Prior to finding fame on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing, some of the professionals had their first taste of showbiz on the ITV talent show Britain’s Got Talent.
The likes of Neil Jones, Katya Jones and Kai Widdrington all formed part of Kings and Queens, who auditioned for the series in 2014.
Kai had already experienced BGT fame two years prior after appearing on the show in 2012 at just 16-years-old with dance partner Natalia Jeved – making it all the way to the final, before they were beaten by winners Ashleigh and Pudsey.
When he returned to the stage, he was with Neil and Katya, among others, who he now works with for the BBC One show.
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The dance group performed dressed for the occasion and certainly had the judges mouths wide open as they dominated the stage for their impressive number.
After their performance, Alesha Dixon was gobsmacked as she realised that Kai had returned to the show and asked the members how they knew each other.
Neil stepped forward to state that he and Katya were married.
Prior to their performance, they shared in their introduction trailer that they had been sleeping at Neil’s house in the lead-up to their audition.
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At the time, Simon Cowell hailed it “incredible”, while Alesha said: “If you’re not in the finals I’ll eat my arm.”
While the group managed to get four yeses form the judges, they were voted out of the competition after making it to the semi-final.
At the time, the members said they were “gutted” to not go further in the competition, but confessed there were already “many opportunities in the pipeline”.
And it seems they were correct, with both Neil and Katya signing onto Strictly Come Dancing just two years later in 2016 following their wide fanbase from the dance group.
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Years after they joined, they welcomed another member of Kings and Queens to their tight-night Strictly professionals family, with Kai joining the show.
Kai may be a newbie to Strictly, but he’s working well within the competition and flying through the rounds with his partner AJ Odudu.
Katya is currently partnered up with Adam Peaty, while Neil, who was partnered with Nina Wadia, were the first to be eliminated from the competition this year.
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