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Tess Daly and Claudia Winklem paused the first live show of Strictly Come Dancing to make an announcement about the line-up

The hosts were seen back in the ballroom following last weekend's launch show, as the 2025 run of the BBC One dance contest got underway.

Saturday night's (September 27) saw the 15 new celebrity couples take to the dance floor for the first time, with them being scored by the judges - Craig Revel Horwood, Motis Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke.

But, nobody will be going home this weekend, with the first elimination usually taking place in the second week of the competition, so there will be no results show on Sunday.

Meanwhile, early into the opening week of the competition, Tess and Claudia addressed the change to the show's celebrity l

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