Joe Sugg invited all the Strictly Come Dancing celebrities to his house to watch first show of the series

YouTube star Joe Sugg's birthday fell on the same day as the Strictly Come Dancing 2018 launch show. How did he celebrate? With a massive Strictly viewing party of course.

The Strictly celebrity invited his fellow Strictly contestants and pro dancers over to his house to watch the show for his 27th birthday.

Because the first episode is pre-recorded, this is the only chance the Strictly celebrities will have to chill out and watch themselves in action.

Joe clearly was only too happy to share his birthday with his new Strictly friends – and make use of his massive projector screen...

https://twitter.com/Joe_Sugg/status/1038504105969373184

Newsreader Kate Silverton joined the party, posting a picture of the birthday boy just as the show was getting underway.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnebEs-gynz/?taken-by=katesilverton

Joe's new partner Dianne Buswell was also there to celebrate the start of what is set to be an intense few weeks of training before the first live show.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bne2H0hl0r6/?hl=en&taken-by=diannebuswell

After the episode had finished, fellow YouTube star Oli White posted a video of Joe dancing his way over to his birthday cake. Looks like the boy has been working on his moves already...

https://twitter.com/OliWhiteTV/status/1038520830605643782

https://twitter.com/PointlessBlog/status/1038520279465697280

While fellow celeb Katie Piper shared a picture of her "partying with the pros" at Joe's house. Wonder whether she was able to pick up any extra tips?

https://twitter.com/KatiePiper_/status/1038507926435057665

Unfortunately, now the party's over and the hard work begins. The first Strictly live show is only two weeks away, set to air on Saturday 22nd September.

Check out all the reaction to the new Strictly 2018 couples here, and find out more about all the celebrities here.

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