Strictly's Shirley Ballas reveals her favourite ever celebrity contestant

Kaye Adams was the first star to be booted off Strictly Come Dancing 2022 after a tense dance off with Matt Goss.

Kaye Adams and her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington have become the first couple to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing.Following Saturday night's live show, the judges' scores were added to those from the previous week before being consolidated with the results from the public vote.After receiving the fewest number of votes from the public, an intense dance off ensued which saw Kaye and Kai and Matt Goss and his professional dance partner Nadiya Bychkova battle it out for their place to remain in next week's show.READ MORE: Strictly’s Kaye Adams makes X-rated confession after wild training sessionBut unfortunately it just wasn't enough for Loose Women star Kaye who wasn't saved by the judges after the intense dance off.But although Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse all voted to save Matt and Nadia, head judge Shirley Ballas wanted to keep Kaye and Kai in the show.Reacting to the shocking result, fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts.One viewer wrote: "I wasn’t expecting Kaye and Kai to leave first, gutted for them tbh, I was expecting it to be Tony and Matt or Tony and the guy from EastEnders (forgot his name) in the dance off first tbh."Another upset fan penned: "For once in life I agree with Shirley. Kai and Kaye were better than Matt and Nadiya.

The second live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2022 led to decision time as the first celeb departed the dancefloor om Sunday night (October 2). Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman hosted as 15 stars and their pro dance partners dazzled judges Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and head judge Shirley Ballas as well as the audience at home.

Strictly's Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova were first dogged by persistent feud rumours, and then got a verbal lashing from the judges this evening, who decided that their performance was lacking.The pair narrowly scraped through after being placed in the bottom two along with Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington.Some fans shared on Twitter that they hadn't expected Kai to be eliminated so early on in the competition, especially after he reached the final in 2021.In fact, Kai was hotly tipped to win along with his partner AJ Odudu, until she was forced to pull out at the last minute owing to an ankle injury.For that reason, when both couples ended up in a tense dance-off on this evening's results show, Matt and Nadiya could have been forgiven for fearing the worst.Judge Craig Revel Horwood didn't spare their blushes when he delivered harsh criticism for the pair."Underdog and underwhelming, I'm afraid!" he announced before they even knew they were headed for the bottom two.Host Claudia Winkleman was a little more sympathetic, asking sentimentally: "Why don't we keep everyone and at the end, everyone gets a Glitterball [Trophy]?!"Both Kai and Kaye, and Matt and Nadiya received identical results on the scoreboard last night, but all of the judges, except for Shirley Ballas, voted to keep the latter couple in, sealing their fate.Veteran dancer Anton du Beke empathised: "I know exactly how they feel - I've been in that position many times myself."Yet Shirley insisted that she would have saved Kaye and Kai, telling the world she believed they had the edge on "quality".Nadiya is now in the difficult position of being forced to watch her real-life romantic partner Kai eliminated from the show, while she has another chance next week.She

Kaye Adams is the first celebrity to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing 2022 after losing the dreaded dance-off to Bros star Matt Goss. The Loose Women presenter, 59, found herself in the bottom two with Matt, 54, after the first public vote of the series, and it was a three-to-one decision from the judges.

STRICTLY'S Helen Skelton and her pro-partner Gorka Marquez shared a hug as they ended a training session before last night’s live show. Helen, 39, was spotted in a cosy beige jumper and blue workout leggings with her hair tied up and embraced Gorka before hopping in her blue Audi 4x4.

Kaye Adams is adding Strictly Come Dancing star to her impressive CV by giving the contest her best shot this year. The Loose Women star has been paired with Kai Widdrington and while the duo's scores haven't been particularly high, Kaye has showed promise on the dance floor.

THERE was 'warfare' between the Strictly Come Dancing judges on Saturday night's show, as well as a 'fiery relationship' brewing between one couple. That's according to body language expert Judi James, who has revealed the secret signs she spotted on the October 1st episode of the BBC smash.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood admitted he was very much distracted from Matt Goss's dance routine because of his 'tight white trousers' on Saturday night. The Bros singer, 55, is paired with Nadiya Bychkova for this year's series and the duo performed a Samba to Night Fever by the Bee Gees.

Ellie Simmonds' mother, Val, was left in tears as she watched her daughter perform an "emotional" Waltz with pro Nikita Kuzmin on Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing. After performing, Ellie, 27, and Nikita, 24, received praise from the judges with Shirley Ballas admitting she was "emotional" after the routine full of "magic".

Strictly Come Dancing's Tony Adams' wife, Poppy, melted viewers' hearts on Saturday with a sweet comment about her husband. During the latest instalment, Tony, 55, performed a Charleston to My Old Man’s A Dustman by Foster and Allen with pro Katya Jones.

Strictly Come Dancing's Fleur East broke down in tears after her emotional Viennese Waltz on Saturday's show. The 34 year old singer was overwhelmed at the end of her routine with Vito Coppola, before speaking to the judges.

He sang Drop The Boy with his band Bros when they shot to fame in the late eighties, but singer Matt Goss caused jaws to drop as he hit the dancefloor on Strictly Come Dancing. In the second live show of the 2022 series pop heart-throb Matt showed off his hip action to Night Fever by the Bee Gees.

Judge Motsi Mabuse quickly corrected herself and apologised after she mixed-up the names of two of the professional dancers on Strictly Come Dancing. As she critiqued Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima for their Viennese Waltz, she got his name muddled with fellow pro Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left shaking their heads as Shirley Ballas kicked off the live show with an 'awkward gaffe'.

There were tears on the dancefloor as singer and radio presenter Fleur East was overcome with emotion as Strictly Come Dancing returned for its second week of stellar performances. Fleur, who presents the breakfast show on Manchester's Hits Radio, glided across the dancefloor with her professional dance partner Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were quick to react on Twitter after judge Shirley Ballas made a blunder live on-air at the start of Saturday's show. As the show opened, Tess Daly called to Shirley, 62, for comment as she announced that the voting lines would be open on the show this week.

Strictly Come Dancing favourite Will Mellor had a mixed reaction from judges, after his hip-swivelling enthusiasm was praised, but his technical performance was criticised.The former Coronation Street villain confessed that his mind "went blank", as pro dancer Nancy apologised to him for pushing him "too hard".Even worse, he endured trolls on Twitter telling him he should be removed from the performance altogether.The verdict from the judges after tonight's effort was that the 46-year-old heart-throb needed to "work on his performance".Shirley Ballas had previously praised his hip movements on Celebrity Juice - before he'd so much as signed up for the show - but her feedback this evening wasn't all positive, as she told him he was "making mistakes".Will dismissed errors in his footwork, including standing on Nancy's foot, as being caused by "nerves".Nancy then apologised to him, admitting to the audience: "I push him really hard...

Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor admitted his "mind went blank" as he unfortunately made a mistake in his opening dance with pro Nancy Xu.The actor, 46, and pro, 31, opened the BBC One show on Saturday with a Salsa to Never Too Much by Luther Vandross, where during the routine Nancy lost one of her earrings. After performing, host Tess Daly pointed out: "Losing buttons and earrings and all sorts, we are live after all!" While during the judges' feedback, they pointed out some errors in the routine as Shirley Ballas said: "There were some mistakes this evening, I saw your little face - it's quite difficult to repick it back up but you got on with it, you did it!" Speaking to Claudia Winkleman after the dance, a deflated Will admitted that his "mind went completely blank" but pointed out that this is live TV.