All the celebrities and their professional partners have completed their first live performance on Strictly Come Dancing 2026, and the scores are in.
The new celebrity contestants, along with their professional dance partners, performed live in front of the judges for the first time this series on Saturday (September 26).
Saturday's live show opened with a performance from the Strictly judges - Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas - and the professionals.
Will Best and Dianne Buswell kicked off the 2026 series by performing a samba to Rock DJ by Robbie Williams.
But it was John Nellis and his professional partner Katya Jones who topped the leaderboard with their foxtrot to Ordinary by Alex Warren, scoring 31.
At the other end of the leaderboard were Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr, Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec and Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon, with the lowest score of the night at 15.
Strictly Come Dancing 2026 week 1 scores
Here’s a full breakdown of everyone’s scores for week one of Strictly Come Dancing 2026.
- Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin - 22
- Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu - 26
- Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu - 21
- Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola - 27
- Melanie Walters and Aljaz Skorjanec - 15
- Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington - 30
- Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon - 15
- Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby - 20
- Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden - 16
- Shaun Wright-Phillips and Alexis Warr - 15
- Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita - 22
- John Nellis and Katya Jones - 31
- Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystal - 20
- Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley – 24
- Will Best and Diana Buswell - 18
Who are the new Strictly presenters?
Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly left Strictly at the end of the 2025 series and have been replaced by three hosts.
For all things Strictly, read our article here - Latest Strictly Come Dancing updates including start date, new hosts, lineup and more
Strictly professional Johannes Radebe will host alongside TV presenter Emma Willis and comedian Josh Widdicombe.
The BBC show has never had three people hosting it at one time until now.
Strictly Come Dancing will return next Saturday (October 3) at 6.15pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
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