Les Dennis's rare confession about his ex wife Amanda Holden has been revealed - as he became the first star to be booted of Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday night.

Les, 69, had danced a samba on Saturday evening with partner Nancy Xu

It was a shock for a lot of people

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nancy Xu has hinted that there had been several 'challenges' while working with presenter Les Dennis before they were sent home from the show

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Les Dennis has spoken of his grief after learning of the death of a much-loved co-star - just hours after learning he'd been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

Les Dennis and Nancy Xu were sadly sent home

In her weekly column reviewing this year's Strictly Come Dancing, Vanessa Feltz gives her verdict on the first elimination of the series and the testy reaction to the line-up from the star-studded panel.

After an opening week with no public vote, the judges’ scores have led to Les Dennis becoming the first celebrity to depart the dancefloor in ‘Strictly Come Dancing 2023’.

All four judges voted unanimously in the first bottom two of the year

All four judges voted unanimously in the first bottom two of the year

Radio presenter Nikita Kanda and former Family Fortunes host Les Dennis were the lowest-scoring dancers.

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Les Dennis was the first to leave Strictly Come Dancing 2023 followed by Nikita Kanda and Jody Condy - here's a full list of who has left the show every Sunday night

Les Dennis becomes the first celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 has kicked out its first celebrity of the series, with judges Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas all agreeing on who should go.

It was a very tense dance off

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