Strictly Come Dancing

If anything can restore your joie de vivre, it’s Strictly! As Annabel Croft takes to the dance floor five months after her husband’s death, her friend VICTORIA HISLOP reveals why the ballroom could be the thing to distract her from devastating heartache

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If anything can restore your joie de vivre, it’s Strictly! As Annabel Croft takes to the dance floor five months after her husband’s death, her friend VICTORIA HISLOP reveals why the ballroom could be the thing to distract her from devastating heartache

Her grief was all too apparent. ‘It’s been a terrible, terrible time,’ said Annabel Croft recently, reflecting on the five months that have passed since the death of her beloved husband, Mel Coleman, aged 60, just weeks after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. ‘There’s not been a day I haven’t cried.’ Along with mutual friends, … Read more

How Strictly star Angela Scanlon has quick-stepped her way from Irish dancing competitions to Glitterball hopeful, with a waltz into a hugely successful TV career along the way

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How Strictly star Angela Scanlon has quick-stepped her way from Irish dancing competitions to Glitterball hopeful, with a waltz into a hugely successful TV career along the way

Angela Scanlon is about to shimmy her way onto the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor with the first live show this weekend. And the primetime BBC show has bought the TV star full circle in her career. Before embarking on her media career Angela, 39, competed professionally in Irish Dancing, turning her childhood classes, which as … Read more

‘It was now or never’: Krishnan Guru-Murthy reveals he lost two stone to prepare for Strictly Come Dancing – and the stark question he asked his doctor

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‘It was now or never’: Krishnan Guru-Murthy reveals he lost two stone to prepare for Strictly Come Dancing – and the stark question he asked his doctor

Newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy has revealed how he lost two stone to prepare for his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing. The Channel 4 host, 53, was nearly 15 stone when he agreed to take part in the high-energy BBC competition show – which launches at 6.15pm tonight. Mr Guru-Murthy was pushed to take control of his health ahead … Read more

Inside the Strictly Come Dancing curse: All the couples torn apart and the new romances formed by the BBC show over 20 scandalous years

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Inside the Strictly Come Dancing curse: All the couples torn apart and the new romances formed by the BBC show over 20 scandalous years

Strictly waltzed back onto on screens last week, marking it’s 21st series. But with the Quicksteps and Waltzes come the romantic rumours and inevitable breakups from couples on the show. While some couples split while they were competing on the show, amicable or otherwise, many fell apart in the months after the glitzy lights dimmed … Read more

Amy Dowden, 33, shares hopes of returning to Strictly in mere weeks amid her breast cancer battle… as she is included in the BBC show’s trailer ahead of first live show

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Amy Dowden, 33, shares hopes of returning to Strictly in mere weeks amid her breast cancer battle… as she is included in the BBC show’s trailer ahead of first live show

Amy Dowden has shared her hopes of returning to Strictly Come Dancing in a matter of weeks ahead of the BBC dance contest’s first live show. The dancer, 33, took to Instagram on Saturday to wish her fellow professionals and the celebrity line-up luck for Saturday’s first live show of the 2023 series. Amy was expected … Read more

Strictly’s Amanda Abbington hits back at Giovanni Pernice feud rumours and claims she threatened to quit in swear-filled rant ahead of first live show

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Strictly’s Amanda Abbington hits back at Giovanni Pernice feud rumours and claims she threatened to quit in swear-filled rant ahead of first live show

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amanda Abbington has passionately hit back at claims that she threatened to quit the show due to clashes with Giovanni Pernice. The actress, 49, shared a video to Instagram on Saturday, just hours ahead of the first live show, where she rubbished the rumours in a swear-filled rant.  It follows claims Amanda was ‘left shaken’ … Read more

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 LIVE: Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin top the leaderboard with a score of 29 for their sizzling samba

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Strictly Come Dancing 2023 LIVE: Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin top the leaderboard with a score of 29 for their sizzling samba

By Kate Dennett For Mailonline Published: 16:28 BST, 23 September 2023 | Updated: 19:21 BST, 23 September 2023 Advertisement Here, follow MailOnline’s liveblog for all the updates on the first Strictly Come Dancing live show of the 2023 series. A standing ovation for Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin’s samba! ‘How flexible are your legs? Goodness … Read more

Strictly star Amy Dowden, 33, breaks down in tears as her family help her shave her head as she shares emotional video of her ‘hardest step so far’ in her battle with breast cancer

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Strictly star Amy Dowden, 33, breaks down in tears as her family help her shave her head as she shares emotional video of her ‘hardest step so far’ in her battle with breast cancer

Amy Dowden has shared the emotional moment she shaved her head after losing her hair during treatment for breast cancer. The Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer, 33, called it ‘the hardest step so far’ as she posted a heartbreaking video of herself surrounded by loved ones as her hair was cut off. Amy explained how … Read more

JENNI MURRAY: Too many surgeons are part of a predatory boys’ club

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JENNI MURRAY: Too many surgeons are part of a predatory boys’ club

Imagine you’re a young woman who has worked for years to qualify as a doctor. You’ve always been top of your class, considered quite brilliant in your technical skills and rapport with patients. You’re so highly regarded, you’ve managed to fulfil your ambition to become a surgeon. You come to work, ready to carry out … Read more

‘Camilla’s an avid Strictly fan: she told me she used up all her votes on me!’: In his memoir, Johannes Radebe reveals how he hid his sexuality. It was only when he was paired with a man on Strictly that he came out to his mum…and won a royal admirer

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‘Camilla’s an avid Strictly fan: she told me she used up all her votes on me!’: In his memoir, Johannes Radebe reveals how he hid his sexuality. It was only when he was paired with a man on Strictly that he came out to his mum…and won a royal admirer

We talk glibly about life journeys — the trope has become a reality TV cliché — but the one Strictly professional dancer Johannes Radebe, has made, both figurative and literal, is extraordinary. Growing up as a gay child in a dirt-poor South African township, young Johannes had a penchant for heels and feathers.  Against all … Read more