Strictly’s Nancy Xu sparks concern from fans after she suffers a nasty injury during her debut dance with Les Dennis: ‘Did you see the blood?’

Strictly’s Nancy Xu is raising concerns among fans after she suffers a nasty injury during her debut dance with Les Dennis: ‘Did you see the blood?’

Strictly sensation Nancy Xu sparked concern among fans during Saturday’s live show after appearing to suffer a nasty injury.

The professional dancer, 32, was teamed up with Les Dennis, 69, and was seen cleaning blood from her ear as the duo were interviewed by Claudia Winkleman after their debut performance.

The choreographer was captured mop up the injury while having a chat with the presenter as she was handed a tissue.

During a moment when the camera wasn’t on her, Nancy cleared up because it looked like blood was running down her chin and neck.

The dancer made no comment on the injury as she listened to the judges’ feedback, with her and Les finishing bottom of the leaderboard with 16 points.

Ouch! Strictly sensation Nancy Xu continued to draw blood live on the show after suffering an injury while dancing during Saturday’s week one episode

Injury: The professional dancer, 32, was working with Les Dennis, 69, and was seen cleaning blood from her ear as the duo were interviewed by Claudia Winkleman after the dance

Injury: The professional dancer, 32, was working with Les Dennis, 69, and was seen cleaning blood from her ear as the duo were interviewed by Claudia Winkleman after the dance

Fans quickly noticed what was happening on the dance floor and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their concerns.

One user wrote: ‘Is that blood? Has Nancy cut back on #Strictly #NancyandLes #StrictlyComeDancing.’

‘Is Nancy bleeding?? #StrictlyComeDancing,” a second added.

A third wrote: ‘Is Nancy bleeding from her neck? #StrictlyComeDancing.’

“What happened to Nancy’s neck?” #StrictlyComeDancing,” someone else wrote.

‘Is Nancy bleeding from her neck?! #StrictlyComeDancing,” another commented.

Another viewer joined the conversation and wrote: ‘Why was Nancy bleeding, did anyone see what happened #StrictlyComeDancing.’

“What happened to Les’ hand?” I saw blood, including on Nancy’s neck. Does anyone know? #strictly #Strictlycomedancing,” someone else wrote.

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Commentary: Fans quickly noticed what was happening on the dance floor and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their concerns

Commentary: Fans quickly noticed what was happening on the dance floor and took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their concerns

Strictly speaking: week one rankings

Nigel Harman and Katya Jones – Paso Doble to Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana – 32 points out of 40

Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin – Samba to Touch by Little Mix – 29 points out of 40

Ellie Lelk and Vito Coppola – Jive to Can’t Tame Her by Zara Larsson – 29 points out of 40

Bobby Brazier and Diane Buswell – Foxtrot for All About You by McFly – 29 points out of 40

Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice – Viennese Waltz to Pointless by Lewis Capaldi – 29 points out of 40

Angela Rippon Kai Wrrington – Cha Cha to Get the Party Started by Shirley Bassey – 28 points out of 40

Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe – Cha Cha to Uptown Girl by Billy Joel – 28 points out of 40

Angela Scanlan and Carlos Gu – Tango to Prisoner by Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa – 23 points out of 40

Eddie Kadi and Karen – Quickstep to Two Hearts by Phil Collins – 22 points out of 40

Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Lauren Oakley – Cha Cha to Boom Shack A Lack by Apache Indian – 22 points out of 40

Jody Cundy and Jowita Przystał – Quickstep to I’m On Top Of The World by Bobby Darin – 21 points out of 40

Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk – Cha Cha to Waffle House by Jonas Brothers – 19 points out of 40

Zara McDermott and Graziano Dr Fine – Cha Cha to Crush by Jennifer Page – 19 points out of 40

Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez – Waltz to Run To You by Whitney Houston – 18 points out of 40

Les Dennis and Nancy Xu – Tango to Don’t You Want Me by Human League – 16 points out of 40

Elsewhere during the sensational episode, Nigel Marman emerged as an early favorite to win as he topped the leaderboard during the first live show.

The 50-year-old actor was named ‘the one to beat’ by judge Shirley Ballas after performing an excellent pasodoble with dance partner Katya Jones.

The Casualty star danced to Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit and received rave reviews from all four judges, receiving a score of 32 out of 40.

“That was the dance of the night,” exclaimed Craig Revel Horwood, while Motsi Mabuse added: “This at the end of the night was spectacular, amazing.”

Anton Du Beke also praised the actor and reminded the audience that it is not easy for the star who has to close the show.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday at 6.20pm on BBC One.

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