The professional dancer was on hand to support his colleagues after he wasn't given a celebrity dance partner this year

Welsh dancer Amy and JLS star JB Gill, emerged in the top spot on the first leaderboard of the BBC One dance series

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

Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones is paired with 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

80s icon Toyah was seen in her first performance in the BBC One dance contest with professional dancer Neil

Comedian Chris McCausland was a stand-out star of the night with professional dance partner Dianne Buswell

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left disappointed as they couldn't quite get over one detail from the first live show of the series, as one professional dancer was left without a partner

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Michelle Tsiakkas shared a glimpse of her rehearsals with celebrity partner Jamie Borthwick ahead of the live show

The documentary maker was seen in the audience during the dance contest's first live show with Sam Thompson