Strictly stars Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova look so loved-up ahead of launch show

Strictly Come Dancing recruit Kaye Adams slammed her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington after a tiring afternoon rehearsing for this weekend’s performance.On Tuesday (September 27), the Loose Women presenter, 59, took to her Instagram Story to share her exhaustion with her loyal legion of fans online.The mum-of-two could be seen looked exhausted as she caught her breath on the sofa while the pair took a lunch break in the dance studio.READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing's Motsi Mabuse desperate to stop 'people staring at her boobs'In full view of her 145k followers, the blonde bombshell confessed she was struggling to keep up with the fast-paced routine while the 27-year-old quietly enjoyed his lunch.As her dance partner chuckled away in the corner, she explained: “Oh my God. I seriously think I'm dying here.

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.

After just one week on our screens Strictly Come Dancing fans are already convinced they’ve spotted a brewing “feud” between one of the couples on this year’s show. Former Bros singer Matt Goss and his partner Nadia Bychkova took to the dance floor on Saturday night to take part in their debut performance - a quickstep to Sir Duke by The Chris Walden Big Band. However their performance failed to win over the judges, and only scored them five points from each of the panelists - something it appeared, didn’t sit well with Matt who entered the competition with a clear desire to win.

Strictly Come Dancing performance.Bros singer Matt performed a quickstep to Sir Duke with professional dancing partner Nadiya Bychkova as the first live episode kicked off on Saturday night (September 24).However, they failed to impress judge Anton Du Beke, who told the When Will I Be Famous singer that he would "like a better line through the body".READ NEXT: Become a fab-u-lous judge - cast your scores to our Strictly Come Dancing scoreboardWhen Matt asked "what was good", Anton told him: "Feet, timing, style, musicality," but added further criticism by saying: "Unfortunately, you looked like an unmade bed."Judge Shirley Ballas also had mixed praise for the routine, saying: "You're beautifully groomed, you've got a lot of swag and you definitely have a lot of potential."But for me, it fell a little bit apart. I'm looking for something...

Loose Women star Kaye Adams has appeared on the ITV show today (September 26) and revealed she's suffered her first Strictly Come Dancing injury saying Saturday night was way "out of her comfort zone." The presenter, 59, and her professional partner Kai Widdrington, 27, took on the tango to Voulez-Vous by Abba during Saturday night’s (September 24) first live show where a couple of technical errors saw them land in the bottom half of the leaderboard. Appearing on Loose Women today (September 26), Kaye chatted to her co-hosts including Ruth Langsford, who appeared on the BBC One show back in 2017.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left stunned after a leaderboard-topping couple broke down in tears during the judges scores. The hit show finally returned to BBC on Saturday, as stars took to the stage to strut their stuff, including Helen Skelton, football and Arsenal legend Tony Adams and food writer Jayde Adams. But fans were left gobsmacked when Corrie actor Will Mellor and partner Nancy Xu broke down in tears when they go a leaderboard topping score of - making them joint first with Hamza and his partner Jowita Przystal at 34 points per piece.

In this week's column, Judi Love throws her support behind her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Graziano Di Prima and his new partner Kym Marsh, as well as sending support to her Loose Women co-star Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington. She also shares how happy she is to see Halle Bailey being cast as Ariel in the live action remake of The Little Mermaid and tells us we won't be reading her life story anytime soon.

BBC Breakfast star Sally Nugent has appeared to take a cheeky wipe at her former co-star Dan Walker live on air.The 51-year-old host was back on presenting duty on Monday (September 26) morning alongside Jon Kay.They kicked off the show by discussing the latest headlines from across the globe.READ MORE: BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty speechless as Lewis Capaldi makes rude remark live on airGoing through the morning's papers , Sally and Jon spotted a photograph of Helen Skelton and went on to discuss the first week of Strictly Come Dancing.15 new couples took to the dancefloor for the first time on Saturday evening (September 24) to dance live for the nation.Sally asked Jon: "Did you watch Strictly? Did you watch the launch?"He replied: "I so a bit of it yes."Sally continued: "It was so exciting.

Holly Willoughby has taken to Instagram to show support for her ITV colleague as she made her dancefloor debut on Strictly Come Dancing. On Friday This Morning presenter Holly broke her silence on social media, following the row over the queue to pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II, to congratulate her friend Lisa Snowdon on being crowned winner of Celebrity MasterChef.

Strictly Come Dancing fans reckon they know which celebrity will be booted off the show first, despite the ballroom contest only starting last night (September 24). After seeing her dancing during the launch show, viewers are convinced that Loose Women star Kaye Adams, 59, who is paired with pro Kai Widdrington, will be the first to go home.

This Morning's Holly Willoughby has returned to social media to praise a fellow ITV star.On Saturday night (September 24), Holly shared an Instagram Story to share support for Kaye Adams. The Loose Women star made her dancing debut on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night.

Loose Women panellists Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore could be seen in the audience of tonight’s episode of Strictly Come Dancing supporting their co-panellist Kaye Adams as she took to the dance floor. The two pals were spotted in the audience quite early on in the show following the opening dance number, with some fans taking to Twitter to share their observations.

