Julian Caillon

Julian Caillon (born 4 September 1995) is an Australian dancer and choreographer, known for appearing as a professional dancer on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars and the British version of the show Strictly Come Dancing.

Early and personal life Caillon was born on 4 September 1995 in Sydney, Australia and is of French and Italian descent. He began training in Ballroom and Latin at the age of 10, and studied dance at Newtown High School of the Performing Arts. Caillon has also worked as a personal trainer. He has been engaged to his partner Sofia since December 2024.

Dancing with the Stars In January 2020, Caillon joined the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars as a professional, seventeenth season. He was paired with Gogglebox Australia star Angie Kent, and the pair were the second couple to be eliminated. He returned for the eighteenth season in 2021 where he was paired with model and returning contestant Erin McNaught, who had previously competed in the twelfth season. They were the second couple to be eliminated. In 2022, Caillon was paired with Kent again for the nineteenth season, where they were again the second couple to be eliminated.

Series Partner Place AverageScore 17 Angie Kent 9th 15.7 18 Erin McNaught 13th 26.0 19 Angie Kent 13th 25.0

Season 17 Celebrity partner: Angie Kent

Week No.Dance/Song Judges' scoresTotalResult 1 Foxtrot / "Grace Kelly" 5 5 4 14 No elimination 2 Tango / "Castles" 6 7 6 19 Safe 3 Waltz / "Unforgettable" 3 5 6 14 Eliminated

Season 18 Celebrity partner: Erin McNaught

Week No.Dance/Song Judges' scoresTotalResult 2 Viennese waltz / "You Don't Own Me" 6 7 8 5 26 Eliminated

Season 19 Celebrity partner: Angie Kent

Week No.Dance/Song Judges' scoresTotalResult 2 Cha-cha-cha / "Electricity" 6 5 7 7 25 Eliminated

Strictly Come Dancing In July 2025, Caillon was announced to be joining the twenty-third series of the British version of Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer, alongside Alexis Warr. Following the announcement, Caillon said he had "watched Strictly Come Dancing for years, especially cheering on all the amazing dancers I know and work with who've been part of it". For his first series, he was paired with EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal. They broke the record for competing in the most dance-offs in the show's history, having won five and being eliminated after their sixth, in the semi-final against Amber Davies and Nikita Kuzmin, ultimately finishing in fourth place.

Series 23 Celebrity partner: Balvinder Sopal

number indicates when Balvinder and Julian were at the bottom of the leaderboard.