Strictly Come Dancing's John Whaite downs champagne and jokes that he's put on ...

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He made history alongside professional dancer Johannes Radebe for the show's first ever all-male performance.

And John Whaite didn't waste any time in cracking open a bottle of champagne to celebrate, after joking that the series made him 'put weight on'.

The Bake Off star, 32, took to his Instagram Story to tell his fans: 'I am putting weight on because the catering - it's chicken, potatoes, a hunk of white bread with butter, a crouton salad and an upside down pineapple cake.'

Despite many stars reporting they lost weight during the show, Gemma Atkinson pre-warned John that she actually gained half a stone when she was on the show in 2017.

He told fans: 'When I signed up for Strictly, Gemma Atkinson said: "Be careful you don’t put weight on because sometimes you do."'

'Not there’s anything wrong with putting weight on by the way, but obviously I’m trying not to at the minute for my own reasons.'