AJ Odudu suffers 'brutal' week with Kai behind the scenes at Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing stalwart and judge Anton Du Beke, 55, has rubbished claims that the show is “fixed” by the BBC. It comes after Strictly viewers were left in uproar over Olympian Adam Peaty, 26, and Katya Jones, 32, being eliminated from the 2021 series, while BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker, 44, and Nadiya Bychkova, 32, were saved by the public vote, despite receiving lower scores from the judges and failing to impress with their routine.Twitter user Ian Mac fumed at the time: “Strictly has got to be a fix.

Professional dancer Giovanni Pernice, 31, took his dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis out for her birthday to Gola Restaurant, which expertly serves “aphrodisiac food from Puglia”.The Strictly stars seemed to have a wonderful time gorging themselves on tasty desserts at the Italian eatery. On Wednesday night, the Strictly pair took a rare break from rehearsals to celebrate Rose’s birthday. The EastEnders actress, 27, could be seen tucking into a number of delicious looking desserts on Giovanni’s Instagram Story in front of his 662,000 followers. Rose also took to Instagram to share several snaps of her birthday meal out with the recently-single dancer in view of her 311,000 followers. The pictures were a feast for the eyes, featuring a number

MGM/Eon/Universal’s No Time To Die is crossing $733M worldwide this weekend, making it the highest grossing Hollywood film of 2021 — and of the pandemic era. After topping $708M through last Sunday, and becoming the biggest Hollywood movie overseas in 2021 and throughout the pandemic, we’ve been expecting Mr Bond to overtake the previous global leader, Universal’s own F9 ($725M WW cume and the only other studio movie to cross $700M this year). In total to date, Daniel Craig’s last turn as 007 has an estimated gross of $154M domestic and $579M at the international box office.

Ashley Banjo isn’t impressed that his co-star John Barrowman has been axed from the show.John was dropped from the judging panel over claims of lewd behaviour while filming the BBC’s Doctor Who and its spin-off show Torchwood.The 54-year-old showman will be heading elsewhere in ITV as he prepares to host a brand new primetime show titled All Star Musicals.Banjo told Daily Star Sunday: “I’m very sad to see John leave the show. I’m going to miss him.

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Strictly Come Dancing is set to showcase the West End on Saturday in Musicals Week and there is even a previous West End and Broadway star within the professional cast.Nancy Xu, who has been featured on the BBC dance competition since 2019, was paired with her first celebrity partner this year.Nancy has spent this series paired with CBBC presenter Rhys Stephenson and the two have excelled, they received Motsi Mabuse's earliest ever perfect score of ten in the third week.

With the Strictly Come Dancing final just under a month away, yes only a MONTH, we’ve been looking back at all her amazing gowns that have graced our screens over the past few years and Tess Daly has particularly wowed us with her outfit choices this year. Throughout Tess’ career, she’s excelled as a model, novelist and television presenter in which she has presented Strictly Come Dancing since 2004.

Katya Jones and Seann Walsh made headlines back in 2018, when the famous ‘Strictly curse’ hit them with full force.Professional dancer Katya was paired with comedian Seann for the 2018 series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, and the pair enjoyed spending time together so much that they headed to the pub following a tough dance rehearsal.Afterwards, the duo were papped in the street sharing a kiss - which kickstarted a major media frenzy.Both Katya and Seann were in relationships at the time.Katya married her Strictly co-star and dance partner Neil Jones back in 2013, while Seann was in a relationship with actress Rebecca Humphries.Both separated from their respective partners after the incident, with rumours circulating that Katya and Neil

Nadia Sawalha and husband Mark Adderly are frequently couple goals, and the Loose Women star continued to prove this on Saturday with a gorgeous tribute to her husband.DISCOVER: Loose Women stars' deluxe homes: Ruth Langsford, Nadia Sawalha, Frankie Bridge and moreTo mark his birthday, the presenter shared several clips of her husband busting out his dance moves, and fans were adamant that he should be signed on to the next series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Aljaz Skorjanec, 31, and Dragons' Den panellist Sara Davies, 37, became the latest dancing duo to leave the dance competition following a dance-off with Tilly Ramsay and Nikita Kuzmin last weekend. Ahead of tonight's show, he shared a lengthy post encouraging his fans to enjoy life on Instagram.Part of the message read: "Times and circumstances may change at any time."So, never try to change or devalue anything around you.

