Welsh dancer Amy and her celebrity dance partner, JLS star JB Gill, emerged in the top spot at the end of week one

Shirley Ballas says she had "struggled" with her weight "all her life" and has regularly faced comments saying she "needed to be thinner" or "look a certain way".

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas had some touching words for Amy Dowden as she made her return to the BBC show tonight after taking a break to undergo cancer treatment

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has previously admitted that she has "struggled" with her weight

Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has previously spoken about her weight struggles and how she lost 9lb in just one week with a military-style routine

Any, the Welsh ballroom dancer, who first joined the cast of Strictly in 2017, was too ill to compete in last year's series

The head judge grabbed her fellow panelist as she gave advice to Tom Dean and partner Nadiya Bychkova

The show judge took to social media ahead of appearing on the first live show of the BBC dance competition

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left in awe of comedian Chris McCausland, as he became the first blind contestant to take to the dance floor with professional partner Dianne Buswell