EastEnders wowed fans with his performance on Saturday night, topping the leaderboard with Katya Jones, but fans are pointing out on Twitter that he has previous dance experience.

The professional dancer made a huge impact as he took to the dancefloor with Nikita Kanda for the first time

Other Strictly fans, however, were quick to change their minds about liking the Casualty star's first routine of the series

Soap star will follow in the footsteps of the likes of Sarah Lancashire and Suranne Jones and become a household name.

A body language expert gave his take on this year's line up

The Spanish dancer was back in the ballroom on Saturday night with his new celebrity partner Nikita Kanda

All the scores from week one

The celebrities gave it their all on Saturday's first live show

Layton Williams' prior dance experience has been called into question following his first performance on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night.

The competition officially began on Saturday night with the first live show of the 21st series but viewers were fuming

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden says she hopes to return in the "next few weeks" as the first live BBC show kicks off.

Nancy was dancing with Les Dennis in the first live show

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were seriously impressed with this star's daring leg lift

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left delighted after spotting a Scottish landmark during the show’s opening dance.

Strictly season is officially here.

Tess was back on BBC One with Claudia Winkleman on Saturday night, but was flooded with complaints over her choice of attire.

Although no celebrities will be voted out this weekend, viewers are already debating who will be the first to leave the show

All 15 celebrities took to the floor for the first live show