Ellie Simmonds relationship with partner Matt as he watches her Strictly debut

Strictly Come Dancing beauty Motsi Mabuse stays covered up off camera “to avoid having everyone stare at my boobs”.She admitted she deliberately dresses down in real life to hide her ample assets. The Strictly Come Dancing judge confessed: “After the show, Diva Motsi likes to slum it: quite the opposite of my usual sophisticated showmanship. “I love wearing my baggy black Minnie Mouse sweatshirt, with Minnie’s big black ears and the red bow between them.

Fifteen celebs took to the dancefloor for the first time at the weekend as they launched the Strictly Come Dancing class of 22. A host of stars kicked off the BBC dance contest to take us through autumn through to December and topping the leaderboard on Saturday night was snake-hipped Will Mellor.

Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan, 44, regularly shares his honest opinion about the show's dancing duos on social media.

Ellie Simmonds has been faced with awful messages from trolls after appearing on the launch show of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. The 27 year old Paralympian was left feeling deflated after an onslaught of negative messages emerged online despite receiving compliments from all of the judges while performing alongside professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin.Before the popular dance compeition kicked off, Ellie who has achondroplasia dwarfism, confessed she was nervous to sign up for the show due to the keyboard warriors.READ MORE: James Jordan claims Strictly judges 'softened' Ellie Simmonds dance critique Speaking to The Sun about receiving negative comments, the swimmer said: "I’ve had it already.

Strictly Come Dancing quickstepped its way onto our TV screens on Saturday night (September 27) – and a dance expert has since revealed the celebrity that they think has the "best overall chance of winning".Stars including Matt Goss, Ellie Simmonds, Will Mellor, Fleur East and Hamza Yassin took to the dance floor with their professional partners, as the latest series of the BBC competition got underway at the weekend.However, one celebrity in particular could be in the front running to lift the glitterball trophy – Kaye Adams.READ NEXT: Become a fab-u-lous judge - cast your scores to our Strictly Come Dancing scoreboardSpeaking to Heart Bingo, dancing expert Dr Jill Rose Jacobs revealed the Loose Women presenter is her favourite to win and revealed her reasons why, saying: "It was a very fun launch show. The Friday launch show spotlighted each celebrity’s athleticism (or lack thereof), musicality, expressivity, and likability."My immediate feeling it that Kaye Adams has the best overall chance of winning."Speaking of the night's performances, she also said: "Kaye Adams' performance brought me to tears."However, Dr Jill, who was previously a professor of dance at New York University, aired her comments with a note of caution, adding that Kaye winning "will depend on her gaining confidence in her elegant stature".

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ellie Simmonds has spoken out about the online trolling she has received and labelled it as "sad". Ahead of competing on Strictly, Ellie shared her fears about how the difference in height between her and her partner could impact their performances, and also admitted she was worried about being targeted by trolls. She said: "I’ve had it already.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have taken to social media to share their disappointment over Neil Jones not being given a celebrity partner.The 40-year-old ballroom dancer has missed out on being partnered with a famous face for the 2022 series.It's the fourth time in six years he's not been part of the main line-up.READ MORE: James Jordan claims Strictly judges 'softened' Ellie Simmonds dance critiqueNeil will still appear in the group numbers but it appears that this isn't enough for fans of the BBC One dancing show.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Can’t believe that Neil Jones doesn’t have a celebrity partner this year!"Another added: "I think its absolutely dreadful that yet again Neil Jones after years of service to #Strictly has been left out of the partnerships. Awful decision imo.

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan was corrected after he took to Twitter to give his verdict on Ellie Simmonds' debut routine on the 2022 series. James heaped praise after former British Paralympian swimmer Ellie and her pro partner, Nikita Kuzmin, performed their first routine together on Saturday night.

Strictly Come Dancing recruit Jayde Adams confessed that she “cringed” when she looked back at her opening dance with her professional dancer Karen Hauer.On Sunday (September 25), the blonde bombshell took to social media where she shared her thoughts after performing a stellar samba to Christina Aguilera’s hit song Dirty.The 37-year-old comic took to the stage in a sparkly black and silver dress as she danced the night away where she impressed both the viewers and the star-studded judging panel.READ MORE: James Jordan claims Strictly judges 'softened' Ellie Simmonds dance critiqueLess than 24-hours after her wild opening number, the TV star confessed that she couldn’t help but cringe as she watched herself back on the BBC One dance competition.Taking to Instagram, Jayde shared a sweet snap of the pair dazzling the dancefloor with her impressive dance moves.In full view of her 96.6k followers on the popular social media account, she opened up about her insecurities and how her dance partner has been helping her to overcome them.She wrote: “Full disclosure: when I saw this picture, I cringed a bit and the reason why? I can see in this picture that I am 100% happy and for a second I felt super vulnerable, how weird is that?“But then I looked over at my love @karenhauer in that amazing dress, with her incredible sense of style, her exemplary attention to detail, talent and creativity and I knew with complete clarity that everything was going to be just fine.”Jayde added: “Thank you to everyone, EVERYONE for every delicious thing you’ve said to me, my brain is going crazy with this oxytocin [heart emoji].“Massive shout out to @lubamushtuk and @arduinobertoncello who have been part of my team on the show as well.

