Strictly Come Dancing 's Nadiya Bychkova has responded to her exit, which has divided viewers. The professional dancer and her celebrity partner Tom Dean were the first couple of the 2024 season to be sent home, after losing the dreaded dance-off to Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones.

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Dan Walker stirs BBC Strictly 'fix' controversy weighing in on Nadiya Bychkova's shock exit - The former BBC Breakfast host has weighed in on the controversy surrounding Bychkova and her celebrity par

Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova and Tom Dean were sent home tonight in the first dance-off elimination and Dan Walker fuelled conspiracies.

Professional dancer Nadiya Bychokova has admitted she is 'not ready to talk' about her exit from Strictly Come Dancing with Olympian Tom Dean as they became the first to be axed

For their final performance, Tom and Nadiya reprised their cha cha to the tune of Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind & Fire. On Saturday's live broadcast, they scored 20 points from the judges, which added to their previous week's tally of 23 points for a tango to Harry Styles's track Golden, brought their total to 43.

Swimmer Tom Dean ‘gutted’ after ‘genuine shock’ of Strictly Come Dancing exit - The 24-year-old said he “wanted to go further in the competition” and had a “great time” on the show.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nadiya Bychkova praised 'wonderful gentleman' Tom Dean after he was eliminated from the dance competition over the weekend

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left fuming as Tom Dean was the first to be axed from the show, describing it as a 'disgraceful decision' while his pro partner Nadiya was 'devastated'.