Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line up: Who is John Whaite

Gordon Ramsay couldn't stop crying as he enjoyed a proud dad moment watching his 18 year old daughter Tilly Ramsay perform an incredible Charleston on Strictly Come Dancing Saturday night.The teenager is paired up with brand new professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin on the hugely-popular BBC competition. While their first week was deemed a success and a brilliant start to the Tik Tok star's journey on the show, all the judges said Tilly had room to improve.

Strictly Come Dancing 's youngest contestant on this years show, Tilly Ramsay, revealed that her dad Gordon shed a tear as he cried watching her debut Waltz. Gordon Ramsay is known for his fiery persona on his shows Hells Kitchen, but unfortunately the chef wasn't in the studio watching Tilly last Saturday due to work, but saw her dance on television.

Strictly Come Dancing has already got us hooked from the first live show. Saturday's extravaganza includedRose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice's sensational jive – what was Shirley thinking whipping out the four paddle? – and John Waite making history as he took to the floor with Johannes Radebe.

The girlfriend of Strictly Come Dancing professional partner Nikita Kuzmin has gushed over his "mesmerising" routine with his celebrity partner Tilly Ramsay. Saturday night saw the dance partners effortlessly perform the waltz to Camila Cabello's track Consequences, with Tilly's celebrity chef dad Gordon Ramsay gushing that he was "so proud" of his nineteen year old daughter.

Strictly Come Dancing’s live shows returning to dominate the Saturday-night schedules. John Whaite made history on Strictly Come DancingAfter last weekend’s launch show, the 19th contest of the BBC ballroom behemoth got underway in earnest as our 15 newly formed pro-celebrity couples performed their first full routines.

Last year, Strictly Come Dancing saw its first same-sex couple, Nicola Adams and Katya Jones, take to the dancefloor.

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe has shared a glimpse inside his stunning London apartment.The professional dancer, 34, who has made history on the BBC show in his same-sex male pairing with Great British Bake Off star John Whaite, has shared a collection of snaps of his modern pad to his 244,000 Instagram followers.

Strictly Come Dancing returned to our screens last weekend with a glitzy launch show that saw the new batch of celebrity contestants — including McFly star Tom Fletcher and Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty — get paired up with their pro partners. The couples will take to the Strictly ballroom to perform their first dances this weekend, with everything from a lively Samba to a classic American Smooth on the agenda for this season’s first live show.

Strictly glitterball whilst learning to dance like the professionals along the way. READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing 2021 line up: Who is chef Tilly Ramsay? Contestants this year include Tilly Ramsay, Rhys Stephenson, Tom Fletcher and Rose Ayling-Ellis amongst others.

Read more: Strictly Come Dancing first male couple named as John Whaite and Johannes Radebe There are multiple star studded celebs and Olympian Adam Peaty is in the selection. But how did he get where he is today? Early life Adam Peaty is 26 years old with his birthday on 28 December 1994.