Strictly Come Dancing 2020 kicked off last night (October 25) on BBC One, with a total of 12 celebrity couples taking to the ballroom floor in a quest for Glitterball victory. Following the first dances in Week One, who was at the top of the Strictly Come Dancing leader board? Express.co.uk has everything you need to know.
Who is at the top of the Strictly Come Dancing leader board?
Week one of Strictly Come Dancing saw all 12 couples take to the floor to impress judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse and viewers at home.
One by one, the couples made their debut performance, with the judges scoring their performance out of 10.
Jamie Laing went first, performing the Cha Cha with partner Karen Hauer.
They scored a total of a 14 out of 30 for their first performance.
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Strictly fans have been sharing their thoughts on tonight’s show, with many talking about Strictly having its first-ever same-sex partnership between Nicola and Katya.
One fan tweeted: “Growing up, seeing a same-sex couple dancing on the BBC’s flagship programme would have been unthinkable.
“This is proper inclusive television. Yes, there is a long way to go, but this is an excellent place to be. #Strictly”
A second fan said: “I am ready to declare Bill Bailey is this year’s SPIRIT OF STRICTLY #strictly.”
A third fan added: “the high standard of these contestants omg!!! never watched a week one of strictly with such good dances and so much talent! not one of them was awful, can they all get to the final somehow?? it’s a v close one! #Strictly #Strictly2020.”
Fans will have to wait until next weekend (Sunday, November 1), for the leaderboard to have an impact on the show’s bottom two result.
The Strictly bottom two is decided by a combination of the public vote and the leaderboard.
In case you missed it, you can re-watch Strictly Come Dancing on the BBC iPlayer now.