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Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman paused from the action during the first live show to address a major change to the line-up.

Just minutes in to the first live show on Saturday, the hosts diverted their attention to the loss of Dani Dyer.

News broke days before the hit BBC One show's return that the former Love Island winner had been forced to quit the series.

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It was revealed that Dani had been advised to withdraw from the show after she "landed funny" during a fall in a training session and fracturing her ankle.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses announced on Friday (September 26) that Amber Davies, who also won Love Island, will be da

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