Loose Women star Kaye Adams made a silent cry for help as she took to the dancefloor for her debut Strictly Come Dancing performance. The popular ITV presenter was practising for her Tango alongside her partner Kai Widdrington in her introductory VT when she was seen mouthing "help" at fans as she panicked over her debut.Kaye, 59, then took to the stage to deliver the performance after admitting she had been struggling in training and was going to have to bring out her "alter-ego." READ NEXT: BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers spot huge audience blunder as fans return to studio Viewers then saw Kaye take to the dancefloor dressed in a glamorous red ensemble as she put herself through the paces facing her nerves head-on to Abba's Voulez-Vous with fellow Loose Women Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore cheering her on from the sidelines.Following the routine Kaye felt the need to apologise as she was sure she had made a few mistakes.She said: "I mucked up lots of the steps, I’m so sorry.

Loose Women stars Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore were spotted in the crowd during Strictly Come Dancing as they threw their support behind Kaye Adams.The presenters were spotted in the audience during Saturday's episode (September 24), minutes after the opening dance number, which was performed by the BBC show's professional dancers and judges.Spying Nadia and Jane in the crowd, one viewer on Twitter wrote: "Of course Nadia & Jane from Loose Women are in the audience."READ MORE: Strictly fans convinced Claudia 'forgot to dress up' as she dons casual attireAnother joked: "I think Craig is scared of the Loose Women."Meanwhile, a third fan said: "Oh god just saw the panel of Loose Women.""Not the Loose Women in the front row," another viewer quipped.Nadia and Kaye were spotted yelling "there's our girl" during Kaye's performance, with Kaye later accusing them of "putting her off".The presenters have been best friends with their long-term colleague Kaye for over two decades.When Kaye confirmed she was joining the BBC dance series earlier this month live on Loose Women, Nadia phoned in from her holiday to share her delighted reaction.Performing alongside her dance partner Kai Widdrington, Kaye scored an impressive 21 out of 40 from the judges for her first routine.She also received the highest score of the night so far from Craig Revel Horwood.Speaking after her performance, Kaye said: "I mucked up lots of the steps there."I'm so sorry [Kai].

Strictly Come Dancing fans are "concerned" Craig Revel Horwood has been "replaced" on the BBC show.Saturday's episode (September 24) saw Craig resume his role as judge alongside Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.After handing out two scores of six consecutively, Anton raised the alarm that something may not be quite right with his colleague, joking: "I'm concerned about Craig."Posting to Twitter, fans agreed that Craig was acting rather strangely.READ MORE: Strictly fans convinced Claudia 'forgot to dress up' as she dons casual attireOne fan wrote: "Has something happened to Craig? Two 6's, unheard-of."Another commented: "I am also concerned about Craig, he’s normally the only one who scores correctly."Meanwhile, a third asked: "Who are you, and more importantly what have you done with Craig?"A fourth fan quipped: "Where is the real Craig this is not Craig release the real Craig?"A fifth said: "Erm…is Craig Revel Horwood ok? He’s being really positive this week," while another viewer concluded: "I'm loving the new Craig.""I like that Craig is switching things up a bit this year and being nicer," a seventh fan agreed.Craig's generous marks included a six to Loose Women star Kaye Adams.He was her highest scorer, with the presenter only receiving 21 out of 40 in total for her first dance with her professional partner Kai Widdrington.Speaking after her performance, Kaye said: "I mucked up lots of the steps there."I'm so sorry [Kai].

Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams, 59, has wowed fans as she's undergone a dramatic makeover as she appears on Strictly Come Dancing.The stunning snap was first posted by her dance partner, Kai Widdrington, who captioned it: “Here we go first live show let’s go out there and smash it partner !!! [stars emoji] @kayeadamsofficial @bbcstrictly #strictly2022”.The photo was then shared by Kaye to her own Instagram page, with fans immediately complimenting the TV presenter’s new look. Kaye had earlier taken to her Instagram sharing that she and Kai will be dancing to ABBA’s Voulez-Vous. Sharing this announcement she wrote: “I will be hitting the dance floor doing something I very much hope resembles a Tango!” Fans of Kaye have been quick to compliment her new look, with one writing: “Absolutely gorgeous Kaye, have a fantastic evening and enjoy every moment [heart emoji] x”.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shiley Ballas has wowed viewers with her stunning show look.

Strictly Come Dancing lovebirds Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova have packed on the PDA while getting cosy ahead of the live show launch tonight.With the glamorous show waltzing back onto our screens for the first live show this evening (September 24), the professional dancing duo took to Instagram to pack on the public displays of affection before taking to the dancefloor.Beaming with love and looking more smitten than ever before, Kai and Nadiya looked glamorous as they donned Strictly outfits in the slew of snaps.READ NEXT: BBC Strictly Come Dancing viewers spot huge audience blunder as fans return to studioCosied up to one another, Kai planted a tender kiss Nadiya's chick while she closed her eyes and grinned for the camera.Wearing a peach-hued glitzy gown, Nadiya oozed class while Kai donned a dapper tuxedo suit and bow tie.Penning a caption they wrote: "Are you ready for Strictly to take over? Because we can't wait, let's do this," followed by a white heart emoji.One fan penned: "You two look amazing together."While another sweetly said: "Beautiful couple."Their post was uploaded shortly before the pair appeared on screen for the launch show that saw them pair up with celebrities for the 20th series of the beloved show.On Friday night (September 23) Nadiya got paired up with singer Matt Goss, while her beau Kai was paired with Loose Women panellist Kaye Adams.

Strictly Come Dancing stars are getting ready for week one of the 2022 competition. Following Friday's launch show, which saw the celebrities paired up with their professional partners, they are getting ready to perform their first dance. Some stars have taken to their social media to show what they are getting up to in the final hours before they perform in the live show.