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Strictly: It Takes Two, however, Nadiya responded to the criticism from social media users over her stunned facial impression as she and Dan made it through to another week.TV presenter Janette Manrara was quick to get to the bottom of things, asking the 32-year-old why she was in such disbelief after hearing her and Dan's name called out during the results show."There was one person who was more shocked than anyone to see you go through this week and that person was your professional dance partner Nadiya Bychkova", the TV presenter told Dan."Please watch her face when you got through to next week.”Janette then started to lip-read what Nadiya had said to Dan: "What? Oh, no way!"Nadiya, who joined the BBC One show in 2017, was quick to chime

Express.co.uk has contacted the BBC for comment on this.Despite the fix claims, Gordon has already worked with the BBC on Bank Balance and Gordon Ramsay’s Future Food Stars.The public vote is also crucial in deciding who remains in the competition and who gets sent home, which means viewers ultimately have the final say on who they want to be saved, rather than the BBC or the judges.Of course, if Tilly does end up making it to the final, it would strongly contrast bookmaker Coral's odds that the Londoner could be the next star eliminated from the contest.The odds have taken a drastic slump for Tilly and her dance partner Nikita Kuzmin, with the numbers currently standing at 6-4 for them to be the next couple to receive the boot. The pair

Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice has shared a sweet snap from a night out with his Strictly celebrity dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis, who was joined by her boyfriend of seven years Samuel Arnold.On Thursday night, Giovanni headed out on a date night with Rose and her beau, not minding being the gooseberry as he documented the entire night on his social media.Giovanni, who recently split from Love Island's Maura Higgins, took to Instagram to share a sweet snap from the night out with Rose and Samuel.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Dianne Buswell and Joe Sugg found love on the dancefloor, and when Joe popped to the studios, his girlfriend shared a beautiful message for him.DISCOVER: Strictly's Dianne Buswell reveals favourite £2k feature at home with Joe SuggThe professional dancer looked elated as her beau joined her and she flung her arms around him, and wrote: "Look who is here today, @joe_sugg." But it was her second photo where she got very emotional.

The judges have spoken! Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli have been staples on the Dancing With the Stars‘ judging table since day one — but they aren’t the only stars who’ve weighed in on the contestants’ performances.

Strictly Come Dancing after shocking fans with her departure from the dance floor this year.The star, 38, announced that she was moving to the popular dance programme's spin-off show earlier this year, and it seems that the wife of dance professional Aljaz Skorjanec made the right choice following her assessment of this year's contestants.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk at the Together For Short Lives charity event, the Miami native shared her thoughts on the series so far.When asked which couples were strong contenders for the coveted Glitterball trophy, Janette admitted that it was too unpredictable to guess.She said: "I feel like it's one of those series this year where you just genuinely don't know what's going to happen."I feel

Her role is to remain undetected while conquering northern invaders who threaten their peace.However, hearing-impaired Rose enjoyed watching it more as a silent movie, using her imagination to interpret what was happening.Unfortunately, once she had watched it with the text intact, it shattered her illusion, as she learnt that everything the leading character had done was for "the sake of a man".The film could be interpreted as portraying that the young girl's role only exists because her ill father has no male heir.The feminist Strictly star stated in a conversation with The Sun: "I was disappointed – my version was much better.”The comments appear to backtrack on previous remarks she had made citing the Disney movie as a major

Chinese Super League tripled that earned by Daniel Craig for starring in James Bond films, according to estimations.The Argentine attacker moved to Hebei China Fortune in 2016 to see out his career after a four-year spell with Paris Saint-Germain, where he earned a staggering wage worth £798,000-per week.The former Napoli forward announced his retirement in 2019 at 34 years old, after making 75 outings and scoring 35 goals in China.And his spell in Asia saw him earn more than actor Craig did for his time fronting one of the biggest film franchises as 007.The Mirror reported in 2012 that the actor also brought in £1.9 million, £4.4 million, and £10.7 million for Casino Royale (2006), Quantum of Solace (2008), and Skyfall (2012) respectively

Katya Jones, 32, on Strictly Come Dancing.The Olympian has admitted he was "playing a character", telling those who sent abuse that he has "no respect" for them.Adam and Katya lit up the Strictly dancefloor last month with their sizzling Argentine Tango.The pair were "so in the moment" according to the Olympian that some viewers claimed they "almost kissed" which resulted in a series of hateful comments online.Adam acknowledged the comments at the time but has readdressed the situation in an interview with The Times.Speaking to Julia Llewellyn Smith, Adam said: "I knew my role, I knew what I had to do.A post shared by Adam Peaty MBE (@adam_peaty)"I was playing a character and I'm not going to do that halfheartedly."Adam admits he knows how

The Real Housewives of Cheshire star Tanya Bardsley has revealed that she suffered a seizure and heart palpitations after taking medication for her ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). The former reality star, 40, took to Instagram to share the video of herself looking tired and shaken up as she explained the debilitating side effects that taking the medication had left her with, saying she felt as if she was “trapped in concrete”.