The long-awaited moment finally arrived when Strictly Come Dancing fans found out who their favourite celebs were paired with as they battled it out on the dance floor in the opening show of the series.
As well as revealing who the celebrities are paired with, Strictly opened with a dramatic performance from the fabulous professional dancers, who also performed alongside the Judges in an eye-catching routine, like never before seen on the show.The first dancing duo to be revealed was Amanda Abbington who was paired with her professional dancing partner Giovanni Pernice.
After being paired, and asked by Claudia how happy she was, Amanda said: “I’m ecstatic, we get on really well, same sense of humour, and dedicated to working hard”.
When asked about Amanda’s reaction to the reveal, her partner Giovanni replied “That was a reaction, I have to be honest…and also there was screaming that I enjoyed very much…very very happy days.” Next up was former Love Island star Zara McDermott who was teamed up Graziano Di Prima.
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