Strictly Come Dancing's Nadiya Bychkova supported as she shares 'disappointment' after being left without a partner

Professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova has shared her 'disappointment' after being left out of the celebrity pairings. Strictly Come Dancing returned on Saturday night (Sept 17) for its 21st series, which will see 15 brand new celebrities compete for the Glitterball trophy.

Last night's launch show introduced each of the famous faces who are set to take to the dancefloor, as well as revealing who each celebrity had been partnered with. Amongst the contestants, it was revealed that Love Island's Zara McDermott had been paired with Graziano Di Prima, actor Amanda Abbington with Giovanni Pernice, Bad Education star Layton Williams with Nikita Kuzmin, and EastEnders' Bobby Brazier with Dianne Buswell.

But not all of the professional dancers who feature in the BBC dance programme get to be paired up with a celebrity, and this year Nadiya Bychkova has been left out of the running. The Ukrainian ballroom and Latin American dancer, who joined the show as a pro in 2017, has since been supported by her fans after sharing her 'disappointment' at the decision.

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Taking to her Instagram page after the launch show aired last night, Nadiya confessed her feelings with her 170,000 followers. Sharing a picture of her herself in a striking gold jumpsuit, the dancer wrote: "I’m sure you’ll understand that I'm disappointed not to be partnered with a celebrity on @bbcstrictly this series.

"It is an amazing show to be a part of and I’m still so excited for all the group numbers, performing with some of our music acts and much much more," she then added: "I’m also looking forward to