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Hidden microphones worn by the stars of Strictly Come Dancing have revealed what the dancers were really saying to each other during their first live performance.

For everyone apart from the couples on the dancefloor, it’s impossible to hear what the dancers say while they’re performing – even though we can see their mouths moving as the music plays.

However, a new clip released by Strictly includes the audio from Saturday night’s show, and it reveals some intriguing insights into what the pros and their celebrity partners say to communicate mid-routine.

The most baffling moment was during Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas’s quickstep to “Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone when the EastEnders star is lifting the dancer into a backbend and he says to her: “I smell like garlic!”

As Chris McCausland did his triumphant knee-slide during his Cha Cha to The Beatles’ “Twist And Shout”, he screamed: “Woooo!” In another moment, when his partner Dianne Buswell did a handstand and McCausland used her legs like an electric guitar, the comedian mimicked the sound of strumming the instrument.

During Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones’s tango to Madonna’s “Ray of Light”, Jones loudly counted out the steps and instructed Willcox to look directly at judge Craig Revel Horwood. When she finished the move and paused, she shouted “Craig!” and pointed at the judge.

In another moment the audience couldn’t hear, Vito Copolla tells Miranda star Sarah Hadland: “You are amazing!” when she successfully completes her routine.

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Former Arsenal/England player Paul Merson’s “Vindaloo” dance, which caused some controversy, the ex-footballer chanted “England!” as he fist-pumped the air.

In a heartwarming moment at the end of JB Gill and Amy Dowden’s Waltz to “When I Need You” by Leo Sayer, the dancer excitedly screamed with joy as she hugged the JLS singer.

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Last week, all 15 couples performed live for the first time before the voting – and first elimination of the series – happens this weekend.

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At the top of the leaderboard last week were JB Gill and his pro partner Amy Dowden, who made a triumphant return to Strictly after being too ill to compete in last year’s series as she recovered from treatment for stage three breast cancer.

Their classic Waltz received a standing ovation from the studio audience. The performance also impressed all four judges, and saw them receive 31 points out of a possible 40.

Closely behind them was Love Island star Tasha Ghouri who stunned the judges with a celebrated Cha Cha to Sabrina Carpenter’s summer anthem “Espresso”. The influencer was left ecstatic after receiving a score of 30.

Miranda actor Hadland also received a score of 30 for her Quickstep to “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton – the highest mark a Quickstep has ever received in week one of the competition.

This weekend, Punam Krishan will dance a Foxtrot to Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like A Woman!”, while Chris McCausland will also dance a Foxtrot to “Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy” by The Tams. Find out all of the songs for week two here.

VANESSA Feltz has revealed she’s “delighted” by Phillip Schofield’s shock return to television.

The Sun exclusively revealed that Phillip, 62, has filmed a three-part series on Channel 5 called Cast Away that sees him marooned alone on an island near Madagascar.

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It’s his first telly appearance since he walked away from ITV early last year after admitting to lying about an affair with a young male colleague.

Broadcaster Vanessa, 62, has known Phillip for years and is hoping the series will bring him some peace.

In an interview with The Sun on behalf of online bingo site Heart Bingo, she said: “I’m surprised, but delighted, and I hope it’s great entertainment, and I hope that he achieves from it whatever he wants to achieve.

“I’d like to see it, I’m intrigued to see it and I wish him all the very best.”

Though she welcomes Phillip’s comeback, the type of programme he has decided to return with isn’t what she was expecting.

She continued: “No, not at all. I see why he would have chosen it, although it’s not what I would have expected.

“It seems to me that he would have autonomy over it, he is the only person in it, he was the only person filming it.

“Just him and a camera for 10 days, so I think he would have felt as if he could could orchestrate it, it would be authentic, nobody would manipulate him, he wouldn’t sort of end up on the cutting room floor, because he was the person actually making the film.

“I suppose when you to some extent your career’s been derailed and your life’s been derailed, I suppose you would opt for something like that, that you could be in charge of, and also he’s a very, very seasoned TV professional and he knows what he’s doing.

“I’m hoping that he’s done a fabulous job. I really hope so, I hope it’s great.”

In the first look trailer at Phillip’s Cast Away, the TV star is seen getting tearful as he muses about being “destroyed”.

He says: “I’ve been cast away on a desert island completely on my own. All I have is camera gear, I can say whatever I want about whoever I want.

“It’s my chance to tell my side of my story. I know what I did was unwise, but is it enough to absolutely destroy someone?”

The former This Morning host’s scandal ended his friendship with longtime co-star Holly Willoughby and left his telly career in tatters.

In an exclusive tell-all interview with The Sun, Phillip apologised for his actions to his ex-wife Stephanie and to Holly, though it wasn’t enough to mend their fractured relationship.

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As his voiceover plays in the new clip, Phillip can be seen raising a hand to his face as he cries on the deserted Madagascan island.

Across three hour long episodes filmed over a nine-night solo stay, Phillip will tell his story free from any outside interference.

Explaining his decision to sign with Channel 5, Phillip said: “This is most definitely a first for me and the only thing I felt compelled to do. It appealed to me on so many levels.

“I’ve recently had a lot of time to think about my life, what went right and what went wrong, but I’ve always had the safe arms of friends and family wrapped around me. This time it’s just me, no ‘phone, no comforts, no crew and only lip balm as a luxury.

“I’m looking forward to exploring the island, trying to tie knots to secure my shelter and foraging and fending for myself in the wild … with no help. Maybe I’ll be Robinson Crusoe, or maybe I’ll just be Tom Hank’s Wilson and quietly drift off into the wild blue yonder!!”

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Bob Mortimer has shared an update on his health, revealing he “wasn’t very well” while filming the new series of Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing.

The 65-year-old comedian, who had major heart surgery in 2015, was forced to use a wheelchair while shooting the seventh series of the BBC series amid a health crisis that left him unable to walk.

Mortimer first opened up about his ongoing medical issues in September 2022, revealing that he had shingles, a skin infection that causes a painful rash and is caused by the varicella-zoster virus – the same virus that causes chickenpox.

The TV star hospitalised and had to be replaced for an episode of the lifestyle series, with Mortimer choosing his friend Lee Mack to join his co-star Paul Whitehouse – a decision that divided viewers who complained about the lack of chemistry between the pair.

However, the shingles, which Mortimer contracted in his muscles, lasted for six months, led to a “very challenging” filming experience.

“I wasn’t very well and it made it a bit of a struggle but, as always, Paul looked after me and pulled me through,” Mortimer said while discussing the new series, which continues on Sunday (29 September).

He told The Mirror: “For half of the season, I couldn’t walk so it was very challenging at times. When we were in Trent, I was being taken from a wheelchair to the top of the bank. You never see that but you never see me on my feet either.

“I just tried to get some muscle back, or get some to grow a bit stronger.”

However, in news that will reassure fans, Mortimer said: “I’m 80 per cent back and, by the end of the series, I was reasonably sprightly.”

Mortimer said the new series begins with “the greatest Gone Fishing episodes that have ever been made”.

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Reflecting on why this is, Mortimer said: “Paul and I are just getting better and better at it, which sounds boastful. I think we know what the show is now and what people like. I love this series.”

In 2015, the TV star had a triple heart bypass operation after he was diagnosed with coronary heart disease.

Gone Fishing was born when Whitehouse, who Mortimer had known for 30 years, invited his longtime friend fishing to get him out of the house after the surgery.