The actor, 37, who took part in the show in 2016 alongside Oti Mabuse, joined Ashley Roberts, 44, Layton Williams, 31, and Jay McGuiness, 35, for a special performance for Blackpool week.
The former soap star missed out on winning during his series, with Ore Oduba and his professional partner Joanne Clifton coming out victorious.
Impressed by his moves and stage presence, viewers wrote on X: ‘Danny Mac has made my weekend hahah’;
‘Give Danny Mac another series for goodness sake’;
Returning Strictly alumni Danny Mac wowed viewers as he opened Sunday’s show for the Blackpool special
The actor, 37, joined Ashley Roberts, 44, Layton Williams, 31, and Jay McGuiness, 35, for a special performance for Blackpool week
‘danny mac descending from the blackpool tower ballroom ceiling with his bedazzled shirt open, chest on show, ready to samba his way back into our hearts like it’s 2016 all over again’;
‘it makes me sick to my stomach thinking about how robbed danny mac was even almost a whole decade late’ and ‘Danny Mac really proving he was the most robbed finalist of all time’;
‘Love Jay’ and ‘They’re all still brilliant’.
The group performed a rendition of their most famous numbers with the professional dancers.
The new routine featured elements of Jay and Ashley’s iconic Jives, Danny’s famous Samba, and Layton’s showstopping Quickstep.
On returning to Strictly, Ashley said ahead of the show: ‘I’m so excited and grateful to be back on the shiny floor in Blackpool again.’
Danny added: ‘Dancing in Blackpool was an absolute highlight of my time on Strictly. To be heading back up to The Tower Ballroom once again is as thrilling as it is terrifying, but I can’t wait to be reunited with all the wonderful people who make this show.’
Fans were distracted by Danny’s ripped physique as he danced his famous Samba in an undone sheer shirt, and said he was ‘robbed’ of the Glitterball
Danny took part in the show in 2016 alongside Oti Mabuse (pictured)
The returning Strictly stars performed a rendition of their most famous numbers with the professional dancers in Sunday’s results show
Viewers wrote on X: ‘Danny Mac has made my weekend hahah’; ‘Give Danny Mac another series for goodness sake’
All four dancers joined forces for the pros for a dazzling routine that saw them each revisit one of their most famous Strictly moments
Jay said: ‘I feel extremely lucky to be part of the Strictly alumni that are going to shake our booties again. I’m ready to have some fun with the old gang and the new gang’
Layton reunited with his pro partner Nikita Kuzmin after they reached the final in 2023, with a reprisal of their energetic Quickstep
On returning to Strictly, Ashley said: ‘Nearly a decade later, let’s see if these jive legs can still do their thing! Sequins always help, I’m sure’
Lewis Cope earned his second 40 of the series as he kicked off Strictly’s Blackpool show, after impressing with his Charleston with Katya Jones
Emmerdale star Lewis Cope, 30, and Katya Jones, 36, topped this week’s leaderboard with a perfect 40 points.
EastEnders actress Balvinder Sopal, 46, and Julian Caillon, 30, who came last with 33 points.
Scores from the judges – Craig Revel Horwood, 60, Motsi Mabuse, 44, Shirley Ballas, 65, and 59 year old Anton Du Beke – as well as viewers’ votes will be carried over, and combined with next week’s points and votes.
