Nicole Scherzinger has responded to accusations that she told Tess Daly not to sit too close to her on Strictly Come Dancing.

Fans had suggested that the former X Factor judge had been frosty towards host Tess during their on-air chat, while a lip-reading expert told The Sun that Nicole appeared to tell Tess: "Your hair is touching me."

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According to Nicole, however, that's a load of nonsense. Writing on Twitter, the Pussycat Doll explained: "Tess: 'Nice Dress!'

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"Me: 'Thanks!' *Looks Down* 'Wow, together we look like Christmas' *Looks up and realizes we're live..*

"@TessDaly can sit as close to me as she likes & everyone else can focus on how @ImAshleyRoberts killed it last night! Have a blessed, positive Sunday! xo."

So there you have it! Meanwhile, Strictly said goodbye to Seann Walsh and Katya Jones after they faced Graeme Swann and Oti Mabuse in the dreaded dance off.

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday (November 3) at 7.05pm on BBC One, with the results show following on Sunday (November 4) at 7.50pm.