Ed Balls has made his long-awaited debut on Strictly Come Dancing despite a disappointing lack of sequins and glitter.
Balls and his partner Jones will now have to learn a dance routine, but their competition is stiff – it includes a former Olympian, gymnast and two pop stars.
Fellow MPs from across the party divide issued messages in support of Balls.
“I’m not wearing any sequins and no glitter, it’s all very classical,” Balls had said before the opener, but sure enough, he ended up rocking a shirt with vaguely sparkly stripes.