BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Tom Dean admits 'nerves' ahead of first live performance

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Tom Dean was supported by his creation spouse Nadiya Bychkova astatine a antithetic contention this week up of their debut regular connected the BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Tom Dean was near "nervous" earlier this week up of his archetypal regular with Nadiya Bychkova connected the BBC show.

Tom, 24, was supported by his creation spouse Nadiya, 35, astatine the BMW PGA Championship's Celebrity Pro-Am held astatine Wentworth Golf Club successful Surrey connected Wednesday. The yearly lawsuit sees nonrecreational golfers teamed up with celebrities.

Olympic freestyle swimmer Tom was connected a squad with golfer Matt Wallace, nonrecreational footballer Jordan Pickford and shot manager Robbie Fowler. The group's rivals included comedian Michael McIntyre and TV presenter Dan Walker.

Following the event, Tom shared photos connected Instagram and wrote astir the experience. He said successful the caption: "What a day, what a team! Dream people ticked disconnected and what amended lawsuit to bash it at. Thank you [BMW PGA Championship]."

And helium shared a photograph connected his Instagram Story of himself mid-swing and teased to his followers that it didn't amusement however tense helium was feeling successful the contest. Alongside the photo, helium wrote: "The representation doesn't amusement the nerves..."

His creation spouse Nadiya had been successful the assemblage astatine the lawsuit and posted astir the experience. Her station included photos of her beside Tom, and others showed her with Dan, 47, whom she was partnered with connected Strictly backmost successful 2021.

She wrote connected the platform: "Amazing time @bmwpga with my Strictly spouse [Tom]. Got to spot immoderate play magic and conscionable immoderate beauteous people. Great drawback up with [Dan] walked fewer holes and been entertained by 1 and lone [Michael] …and got caller @gfore shoes." She added: "What a day! I emotion golf."

Nadiya - who has posted astir her emotion for the athletics connected respective occasions connected societal media - was announced arsenic Tom's creation spouse successful the pre-recorded Strictly motorboat past week. They've since been rehearsing for the archetypal unrecorded show.

The brace volition instrumentality to the dancefloor connected Saturday nighttime with a tango acceptable to Harry Styles' opus Golden. They aren't the lone mates doing that benignant of creation successful the archetypal unrecorded amusement arsenic vocalist Toyah Willcox and her creation spouse Neil Jones volition execute the aforesaid one, but to Madonna's Ray of Light.

After the details of their regular were announced, Nadiya told her followers: "Finally we tin speech astir the creation and it's a tango. I emotion tango. I loved teaching [Tom] tango." The nonrecreational dancer teased: "It was each astir Tango Tom for the past 2 weeks and present I can't hold for you each to spot it!"

Strictly Come Dancing continues connected Saturday nighttime from 7pm connected BBC One and BBC iPlayer, and determination won't beryllium a results amusement connected Sunday this week.

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