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20
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0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Far away from the backlash, Willis shared several behind-the-scenes photos on Instagram showing her posing in her white dress and eating pizza.
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her → share → pizza
She also posted a playful clip of herself with her Busted musician beau kissing as they walked down the corridor at the Strictly studios.
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they → post → studios
Matt burst into dance and waved jazz hands at the camera as his wife laughed.
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wife → burst → camera
I’ve never had so much fun!
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I → have → fun
What a way to kick things off,” The Voice presenter captioned the post.
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presenter → kick → post
Her fans flooded the comments with their praise for her and her husband’s “natural” chemistry, with some suggesting that he should replace Widdicombe on the show.
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he → flood → show
One fan wrote, “Slide three should be the real presenters of Strictly,” and others rushed to agree.
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others → write → Strictly
Matt is as natural as she is, there’s a reason they’re perfectly matched,” one user enthused.
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user → ’ → ?
“Totally agree, would have been a winning combination for Strictly, he's already got presenting experience and it would have been a great dynamic to have a married couple who are so likeable,” another added.
“That would be good and the chemistry between them is beautiful and fun especially for the show,” a third posted.
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third → agree → show
They previously said it was “wicked” to work together as their jobs often meant they worked apart.
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they → say → ?
The Strictly hosting suggestions came after Widdicombe’s apparent blunders during the live show on Saturday.
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suggestions → host → Saturday
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
The comments on the post were full of support for Widdicombe, with fans saying they were “saddened” by the backlash.
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they → say → backlash
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
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 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
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