Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones has defended his partner Toyah Willcox after they were saved from elimination in Week 2.

NEIL Jones has hit back at trolls who slammed Toyah Willcox’s Strictly performances to date. The professional dancer, 42, has stepped in to defend his partner from cruel comments by viewers.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones has defended his partner Toyah Willcox after they were unexpectedly saved from elimination in Week 2. The September 28 episode saw Neil and the 80s musician trying to impress the judges with a Jive to 'Nutbush City Limits' by Ike and Tina Turner after finishing bottom of the leaderboard in Week 1.

Strictly Come Dancing star Neil Jones rushed to social media to praise his dance partner Toyah Willcox after they landed in the bottom two

Strictly Come Dancing star Toyah Willcox previously had an encounter with the royal family as they 'wanted to see what a punk rocker looked like'.

Neil Jones has addressed head-on the criticism he and celebrity dance partner Toyah Willcox have faced following this past weekend's first Strictly Come Dancing elimination. After finishing bottom of the leaderboard according to the judges' scores,

Toyah Willcox is appearing on Strictly Come Dancing for the 2024 series and has a surprise connection to the show before joining the recent line-up

Toyah Wilcox has been given some bad news, as she has been named is the 6-4 favourite with bookmaker Coral to be the first contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing this weekend. The actress and musician tops the betting ahead of Paul Merson, who 7-2 and Nick Knowles, who is 9-2 to depart.