Strictly Come Dancing season is officially here and the 2022 series kicked off with a bang. The launch show, which revealed this year's partners, aired on Friday, September 23 and was followed by the first live show on Saturday, September 24.
Following week one, Will Mellor and Nancy Xu and Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal found themselves at the top of the leaderboard, with 34 points each. Meanwhile, Tony Adams and Katya Jones placed last with just 15.
This year Welsh professional dancer Amy Dowden, who is from Caerphilly, has been partnered with EastEnders actor James Bye. As the pair met for the first time, James said: "I'm so relieved and I couldn’t be happier, I feel like the winner already!"
