to Charlie Stayt, 63, and Naga Munchetty, 51, about their live tour Amy and Carlos: Reborn. 

During the chat, Charlie addressed the latest changes within the show, saying: 'You will both be aware, I’m sure, it’s that time of year where there’s a lot of speculation about which dancers are going to be on Strictly Come Dancing, as in, on TV.

'There’s a lot of it knocking around at the moment, are you able to say anything about that?'

Amy replied: 'You know, obviously, we’re getting asked this all the time.

'Nothing has come from the BBC officially, yet.

'So we’re really hoping to be back dancing with our gorgeous Strictly family later this year, but wait until any official announcements are made.

'There is so much speculation, but nothing has come from the BBC.'

Charlie continued: 'I think in a way, it's work for you, sometimes people get caught up in the glamour, they are excited about the show.

'This is a job for you, so it's like speculating whether or not you’ve got a job or not, and that’s quite tricky in a way, isn’t it, it’s work?'

Amy replied: 'It is, but we put our heart and soul into it, we love it.'

Carlos added: 'It's our life!  

'It’s not only work. 

'For us, as a dancer, I think it’s the best platform you can ever be on and to give you an opportunity to really shine through your talent.

'As a dancer and as an artist, both we are, we live our life and give everything that we have.

'We put our heart and soul into it, so, beyond that, actually, it’s more than just a job, just work, it’s our life.'

Earlier this week a source told The Sun: 'There are major changes taking place with dancers having meetings about their contracts over the next few weeks.

'Bosses want a fresh start and to bring in new faces after all the drama in recent years and create a new era.'

Gorka, who met his partner Gemma Atkinson on the show in 2017, has starred in the series for a decade and featured in three finales. 

Meanwhile, Luba joined the show eight years ago but has not been given a celebrity dance partner in recent years. 

Michelle joined the series in 2022 alongside fellow professionals including Vito Coppola, Carlos Gu and Lauren Oakley. 

She got her first celebrity partner in 2024 when she was paired with Jamie Borthwick, though they were eliminated in week 10. 

The Daily Mail then revealed that Nadiya has been dropped from the show.

Glamorous Nadiya had been in Strictly Come Dancing for eight years and in that time partnered celebrities including TV presenter Dan Walker, singer Matt Goss and actor Davood Ghadami.

We also exclusively revealed that Strictly bosses have axed professional dancerKaren, who is the show's longest-serving female professional after joining in 2012.

Breakfast airs daily on BBC One from 6am and is available to stream on iPlayer.