Overview

• He appears on the BBC One show's first live episode tonight, marking his first performance on Strictly.
• He is paired with fellow Australian Dianne Buswell, who is described as the show's first pregnant competitor.
• Dennis says the end of Neighbours had him planning to slow down, yet he is now training up to eight hours a day for the series.
• The long-time Paul Robinson actor has been a fixture of Neighbours since its 1985 launch, alongside stage work, other TV roles and a brief UK pop-chart run.
• Recent profiles have revisited his family tragedy and past relationships, noting his road-safety advocacy after his brother’s death and a 1990s romance with Natalie Imbruglia.