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Lewis Knight

Strictly Come Dancing fans blown away as Bill Bailey returns to dancefloor

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been left delighted by Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse reuniting on the dancefloor.

Comedy legend Bill won the 2020 series with professional dancer Oti despite fierce competition from pop star HRVY, EastEnders actress Maisie Smith and Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing.

The pair once again performed a Street/Commercial routine to Rapper’s Delight by The Sugarhill Gang.

Once again the performance proved a hit with fans in the studio and at home.

Prior to the performance, Bill had tweeted a photo of himself with Oti.

Bill penned: "Time to take to the dance floor once again with my great friend and .. oh yeah .. 2x Strictly Champion ⁦ @OtiMabuse - as we dance to Rapper’s Delight 7.45pm @BBCOne @bbcstrictly ”.

Oti Mabuse and Bill Bailey performed together again on Strictly Come Dancing (BBC)

Naturally, viewers were delighted to see Bill and Oti back together on the Strictly dance floor after so long away.

One Strictly Come Dancing viewer penned on Twitter : "Strictly legendary status for this dance. Bill is a dancing machine! #Strictly ".

A different BBC One viewer tweeted: "Never get tired of the Bill and Oti's Rappers Delight routine. #Strictly ".

Fans adored seeing Bill hit the dancefloor once again (BBC)
Oti and Bill once again danced a contemporary piece to Rapper's Delight (BBC)

Meanwhile, another fan of the dancing show wrote: "Oti Mabuse & Bill Bailey are SOOOO the perfect Strictly Come Dancing Partners.."

Elsewhere, a different person commented on social media: "I swear Bill & Oti’s Rapper’s Delight routine brings enough #Strictly joy to take you to the end of the year - just brilliant! #Strictly2021 #StrictlyComeDancing ".

Finally, one Strictly Come Dancing fan concluded: "Bill and Oti that was perfect! Love that dance so much! You are a genius @OtiMabuse #Strictly ".

*Strictly Come Dancing continues next weekend, with the first live show on Saturday 25th September on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

What pairings have excited you the most for Strictly Come Dancing 2021? Let us know in the comments below.

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