AJ Pritchard in revelation about his Strictly partners: 'I felt like I was in isolation'

Strictly Come Dancing co-stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, Tilly Ramsay, Sara Davies, Rhys Stephenson and Maisie Smith have been making the most of their downtime from the Strictly tour by enjoying a hot tub boat ride on the River Thames.The gang are wrapping up the last leg of shows at London’s O2 Arena with final performances today and tomorrow.Celebrating more than four weeks on the road, John shared clips of the group sailing along the Thames in sailor hats as they relaxed in the warm water.In view of his 310,000 followers, John panned the camera around the Strictly cast as they all sang along to tracks by Kelly Clarkson and Miley Cyrus.Each of them beamed at the camera and John and Rose blew kisses.In the background of one of the clips John joked that the boat was so hot they “should have brought a couple of steaks”.Tilly also shared some footage of the Strictly stars singing along to Fight For This Love by Cheryl.John was in his element and danced along to the track as Tilly captioned the clip: “John living his best life.”It comes after John almost had to pull out of the tour after a Covid scare.He tested positive on a lateral flow test last weekend and had to miss two performaces at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Arena.Thankfully, a PCR test came back negative and he was able to get back on the stage with partner, Johannes Radebe.Sharing the good news on Instagram, John wrote: "PCR came back negative so I'll be back on stage in Glasgow tonight."John and Johannes ended their Strictly Come Dancing journey in second place, losing out to Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice.Rose and Giovanni have marked a huge milestone this week following a win at the Broadcast Awards.They won the Timeline Moment of the Year for their incredible

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dad has been left furious after his daughter was given an all-day in-school suspension after the principal said her hoodie and leggings were 'inappropriate'.Clint Fore said his 11-year-old daughter, who has never been in trouble before, was told she violated the dress code for her baggy hoodie she wore to school.The police lieutenant, from Harrison county in Mississippi, says daughter Shiloh was shocked when she arrived home and was "embarrassed" and "upset".The fifth-grader had gone to school that morning in a pair of black leggings and a baggy hoodie over the top, which reached "almost down to her freaking knees", her dad added.But West Wortham Elementary and Middle School's principal didn't agree, The Mirror reports.The 11-year-old says she was immediately stopped by principal Michael Weaver when she arrived for classes and was told to spend the entire day in in-school suspension, or ISS, after 'violating' the dress code.Shiloh said she was one of many students, all female, who had been stopped that morning and sent to ISS for similar violations.The incident left her embarrassed and upset and said the time in ISS was "scary" and "it made her have a lot of anxiety".She said: “My hand wouldn’t stop shaking. And I did not know what to do.”Fuming dad Clint emailed the principal claiming his daughter had been treated unfairly and attached a photo of the clothes which had started the issue.“Here we are in 2022 and girls have to worry about wearing outfits that aren’t even inappropriate,” he wrote.“Young kids, especially girls at or around my daughter’s age are going through a bunch of changes.

Strictly Come Dancing star Saffron Barker, 19, has confessed the "bane" of her life" while she and former professional dancer AJ Pritchard, 25, competed in the BBC dancing competition last year.The YouTuber revealed she "felt a lot of pressure" at the time.While Saffron made it to the 10th week on Strictly last year, the 19-year-old has now reflected on how she felt during her first performance with AJ.Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the social media sensation divulged: "I never experienced nerves like it in my entire life."All I kept thinking was just do not fall over in the heels," she recalled."They were just the bane of my life.They were so painful.

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Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Dianne Buswell, 31, looked back on one intriguing wedding photo of herself and ex Strictly professional AJ Pritchard, 25, which dated back to one of their performances on the BBC show.The professional dancer also looked back on their special day as the bride and groom, by sharing the snap on his Instagram story.Dianne, who is currently in a relationship with YouTube star Joe Sugg, 28, decided to look back on the time she and AJ got "married" on the BBC competition on her Instagram story.The dancer shared a sweet snap of herself smiling while dressed in white and holding her bouquet next to AJ, looking pleased, in view of her 829,000 Instagram followers last night.Dianne captioned the picture with:

Strictly dancer Dianne Buswell shared an intriguing photo with fans this weekend. Taking to her Instagram Stories, the star posted a picture of herself standing next to her co-star AJ Pritchard – and it looked like they were bride and groom! The snapshot, which dates back to a joint performance earlier in the pair's career, showed Dianne in a white dress, tiara, and veil, while she AJ both smiled and clutched a large bouquet.The redhead captioned the picture: "That time @ajace and I got married," adding a crying laughing emoji.

Strictly Come Dancing star Saffron Barker, 19, has gone into detail about who she got "really close" to while competing on the BBC competition last year.The YouTuber partnered up with former professional dancer AJ Pritchard, 25, who has now left the programme, last year.While reflecting on her time on Strictly last year, Saffron discussed who she feels she became closest to with while on the programme.In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, the vlogger divulged: "I mean, I speak to AJ all the time, obviously."But, I think [I speak] to Cath [Tyldesley] and Alex [Scott]," she shared."We got really close on the tour, and Emma [Barton], we got really close."It comes after Saffron discussed how she didn't believe that all of the celebrity

Strictly Come Dancing star Saffron Barker, 19, has claimed she has been blocked by Tinder and is unable to use the dating app even if she wanted to.The reality star explained the issue as she discussed romance in a candid new interview.After the vlogger, who was partnered up with former Strictly professional dancer AJ Pritchard, 25, in the BBC competition last year, was asked if she had been using Tinder in lockdown in an exclusive chat with Express.co.uk, the star revealed: "I actually couldn't even use Tinder if I wanted to, because I'm actually blocked from the site."I used it for a video once, and they pretty much blocked me for it for impersonating myself," she explained."So, that never happened."Express.co.uk has contacted a Tinder