Strictly Come Dancing fans were left with the same wish after seeing Giovanni Pernice reunite with Rose Ayling-Ellis in the ballroom. The BBC's hit dance contest returned to screens on Friday night (September 23) with its launch show seeing the celebrities paired with their professional partners for the first time.
The 20th series of the popular dance contest was due to return last Saturday night but the BBC took the decision to postpone following the death of the Queen until after her state funeral which took place on Monday. And things got off to a beautiful start when the show opened with a stunning ballroom performance from the fabulous professional dancers.
It was then over to Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman to officially kick off Strictly 2022 and welcome the judges - Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and head judge Shirley Ballas - back onto the panel for another glitter-filled series.
