Strictly's James Bye explains how spray tan will be written into EastEnders

Strictly Come Dancing 's James Bye was left in tears after his performance on Saturday night, as he thanked BBC bosses for the "life-changing" opportunity on the show.

James' wife Victoria shared the clip to her family blog Instagram. In the lengthy caption she said: "When the lovely folks at Strictly gave me the nod to pop in with the rabble to surprise James, I was there!"The EastEnders actor is currently partnered with pro Amy in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing. As they rehearsed to perform their dance, Victoria came to visit with their sons, Edward, 8, Louis, 6, and Hugo, 3.

READ MORE: Strictly fans sob at 'best opening ever' before fuming at 'bonkers' dance offOthers seem fully confident this is what he'll be dancing to, as someone said, "Can't wait to see James and Amy dancing to the EastEnders duff duffs. .

James Bye appears to have a new Hollywood fan – hit movie maker and director James Gunn. For Strictly Come Dancing’s Movie Week, James and dancer partner Amy Dowden paid homage to Marvel film Guardians of the Galaxy. Dressed as frontman Peter Quill, James had an uncanny resemblance to the character’s actor Chris Pratt.

Strictly Come Dancing hopeful James Bye possessed such a twinkle in his eye that his wife Victoria was smitten straight away, despite him being dressed in a giant pineapple costume at the time. James Bye, who is arguably most known for portraying Martin Fowler in EastEnders, first met his wife when doing promotional work in a Sainsbury’s car park. The meet-cute began with James, 38, handing out sweets and jellies to incoming customers while wearing “skintight red trousers” as he stood inside a giant pineapple.

Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly shared a rare glimpse backstage as she prepared for Saturday night showtime with a spray tan. The 53-year-old presenter from Stockport posted snaps from behind-the-scenes as prepared to step back in front of the cameras for the BBC dance show.

Strictly. Here's our roundup on the top stories from the show, including the celebrities' struggles and the real reason Fleur East was crying. READ MORE: Strictly's Katya Jones given incredibly sweet message at Boots as she says 'people are so kind'Strictly has eliminated its first celebrity as week two saw Kaye Adams and dancing partner Kai Widdrington leave the dancefloor.

Strictly Come Dancing fans went wild on Saturday night as they spotted Lacey Turner in the audience. The Stacey Slater star, 34, was supporting EastEnders co-star James Bye, who performed a Tango to Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran with pro partner Amy Dowden.

James Bye has revealed his fellow EastEnders star and the reigning Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis offered him advice before he took to the dancefloor.The 38-year-old British actor, who has played Martin Fowler in the BBC One soap since 2014, is currently competing in the new series of Strictly.. Speaking alongside his professional partner Amy Dowden ahead of Sunday evening’s results show, James said: “Rose is just like a ray of sunshine and her only advice to me was just take every second in as it goes so quick.

EastEnders star James Bye is taking to the dance floor on Strictly Come Dancing this year, alongside celebrities such as Helen Skelton, Will Mellor and Kym Marsh.The actor, 38, who portrays Martin Fowler in the hit BBC One soap, was the 14th star to be announced in the star-studded line-up, and he called it an "honour" to have been asked to appear on the popular show. There's no doubt all of James' EastEnders cast mates are cheering him on from Albert Square, alongside his loving wife Victoria and their three sons, Edward, eight, and Louis, six, and three year old Hugo.

There are emotional scenes on next week's Coronation Street as James Bailey leaves the famous cobbles. After his footballing career at Weatherfield County came to an end after being diagnosed with a heart condition, James finds a new job and a new life in London.