Strictly Come Dancing star dealt crushing blow before first elimination

There's trouble on the way for one Strictly Come Dancing star this weekend as BBC viewers will see the first celebrity leave the competition.

During Friday's instalment of It Takes Two, host Fleur East spoke to three guests about the upcoming live show.

However, when speaking about sports star Paul Merson, Matt Richardson didn't hold back on sharing his thoughts.

This weekend, viewers will see Paul and his professional partner do a Salsa for the judges, hoping to earn a higher mark than their week one score of 17.

Showing people a sneak peek at his rehearsals, Fleur highlighted Paul just wants to have fun while he's on the show.

Addressing Sian Welby, she asked: "Do you think he needs to set the bar a little higher for himself?"

The radio star replied: "I think it'll change if he starts getting higher scores, that competitiveness will kick in. He's a footballer! He'll get that energy of wanting to win."

Although, Matt seemed to heavily disagree with Sian's remark.

He hit out: "I just don't think he's going to be getting much higher scores, I mean come on."

"I'm going to put some money on it, I do know. I think that's about as good as it's going to get!"

However, Will Njobvu disagreed as he believed Paul will surprise everybody watching.

Shaking his head laughing, Matt added: "Absolutely not."

Despite his strong critiques of Paul, the It Takes Two guest believes another celebrity will be the first to go.

The conversation quickly moved on to Toyah Wilcox, who is currently bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 12.

Matt confessed: "I'm not confident, I think Toyah shouldn;t cancel her December holiday, that's how I feel."

While Sian scolded him for his mean comment, Fleur was speechless as she replied: "Savage!"

Will revealed he believes she's a dark horse and may end up finishing near the finales.

Matt added: "I think she's at risk this week, if she doesn't do really well she could potentially be going."

Strictly Come Dancing continues this Saturday on BBC One from 6:15pm and Strictly: It Takes Two airs weeknights on BBC Two from 6pm