STRICTLY Come Dancing fans claimed a pro’s ‘well and truly wrecked’ their partner ahead of Saturday’s live show.

Last week saw all 15 famous faces take to the dance floor for their first live performances.

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Olympic swimmer Tom Dean has been paired with Ukrainian pro dancer Nadiya Bychkova.

In a video shared to Instagram, Nadiya showed the pair finishing up their rehearsal on Thursday.

Captioning the post, she wrote: “Thursday Update: 10 sets of three, hips, posture.

” Face? Face is actually having a good time.

“We are ready for Friday’s camera block @bbcstrictly. Let’s do it partner @tomdean00 #teamgolden #strictlycomedancing.”

Speaking in the clip, the dancer introduced her three-time gold medal winning partner.

However, as Tom entered the frame, he revealed: “I’m so tired!”

The 24-year-old went on to explain how he and Nadiya had done “ten sets of three”.

This meant they had been practising their full routine three times consecutively, for ten times, bringing them to a total of 30.

Tom later added: “I just want to go to bed.”

In week one, Tom and Nadiya performed a Tango to “Golden” by Harry Styles, scoring 23 out of 40.

Meanwhile on Instagram, Nadiya’s followers soon shared their support for the pair ahead of Saturday’s show.

One wrote:  “You’ve well and truly wrecked him.

“Can’t wait to see you and disco Tom smash the cha cha on Saturday. Love you lots team.”

Another added: “You’ve worn Tom out Nadiya. Have the best time on Saturday you’re amazing.”

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A third penned: “Zero slide! Who can blame him!! Keep going Team Golden.”

While a fourth added:  “You both make up a great partnership, with Ms Nadiya skills and tuition – potential glitter ball in sight.”

A fifth remarked: “Can’t wait to watch you on Saturday night, this is your year Nadiya.”

Strictly Come Dancing airs on BBC One and iPlayer.

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Dame Maggie Smith was often open about her lack of time or interest in watching her performance as the Dowager Countess of Grantham in ITV’s hit period drama, Downton Abbey.

Smith, who died peacefully in hospital early on Friday (Sunday 27), aged 89, starred as Violet Crawley in every episode of the popular six-season show about the aristocratic family and their domestic servants in the early 20th century.

She later reprised her role in the two movie spin-offs: Downton Abbey (2019) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022), alongside co-stars Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael and Elizabeth McGovern.

Even during her time on the series, she wasn’t afraid of admitting in several interviews that she had never watched the show.

In 2013, months after the series aired its third season, Smith told 60 Minutes presenter Steve Kroft that she had “never watched it,” confessing that she would find it too frustrating to watch her performance and nitpick over how she could have done things differently.

“I will look at it when it’s all over, maybe, because it’s frustrating,” she said at the time. “I always see things that I would like to do differently, and think, ‘Why in the name of God did I do that?’”

Following the show’s conclusion, she expressed relief that it had come to an end.

“I really am [relieved],” Smith said on an October 2015 episode of The Graham Norton Show. “Because, honestly, by the time we finished, [Crawley] must’ve been 110. I couldn’t go on and on. I couldn’t; it just didn’t make sense.”

In the years after the show’s finale, she revealed that she had been gifted a Downton Abbey box set but still hadn’t gotten around to watching it.

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“I haven’t got time,” she joked to actors Joan Plowright, Judi Dench and Eileen Atkins in their 2018 documentary Tea with the Dames. “I shall have to hasten otherwise I won’t last long enough to see the wretched thing!”

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Throughout her decades-long stage and screen career, Smith gave life to a host of memorable characters, from Muriel Spark’s passionate Edinburgh girls’ school teacher Jean Brodie, in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and most notably to Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film franchise.

She also appeared in other film hits including Steven Spielberg’s Hook and the Sister Act franchise.

In a statement issued via her publicist, Smith’s two sons, Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, announced her death, saying: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning.”

Remembering Smith as an “intensely private person,” they shared she was surrounded by “friends and family at the end.”

EASTENDERS

Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.

Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.

Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.

Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.

Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.

A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.

CORONATION STREET

Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.

He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.

But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.

Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.

When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.

Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.

Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.

But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.

EMMERDALE

Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.

She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.

Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.

Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.

However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.