Strictly Come Dancing pro Nikita Kuzmin appeared to hit back at claims from some viewers his celebrity partner Layton Williams had an 'unfair advantage' because of his past dance experience

Annabel Croft said the BBC One show was her late husband's favourite

The actor and West End star made his debut on the BBC dance contest last night

Viewers didn't seem to enjoy a particular part of last night's Strictly Come Dancing launch show

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington 'could barely keep their hands off each other' during Saturday night's Strictly launch show according to reports

Strictly Come Dancing is off to a dazzling start as full pairings have been revealed, including a same-sex couple.

She was likened to a 'Goddess' after appearing on the BBC show for the first time

Strictly come Dancing's Welsh professional dancer is missing out on the 2023 show and her ex-celeb partner was feeling it

Angela Scanlon believes she received a sign before signing up for Strictly Come Dancing and she has just one wish during her time on the BBC programme

Fans already have their eyes on one contestant in particular

Fans already have their eyes on one contestant in particular

The BBC Ballroom and Latin competition is back!

The Waterloo Road star is one of the 15 celebrities taking part in this year's run of the BBC dance contest

They dedicated a dance performance to Amy Dowden

This was a drop for the second year in row, after an average of 6.8M watched the launch in 2022 after drawing in a whopping 7.9M viewers in 2021.

In her first column reviewing this year's Strictly Come Dancing, Vanessa Feltz gives her take on last night's show and the celebrities to keep an eye on.

The ballroom star was described as a "Welsh dragon".

The launch saw the 15-strong cohort of celebrity contestants paired up with their professional partners