BBCUntil now, it was all enjoyable and video games.
But on Sunday evening, the Strictly Come Dancing competitors actually started – with two contestants going through the primary harmful dance-off to determine their destiny following a public vote.
Three-time Olympic champion Tom Dean and his skilled dancing accomplice Nadia Bychkova confronted off towards popstar Toyah Wilcox and her accomplice Neil Jones, with each {couples} performing their routines once more earlier than the judges introduced their determination.
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In the tip, it was Dean, 24, who left the dancefloor after his cha cha to Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire missed Wilcox's jive to Nutbush City Limits by Ike & Tina Turner.
Only Anton du Beke determined to save lots of Dean, with the opposite three judges voting to save lots of 66-year-old Wilcox.
Speaking to host Tess Daly after the choice, Dean stated he wished he may “go on and dance more”.
“I had the best time [over] The past few weeks and working with Nadia have been incredible,” he said.
“I've had probably the most enjoyable and I would like us to maintain going for a very long time. I'm positive we'll nonetheless be going out for lots of brunches.”
Her partner Bychkova said that Dean was “a real gentleman”, and that he had taught her “methods to work actually onerous and methods to put the whole lot in”.
On Saturday, all 15 couples took to the dancefloor.
Dean and Bychkova walked out in glittering ruffled dresses, but Bychkova suffered a wardrobe malfunction, causing her to stumble slightly. In the end, the pair got a total of 20 points.
The show's first blind contestant, comedian Chris McCausland, performed a foxtrot to Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy by The Tams with his partner Dianne Buswell, which was well received.
Chief judge Shirley Ballas gave him a standing ovation and called him “an instance for each high movie star by way of footwork.”
DIY SOS star Nick Knowles also managed what Ballas called an “completely superb” performance, despite only having 16 hours of rehearsal time after suffering an injury earlier this week.
But it was Love Island star Tasha Gowrie who topped the leaderboard.
She and dance partner Aljaz Skorzenek received a first score of nine in the latest series for Viennese Waltz to Misty Blue by Dorothy Moore.
Host Claudia Winkleman later revealed that Gauri's father in the audience was brought to tears while watching her performance.
Other highlights included JLS star JB Gill and his partner Amy Dowden's Cha Cha, which earned them a score of 27, and opera singer Wynne Evans and partner Katya Jones' Viennese Waltz.
Wilcox and Jones remain at the bottom of the leaderboard for the second consecutive week.
The Saturday Night Live show on BBC One was watched by over six million people.
This year's series is as follows A tough few months for StrictlySeveral former contestants have made allegations about their time on the show.
The BBC launched an investigation after actress Amanda Abbington claimed that her former dance partner Giovanni Pernice had behaved abusively towards her, which she has denied.
Last week, BBC director general Tim Davie declined to give a date for when its report would be published, but insisted: “We are very near the tip of that job.”
The BBC has responded to the complaints by making changes behind the scenes. From this year, there are chaperones in all rehearsal rooms, and there are also two new dedicated wellness producers.
It has at all times careworn that it’ll at all times take any points severely and can take motion when made conscious of inappropriate behaviour.
With inputs from BBC
