Following the outbreak of coronavirus TV shows have had to stop filming and festivals have been cancelled but Strictly Come Dancing bosses have said the show will still air later this year.
BBC's controller of programming, Dan McGolphin, confirmed that the show will return to our TV screens around its usual time in the autumn.
He explained, "It wouldn't be the same if we didn't have Strictly in the autumn, would it?"
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"So no, of course the BBC is doing everything it can, and I know that everyone involved in that production team would absolutely love that to happen this autumn.
"We've really just got to keep watching the government advice, thinking about what's possible. And if there's any way of bringing Strictly back this autumn, then we absolutely will. That's very much our intentions, so yeah, fingers crossed," he told BBC Essex.
Check out: all of this year's Strictly Come Dancing professionals
Strictly Come Dancing 2020 professionals stacked slider
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Aljaž Škorjanec
In 2019 Aljaž was partnered with Viscountess Emma Weymouth.
![Amy Dowden](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/f829/c944/cf04/a6d5/b133/amy-downden.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Amy Dowden
In 2019 Amy made it all the way to the final with Karim Zeroual.
![Anton Du Beke](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/f8d7/c944/cf04/a6d5/b14b/anton.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Anton Du Beke
In 2019 Anton finally made it to the final with Emma Barton.
![Dianne Buswell](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/f959/c944/cf04/a6d5/b159/dianne-buswell.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Dianne Buswell
In 2019 Dianne was partnered with Dev Griffin.
![Giovanni Pernice](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/f9ce/c944/cf04/a6d5/b169/giovanni-pernice.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Giovanni Pernice
In 2019 Giovanni was partnered with Michelle Visage.
![Gorka Marquez](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/f9df/c944/cf04/a6d5/b170/gorka.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Gorka Marquez
In 2019 Gorka took a step back from the show to spend more time with his baby girl Mia, therefore he wasn't partnered with any celebs.
![Graziano Di Prima](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fa64/c944/cf04/a6d5/b186/graz.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Graziano Di Prima
Although Graziano didn't have a celeb partner last year, in 2018 he was paired with Vick Hope.
![Janette Manrara](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/facd/c944/cf04/a6d5/b198/janette.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Janette Manrara
In 2019 Janette was partnered with Will Bayley.
![Johannes Radebe](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fb0e/c944/cf04/a6d5/b1a2/Johannes%20Radebe.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Johannes Radebe
In 2019 Johannes was partnered with Catherine Tyldesley.
![Karen Hauer](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fb4d/c944/cf04/a6d5/b1aa/Karen%20Clifton.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Karen Hauer
In 2019 Karen was partnered with comedian Chris Ramsey.
![Katya Jones](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fbc3/c944/cf04/a6d5/b1b8/katya.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Katya Jones
In 2019 Katya was partnered with Mike Bushell.
![Luba Mushtuk](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fc63/c944/cf04/a6d5/b1d0/Luba%20Mushtuk.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Luba Mushtuk
In 2019 Luba was partnered with James Cracknell.
![Nadiya Bychkova](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fc99/c944/cf04/a6d5/b1d6/Nadiya%20Bychkova.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Nadiya Bychkova
In 2019 Nadiya was partnered with James Cracknell.
![Nancy Xu](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5d92/12c0/4a30/9948/ec24/9098/strictly-come-dancing-nancy-xu.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Nancy Xu
Chinese dancer Nancy Xu joined the cast in 2019 as a reserve dancer and choreographer.
![Neil Jones](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fcc7/c944/cf04/a6d5/b1dc/Neil%20Jones.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Neil Jones
In 2019 Neil was partnered with footballer Alex Scott.
![Oti Mabuse](https://images.bauerhosting.com/legacy/media/5c7c/fd0c/c944/cf04/a6d5/b1e7/Oti%20Mabuse.jpg?auto=format&w=1440&q=80)
Oti Mabuse
In 2019 Oti was crowned the winner of the show with Kelvin Fletcher.
Despite plans for the show to return in a few months time it won't be the same because both Kevin Clifton and AJ Pritchard have quit the show.
Following the news, Stacey Dooley was forced to deny that she was behind his decision and instead Kevin insisted he was looking for "new challenges".
Meanwhile AJ decided to leave the show to pursue a presenting career alongside his brother Curtis Pritchard.
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While Strictly plans to go ahead with returning, EastEnders bosses were forced to cancel filming following COVID-19.
As a result of the pause in filming, BBC changed the soaps usual schedule on TV and it'll now air on Mondays and Tuesdays.
"In light of the spread of Covid-19, after much consideration, it has been decided that filming on EastEnders will be postponed until further notice. The decision was made after the latest government update," they explained in a statement.
"We will continue to follow the latest news and advice from the World Health Organisation and Public Health England.
"We have also taken the decision to reduce the amount of episodes we broadcast each week to two, so that we can ensure the audience can continue to enjoy EastEnders in their homes for as long as possible."