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Who is John Nellis? The YouTuber turned Strictly Come Dancing star who is an early favourite to win

The social media star had no prior dance experience but topped the Strictly leaderboard with a total of 31 points

Evening Standard · Sep 28

Strictly Come Dancing viewing figures revealed by BBC for first live show with new hosts

The first live show of the 2026 series took place on Saturday night

The Independent UK · Sep 27

Josh Widdicombe breaks silence after 'disgusting' comments about his Strictly presenting skills

The comedian, 43, faced a barrage of insults over his hosting skills on Strictly’s first live show

Evening Standard · Sep 27

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Social media star John Nellis tops Strictly leaderboard after first live show

The football content creator and his partner Katya Jones wowed the judges during week one with their foxtrot to Alex Warren’s Ordinary.

Evening Standard · Sep 26

Strictly judges ‘stunned’ as they declare unexpected celebrity ‘the best dance of the night’

YouTube star John Nellis topped the leaderboard during Saturday’s first live show

The Independent UK · Sep 26

Dani Dyer reunites with Nikita Kuzmin as Strictly pairings for 2026 revealed

The launch show opened with a dance number from the professionals, judges and the new hosts.

Evening Standard · Sep 19

Strictly Come Dancing 2026: All the pairings in the BBC cast

The BBC competition is officially underway as the many pairings compete for that glitterball trophy

The Independent UK · Sep 19

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All the Strictly 2026 stars with previous dance experience

From hip-hop dance champions to stars who say they ‘can’t dance’, here’s how much training and experience the class of 2026 have

The Independent UK · Sep 19

Meet John Nellis: the YouTuber who’s now the favourite to win Strictly

The YouTube star is dancing with Katya Jones on 2026 series

The Independent UK · Sep 14

John Nellis joins Strictly though social media star has ‘never danced before’

Nellis is one of the UK and Ireland’s biggest football content creators.

Evening Standard · Aug 11

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