BBC Strictly Come Dancing week 1 leaderboard and scores as celebs perform for first time

Strictly Come Dancing officially returned tonight as the celebrities and their pro partners took to the dance floor for the first time. Week one of the competition kicked off with all 15 celebrities performing their first ever dances.

While some wowed judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse with their debut dances, others proved they would have a harder time nailing the moves. Luckily for them, no-one leaves the BBC show tonight.

The celebs are given a week's grace with no elimination to take place tomorrow night. The first celebrity will be eliminated next Saturday, Sunday, September 29.

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JB Gill and partner Amy Dowden swept straight to the top of the leaderboard with an incredible Waltz on the opening night, scoring a very impressive 31 points out of 40.

At the minute, Toyah, Pete and Paul all seem to be at risk as they are at the bottom of the leaderboard. But all could change with next week's dances and their scores.

Strictly week one leaderboard

Below we have listed the scores from the judges for each celebrity.

1. JB Gill and Amy Dowden - Waltz to Leo Sayer's When I Need You - 31 points

2. Tasha Ghouri and Aljaz Skorjanec - Cha Cha to Sabrina Carpenter's Espresso - 30 points

3. Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola - Quickstep to 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton - 30 points

4. Montell Douglas and Johannes Radebe - Foxtrot to Dinah Washington's Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby - 26 points

5. Wynne Evans and Katya Jones - Samba to Help Yourself by Tom Jones - 26 points

6. Sam Quek and Nikita Kuzmin - Foxtrot to The Supremes' Where Did Our Love Go - 23 points

7. Tom Dean and Nadiya Bychkova - Tango to Harry Styles' 'Golden' - 23 points

8. Jamie Borthwick and Michelle Tsiakkas - Viennese Waltz to Beautiful Things by Benson Boone - 23 points

9. Chris McCausland and Dianna Buswell - Cha Cha to The Beatles Twist and Shout - 23 points

10. Shayne Ward and Nancy Xu - Samba to Stevie Wonders Do I Do - 21 points

11. Punam Krishan and Gorka Marquez - Cha Cha to Kylie Minogue's Love At First Sight - 19 points

12. Nick Knowles and Luba Mushtuk - Jive to We Built This City by Starship - 18 points

13. Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystal - Paso Doble to The Prodigy's Breathe - 17 points

14. Paul Merson and Karen Hauer - American Smooth to Fat Les's football anthem Vindaloo - 17 points

15. Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones - Tango to Madonna's Ray Of Light - 12 points