Greg Rutherford has been gifted a pair of shoes by his 'Strictly Come Dancing' partner.

Greg Rutherford

Greg Rutherford

The 29-year-old Olympian has been paired with dancing professional Natalie Lowe for this year's contest and he already thinks she is a "wonderful human".

He shared a picture of the shoes and wrote on Twitter: "Not only is she an amazing dancer, she's a wonderful human. Thanks for the practice shoes @RealNatalieLowe (sic)"

After their pairing was unveiled, Greg admitted he's a "lucky man" to be working with Natalie.

He posted on Instagram: "I'm a lucky man to have this incredible dancer looking after me. I'll do my best @nbody_natalielowe and let's see where it takes us (sic)"

Meanwhile, Natalie is equally delighted with her celebrity partner.

She tweeted: "I could literally jump to the moon & back. So ecstatic to be dancing with @GregJRutherford this year #strictly #2016 (sic)"

Greg and Natalie's pairing was revealed on Saturday (03.09.16) where show hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly also announced the programme's oldest contestant Lesley Joseph was partnered with 'Strictly' legend Anton Du Beke whilst model Daisy Lowe was teamed up with fan favourite Aljaž Skorjanec.

'Hollyoaks' actor Danny Mac was paired with Oti Mabuse and television presenter and DJ Melvin Odoom found out he'd be dancing with Janette Manrara.

Presenter Laura Whitmore will dance with Giovanni Pernice whilst 'Judge Rinder' star Robert Rinder has been teamed up with 'Strictly' newcomer Oksana Dmytrenko.

'EastEnders' actress Tameka Empson will take to the dancefloor with Gorka Marquez whilst politician Ed Balls has been partnered with Katya Jones.

Will Young was teamed with Karen Clifton whilst her husband Kevin was partnered with Louise Redknapp.

Anastasia was matched with 'Strictly' superstar Brendan Cole.

The entire group then took to the dancefloor for the first time together where they performed an energetic routine to 'Shake A Tail Feather', promising an exciting series for 'Strictly Come Dancing' fans.

'Strictly' will return to screens on Friday 23 September

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