According to the bookies, Paul is the favourite to be eliminated first this weekend. Bookmakers Ladbrokes have announced that he has odds of 9-4 to go. Montell Douglas, JB Gill, Shayne Ward and Sam Quek are seemingly the safest names in the competition, with £0 being placed on any of them getting eliminated this weekend

Amy Dowden receives standing ovation after first dance on Strictly since cancer diagnosis Strictly Come Dancing, BBC

Celebs take to dance floor and Amy Dowden returns for first live show - The pressure is on as celebrity contestants perform live for the first time this season

Professional dancer Amy Dowden says a return to the Strictly dancefloor will be "beautiful for [her] family". The Strictly star is paired with celebrity partner JLS singer JB Gill and will perform in tonight's first life performance.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden has spoken out ahead of her return to the show. It comes one year after the professional dancer was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. She is set to return to the dancefloor for the new series of Strictly and is paired with JLS member JB Gill.

Strictly Come Dancing 2024 is here, with all the stars paired up with their respective pro dancers. The reality competition series returned to our screens on 14 September, with a launch show in which the celebrity contestants learnt which professional dancers they would be coupled up with.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden opened up about her return to the show during an emotional segment on BBC Breakfast today (September 21)