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("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Widdicombe, 43, faced criticism over his broadcasting abilities from the dance floor alongside Willis, 50, at the weekend with some claiming he kept “missing his cue” and looked like a “spare part” on the show.
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he → face → show
After chatting with contestant Cach Mercer backstage, Radebe asked Widdicombe and Willis, “Who’s dancing now?” and cut to Widdicombe standing onstage in silence, before realising it was his cue to speak.
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it → chat → silence
The same issue appeared to happen again during a different handover.
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issue → appear → handover
Hours after the barrage of comments online, Widdicombe took to his Instagram Story to re-share a round-up post from the official Strictly Instagram page.
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Widdicombe → take → page
It was captioned, "Caught on camera from week one!" and featured a snap of him flashing a peace sign while posing backstage with Willis.
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him → caption → Willis
“WE LOVE YOU, @josh_widdicombe!
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WE → love → YOU
I’m not a Strictly fan, but I’m a longtime one of Josh’s and I’m actually saddened/disgusted by a lot of the horrible comments about him on here,” one wrote.
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one → ’m → him
They each bring something unique and together are a winning team.
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They → bring → something
The show needs Josh’s humour,” another added.
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another → need → humour
Thought he & Emma were fab together presenting,” a third posted.
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third → think → ?
Over the course of the two-and-a-half-hour programme, an average of 4.8 million viewers tuned in to watch on BBC One as the latest batch of stars performed on the dancefloor with their professional partners live for the first time.
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batch → tune → time
A Strictly spokesperson said: “Strictly was the most watched programme of the night, with a peak of five million viewers.
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Strictly → say → viewers
As ever, overnight ratings do not give the full picture of all those who watch in an on-demand world.
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who → give → world
It follows on from last week’s launch episode which had a peak of 5.8 million viewers and an average of 5.3 million.
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which → follow → million
It saw social media star John Nellis top the Strictly leader board with his partner Katya Jones as they wowed the judges with a foxtrot to Alex Warren’s Ordinary.
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they → see → Ordinary
The judges gave the routine 31 points, with Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas praising the routine as being “the best dance of the night” and Craig Revel Horwood saying it was “classy, elegant and graceful”.
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it → give → night
Following behind was Australian singer Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington, who scored 29 points for their Samba to Baiana by Barbatuques.
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who → follow → Barbatuques
The episode ended in a three-way tie for last place with a score of 15 points.
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episode → end → points
Among them was Gavin And Stacey actress Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec, who performed a cha cha to Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Sir Elton John and Kiki Dee.
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who → perform → John
They were joined by ex-footballer Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr, who performed a cha cha to Lil Boo Thang by Paul Russell, and Paralympian Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon after their quickstep to C’est Magnifique by Kay Starr.
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who → join → Starr
The new hosts split presenting responsibilities with Willis and Widdicombe by the judges’ table while Radebe welcomed the dancers on the balcony ahead of the score reveal.
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Radebe → split → reveal
The first show did not include a public vote or elimination.
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show → include → vote
Strictly Come Dancing will return on BBC One on Saturday for movie week.
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Dancing → return → week
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