厳密に begins with the men first on the dancefloor... and 'Winnie the Pooh' John Sergeant is a 攻撃する，衝突する!

By Lizzie Smith for MailOnline
Updated: 12:22 BST, 21 September 2008

After the weeks practising, the days of 衣装 fitting and the miles of anticipatory newsprint, tonight it was finally time to start dancing.

And First up on 厳密に Come Dancing were the men, with the rugby players, actors, Olympic 競技者s, chefs and presenters choosing either to waltz or cha cha cha their way across the dance 床に打ち倒す.

Amongst the 控訴s and the skimpy dancing 衣装s the 星／主役にする of the show was Tess Daly, who wore a strapless gown in a vibrant pink. The bubbly presenter wore her blonde hair loose over her shoulders as she chatted backstage with the contestants.

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Presenter Tess Daly 雑談（する）s to Holby City actor Tom backstage on tonight's 厳密に Come Dancing

One of the surprises of the night was 退役軍人 新聞記者／雑誌記者 John Sergeant , who danced a slow waltz with his Marilyn Monroe-esque ロシアの partner Kristina Rhinaoff.

The 64-year-old, who was seen admiring a picture of himself on the 前線 page of the Daily Mail, was told he was 'so 削減（する） and cuddly,' by Bruno Tonioli.

The 裁判官 追加するd: 'It was like watching Winne the Pooh, I 設立する it a very endearing 業績／成果.' Sergeant received a respectable first dance 得点する／非難する／２０ of 22. 大きくする ?

'A Winnie the Pooh': John Sergeant takes to the dancefloor

'I'm in the Mail!': John Sergeant and his dance partner Kristina Rhinaoff look at the paper

As he talked to Tess backstage Olympic swimmer 示す Foster 約束d テレビ視聴者s he would w ear his swimming trunks to dance in if he reached the final.

One 裁判官 who would appear to welcome this was Arlene Phillips. '示す, your whole 団体／死体 is a 衣装,' she told him.

Sadly for Arlene and his fans there seemed little chance of this, with the 裁判官s awarding Foster just 22 out of 40. 'It was D U L L dull,' Mr 汚い, Craig Revel Horwood, told him.

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The male celebrities and their partners were first out on the dancefloor this week

Winning the unwelcome label of 'lowest 得点する／非難する／２０' was celebrity chef Gary Rhodes who received just 17 points.

His exuberant arm shaking and big grin failed to impress the 裁判官s, with Craig calling him '無作為の and ぎこちない', before awarding him just one point.

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無作為の and ぎこちない: Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes failed to impress

Rhodes （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 a tune on his partner's 支援する, but the 裁判官s were unamused

Tom 議会s, from Holby City, who danced the cha cha cha with Camilla Daellerup, thrilled with his hip wiggle.

にもかかわらず 戦う／戦いing with his 神経s as the first to 攻撃する，衝突する the dancefloor he managed to impress the 裁判官s, who awarded him 28 out of 40. Arlene told him: 'You know what, I loved it.'

But ex-EastEnder Phil Daniels wasn't やめる as successful. He told Tess afterwards that he had made 'a few mistakes'. But, he 追加するd: 'I enjoyed it.'

Shake those hips: Andrew 城 dancing with Ola Jordan

Presenter Andrew 城 成し遂げるd better, winning 23 points and 存在 told he might finally have broken the GMTV '悪口を言う／悪態'.

The biggest surprise of the night was former England and Leicester rugby player Austin Healey, who danced the waltz with Erin Boag.

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Rachel Stevens receives a cheeky kiss from her dance partner Vincent Simone after 存在 選ぶd out by the 裁判官s as 'one to watch'

The 35-year-old received a thrilled reaction, and 32 points. Craig told him 'It's やめる shocking really.', while Len Goodman 追加するd: 'That's the best first dance for a man I have ever seen.'

The show ended with a hint of the 扱う／治療するs to come next week, when the women take to the 床に打ち倒す. The 女性（の）s contestants, 含むing Jessie Wallace, Lisa Snowdon and Rachel Stevens, 成し遂げるd a group dance with their partners.

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The group dance: The girls will take to the 床に打ち倒す 個々に next week