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Bottom of leaderboard with 16/40 was weather presenter Carol Kirkwood, who’s dancing with reigning champion Pasha Kovalev.

Carol and her partner Pasha Kovalev took to the floor to perform the Cha Cha Cha to Thunder in My Heart by Leo Sayer, and unfortunately received a stormy reception – scoring just 16 points to put her bottom of the leader board.

She added: “I found her to be a lovely girl and I’m delighted that she’s working with Daniel because she’s a fantastic choreographer who’ll bring the best out in him”.

Yes, you read right – Daniel O’Donnell has been confirmed as one of the celebrities to take part in this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

Describing her happiness at being a part of the BBC dancing show, she added: “I’m extremely excited to be part of such a wonderful show”.

Sequins and glitter may not be his usual choice of attire but BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine will be wearing a lot of it after being announced as the first contestant for the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.