Neil Jones has broken his silence after making his Strictly Come Dancing debut with celebrity partner Toyah Willcox, with the pair landing at the very bottom of the leaderboard

In another highlight, ex-field hockey ace Sam Quek and her partner Nikita Kuzmin delivered a smooth foxtrot to 'Where Did Our Love Go' by The Supremes. Scoring 23 points, Sam received compliments from Motsi Mabuse for her "shining" presence, while head judge Shirley Ballas praised her "attitude".

Strictly Come Dancing has unveiled the lineup of songs for week one of the competition, ahead of Saturday night’s first live show of the series. The show returned to screens last week with a dazzling pre-recorded show to mark the beginning of its 20th anniversary series after months of scandal surrounding the programme’s professional dancers.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones has broken his silence after landing at the very bottom of the leaderboard following the first week of the BBC competition. On Saturday night's show, singer-songwriter Toyah Willcox,

The professional dancer didn't hide the fact she had a challenge on her hands with their song choice for week one

The former Love Island star made her return to Strictly Come Dancing since she made a complaint about a professional dancer's conduct on last year's series of the BBC dance show