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Strictly Come Dancing viewers were quick to have their say after a major rule change was announced during the first live show of the series.

It was a long yet spectacular night in the famous ballroom as the first live show of the BBC One dance contest's 2025 series took part on Saturday night (September 27).

The show saw all 15 of the new couples take to the dance floor with their first routines in their pairings, kicking off with Former England rugby player Chris Robshaw and his professional partner Nadiya Bychkova, who opened the show with a samba to EMF’s Unbelievable.

There were also celebrations in the ballroom. Model Ellie Goldstein, who is the first person with Down’s Syndrome to compete on the main series of Strictly , and her partner Vito Coppola performed t

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