Dan Walker asks 'what just happened' on Strictly Come Dancing as he supports former dance partner Nadiya Bychkova

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Former Strictly Come Dancing star Dan Walker has branded Tom Dean's week-one elimination "a bit messed up" as he was left asking "what just happened" during the first results show of the series.

The Olympic swimmer and his dance partner Nadiya Bychkova were the first couple to leave this year's series of the BBC One dance contest after competing against singer Toyah Willcox and Neil Jones in the bottom two on Sunday night's (September 29) results show.

And Channel 5 News host Dan - who finished in fifth place with Nadiya in Strictly's 2021 series - has been left puzzled as to why he lost the dance off, as on Saturday night's (September 28) show, Toyah and Neil were at the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 30, whilst Tom and Nadiya placed considerably higher than them with a score of 46. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing confirms first special of 2024 after first shock elimination Reacting to the result, the Classic FM presenter wrote on Instagram: "What just happened on Strictly feels a bit messed up. @tomdean00's departure will go down as one of THE early shocks.

Lovely bloke who really could have become a great dancer. He looked like he was loving every second of it and @nadiyabychkova looked like she loved teaching him." He continued: "I'm not an expert - and I'm happy for someone to explain - but can't work out how he lost that dance-off.