Strictly Come Dancing couple Ola and James Jordan are back with their weekly Strictly Speaking column, weighing in on the BBC show's opener. Discover their favourite to win, the dark horse, and their sympathy for 'snubbed' pro Neil Jones
September 25, 2022 - 14:11 BST Georgia Brown The twentieth series of Strictly Come Dancing made its glittering debut last night, as 15 celebrities took to the ballroom with their professional dance partners for the first time.In an impressive opening show, Hollyoaks star Will Mellor shared the top spot on the leader board with CBeebies Hamza Yassin, while Paralympian swimmer Ellie Simmonds made history as the first person with dwarfism to compete on the BBC show.
James: You have high hopes for certain people before you see them dance for the first time and he definitely lived up to our expectations. James: Yeah, me too. I would've picked Will as well [laughs]. Would I have had him at the top of the leaderboard though? Probably not. I would have picked up the phone and voted for him though because he was so entertaining. Personally, I think Helen Skelton deserved to be top of the leaderboard last night.Ola: Helen actually did the Strictly Christmas Special years ago back when I was on the show, and I remember her standing out then.
Ola: We expected a lot more from him I think. We love watching the celebrities who haven't had dance training because it's so special when they do well.
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