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Viewers of Strictly Come Dancing were left surprised over something they've 'never heard' in the famous ballroom before - until now.

The hit BBC One dance show officially returned to screens last weekend with the 2025 series launch show. However, the competition actually got underway on Saturday night (September 27).

The new 15 couples took to the ballroom floor with their first routines, and former Lionesses midfielder Karen Carney impressed as she became the first footballer to top the Strictly leaderboard for 18 years.

The 38-year-old and her professional dance partner Carlos Gu scored 31 for their jive to Blondie’s One Way Or Another, to which Anton Du Beke said: "That is the way to end a show with the best dance of the night."

It came after Olympian and Gladiator

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