The stars of this year's Strictly Come Dancing couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces as they left the studio after their first dances on the show. This season kicked off in spectacular sequinned style over the weekend, with celebrities such as actor Kym Marsh, singer Fleur East, Loose Women 's Kaye Adams and Paralympian Ellie Simmonds all putting their best feet forward. Kaye Adams, 59, was supported on night one by her fellow Loose Women panellists and good friends Jane Moore and Nadia Sawalha, and the trio were seen beaming alongside Helen Skelton - also a contestant - and Strictly pro Gorka Marquez.

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan has branded Helen Skelton and Gorka Márquez the “perfect couple”.Taking to Twitter to give his annual weekly verdict on the performances, James, who was a pro on the show from 2006 to 2013, said the pair were “amazing”.The 44 year old wrote on Twitter: “Helen. You clever boy Gorka. Clearly the best of the night so far and for week 1 amazing.

James Jordan has claimed the Strictly Come Dancing judges "softened" their critique of Ellie Simmonds' first dance.The former BBC star, 44, appeared on Steph's Packed Lunch on Monday (September 26) alongside his wife Ola where he backed his previous criticism of the Paralympian needing to "straighten her legs" in her performance. He also claimed the show's judges had "not critiqued Ellie the same as everybody else".READ MORE:BBC Strictly Come Dancing's first live show ratings 'fall from last year' in big dropJames said: "I'm sure Ellie would want to be critiqued the same as everybody else and I'm pretty sure about that, because I know I would."She's on there representing dwarfism, which I think is an amazing thing."But, I'm still going to critique her the same as everybody else and I actually believe that the judges didn't critique her the same as everybody else and I think that's a mistake because if you're going to have these people on there - which I think is great - then critique them the same."Of Ellie's performance, James had previously tweeted he "loved it".He also said she needed to "try and consciously straighten her legs as much as possible" and believe in herself but "apart from that it was great and she’s an inspiration".Defending his Twitter comments to host Steph McGovern, James later added: "I still stand by [my tweet] because it's how people interpret it."I meant it with no malice whatsoever and if it's offended people, they've chosen to be offended by it.

FLEUR East flashed a "fake" smile to fool the Strictly judges after being "disappointed" by the criticism of her first performance, it's been claimed. Body language expert Darren Stanton believes Fleur didn’t think the feedback was reflective of the hard work she had put into the dance. Fire-cracker Fleur threw everything she had into her cha cha cha - finishing a respectable fourth with 29 points.

STRICTLY Come Dancing viewers noticed Fleur East struggled to hide her fury after getting criticised by the judges. Despite a hugely powerful and energetic performance to end the first live show, she received negative feedback from the judges. Judge Craig Revel Horwood told her: "It was very wild.

WITH a standing ovation and glowing comments from the judges, Ellie Simmonds cha-cha-chaed her way into the Strictly history books on Saturday. She is the show’s first contestant with dwarfism, and there was another memorable moment for the 4ft swimmer — her first time in high heels. After her dance with ­partner Nikita Kuzmin, the five-times Paralympian champ said: “I was so nervous.

Strictly Come Dancing's James Jordan left fans unimpressed last weekend after his critique of contestant Ellie Simmonds. Ellie, who is a former Paralympian swimmer, 27, is taking part in this year's series of Strictly with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin, 24.Taking to Twitter to express his analysis of Ellie's performance, James wrote: “Ellie! I b****y loved it! Well done Nikita - a full on routine - great timing and fun.

Strictly Come Dancing's Tess and Claudia have reminisced on both their personal and professional lives during the two decades spent on BBC One's hit show. The ballroom dancing television series has seen hundreds of celebrities giving 13 weeks of their year to a Samba, Waltz, Jive or something in-between.

James Jordan, 44, was corrected last night after he took to Twitter to give fans his critique of Ellie Simmonds' Strictly Come Dancing routine. Overall, the former Strictly professional seemed very pleased with the way Ellie and her pro partner, Nikita Kuzmin, performed last night during the first live show of the 2022 series.Giving Ellie some constructive criticism, James urged her to try and “straighten her legs as much as possible”.He typed in view of his 319,200 followers: “Ellie! I bloody loved it!“Well done Nikita - a full on routine - great timing and fun.“She needs to try and consciously straighten her legs as much as possible.“Loved the tricks BUT she needs to believe in herself now.

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds isn’t immune from being self-conscious about her body while wearing the revealing costumes. During her Paralympic training, the five-time gold champion would swim nine times a week for 18 hours and has opened up about her weight gain since quitting the sport after Tokyo in 2020.