BBC Breakfast hosts Sally Nugent and Jon Kay welcomed two Strictly stars on the show after the series wrapped – but not everyone enjoyed their appearance.

BBC Breakfast fans were left up in arms after Strictly professionals Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu were welcomed on the famous red sofa.

During Wednesday’s visit to the BBC studios, Jon Kay and Sally Nugent woke up the nation with the biggest stories hitting the headlines.

This included the backlash from Waspi campaigners as government say no to pension compensation and the rise in UK inflation rates for the second year in a row.

Later on in the show, the dynamic duo welcomed pro dancers Amy and Carlos onto the programme to promote their upcoming UK tour, titled Reborn.

But it’s fair to say fans were disappointed to see stars from the dance competition back on their screens again after Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell were crowned this year’s champs.

Jon Kay and Sally Nugent woke up the nation on BBC Breakfast (Image: BBC)

As they discussed their upcoming tour, Carlos gushed: “Amy gave me the faith and she is always there for me. When I chatted to her and I looked at her, she was the perfect example of being reborn.

“She has such determination and strength after facing the cancer diagnosis which she battled so well, and she survived. So I was like, ‘Do you want to join me and we can do it together?’ and she was like, ‘Let’s do it.’

“And I was so happy that she had joined because she’s going to bring so much depth and story and strength to people out there.”

Amy added: “I hope to give a message as well that you know, always stay true to yourself but also that better times can come. For me it’s been quite a challenging few years, and I want to show the challenge through the show.

“Obviously there’s going to be some ups and downs, but I hope to give people confidence and uplift them, and to show them the truth behind the struggles but also, you can get through them.”

Strictly pro dancers Amy Dowden and Carlos Gu promoted their new tour (Image: BBC)

It didn’t take long before viewers flooded to X – formerly known as Twitter – to share their frustration online.

One user penned: “I’ve said it before and I’ll happily say it again #BBCBreakfast has morphed into Morning Live. What vacaous s***e are they going to continue to push?”

Another fumed: “Great more Strictly [eyes-rolling emoji] #bbcbreakfast” as a third echoed: “Leave the evil show alone. Enough of Strictly! #bbcbreakfast.”

Another chimed in with: “Boycott BBC. Boycott TV license fee” as one user declared “#bbcbreakfast Strictly come dancing klaxon.”