Strictly Come Dancing star 'floored' as she speaks out on judges low score

Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones found themselves at the bottom of the leaderboard after their tango in week one of Strictly Come Dancing and the singer has now addressed the brutal score

Strictly Come Dancing's Toyah Willcox has confessed to feeling 'floored' after receiving the lowest score on Saturday night.

The 66-year-old rock and pop icon is among the stars participating in this year's series of the BBC competition, partnered with professional dancer Neil Jones.

Last weekend, the duo took to the dance floor for the first live show, hoping to impress not only viewers but also the judges with their tango.

However, things didn't go as planned, and they found themselves at the bottom of the leaderboard. Ahead of her performance for week two on Saturday night, the singer appeared on The One Show alongside Neil and hosts Alex Jones and Roman Kemp, sharing her thoughts on the brutal moment and admitting that she has had 'a lot of time to think about it.

Alex began by saying: "Toyah congratulations. Getting the first one out of the way is often..", reports the Express.

Before she could finish her sentence, Toyah interjected: "It's terrifying." Alex asked: "Did it feel more scary than you imagined? ".

Toyah explained: "Yes it's a completely new experience. I've done so many festivals this year yet Strictly feels like a wrecking ball coming towards you that you can't stop but I really loved the experience."

Speaking about the judges' scores, she continued: "When the judges gave their opinions I was floored, absolutely floored but I've had a lot of time to think about it and they were right. I need to pull it back and control myself."

Roman queried: "Neil obviously you'll be hoping for better scores but I know you're so proud of Toyah right? "

Neil was effusive in his praise as he responded: "She was brilliant. Honestly if you saw her say one then that was impressive."

Toyah, injecting some humour, quipped: "So was I rubbish? " Laughter erupted among everyone as Neil elaborated: "She was great and I remember saying 'don't worry about the scores' because that is a starting point and we can build from that."

"We've got 12 points and anything above that great and anything below we can work on that." Alex chimed in: "Sometimes it's good to have a bit of a dodgy first one then you can go from there."

Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One and iPlayer