Aljaž Škorjanec quits Strictly Come Dancing after nine years as BBC dancer

Fans' hearts melted last month when Gemma Atkinson shared the special moment her toddler reunited with her dad Gorka Marquez after she took her to see him dance for the first time.

Gemma Atkison has delighted her followers with glorious sun-soaked snaps over the last week as she enjoyed a glorious break away with her family in Tenerife.MORE: Gemma Atkinson's daughter Mia hits big milestone on holidayHowever, her holiday bliss took a bit of a turn, and on Wednesday the former Strictly star documented the airport nightmare she had on the way home.WATCH: The adorable way Gemma killed time with daughter MiaTaking to her Instagram to share the ordeal, the mother-of-one captioned an adorable video of her and two-year-old daughter Mia sitting on the airport floor.READ: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson reveals reason behind social media absence – 'Sorry'RELATED: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson wows with rare glimpse inside baby Mia's roomShe wrote: "How we killed time waiting for luggage last night at Manchester airport… The staff at the airport were brilliant with us, however they are extremely understaffed which made everything so much slower. Tenerife was Mia's first trip abroad "We arrived 4hrs before our flight and it took around 2hrs to get through security.

She explained that she FaceTimed the dancer and realised he wasn’t as happy as she thought.Gemma explained that he was alone on the tour in his room and “got upset”.He told the star that he just wanted to come home.She said she then replied, saying that she thought he had been having a “whale of a time” and didn’t know he was actually upset.Gemma also said that she hoped to have another baby with Gorka.She added that if they are ever “lucky enough” to have another baby, they will learn from their mistakes.The Hollyoaks star said he and Gorka are both “one of two”.She explained that the pair would love to give Mia a sibling.

Gemma Atkinson revealed that when she and her Strictly boyfriend Gorka Marquez were feeling 'resentment' towards each other his co-star Giovanni Pernice helped patch things up. The former Hollyoaks star discussed the "grief" that she and her fiancé received from the public following the birth of their daughter, Mia, in 2019.

Gemma Atkinson has revealed how Gorka Marquez's Strictly Come Dancing co-star got involved when the couple were both feeling a sense of 'resentment' towards each other.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker was not falling for Sara Davies’ April Fool’s Day prank yesterday and took to Instagram to call her out when she claimed to have got a tattoo.The Strictly Come Dancing star, 37, shared a snap of herself on Friday sporting a giant design on the top of her arm, but it wasn't long before the BBC host, 45, took to the comments to challenge her over the timing of her new inking.Sara even added a photo of the artist holding a tattoo gun to her arm so it looked like she had really gone through with the design.In an attempt to convince her 213,000 followers, the Dragon’s Den star captioned the post: “Look what I’ve treated myself to!“I’ve been fancying getting a tattoo for a while now but didn’t know what to get or who to go to for it, then I found out @gentlemanjimstattooclub is just down the road from our office."He’s such an amazing artist so he designed this Crafting Queen piece personal to me and I absolutely love it!”The enormous purple inking was supposed to be a nod to Sara’s business, Crafter’s Companion.Despite being very persuasive, Sara couldn’t fool her fellow Strictly contestant Dan and he took to the comments to challenge her.He shared a laughing emoji and teased: “What day is it again?” As he remembered it was indeed April Fool’s Day.Nevertheless, some of Sara’s friends did seem to fall for the trick.Strictly professional Neil Jones commented: “That’s brilliant.”Nikita Kuzmin echoed: “Yess Sara! Come on!”And Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller exclaimed: “Go on girl.”Eventually, Sara put her followers out of their misery and confirmed that the tattoo was fake.She said: “Can’t believe so many of you fell for my ‘tattoo’ … APRIL FOOLS!“I had SUCH a laugh planning this and I just want

BBC Breakfast's Dan Walker called out Dragons' Den star Sara Davies for her April Fool's prank.The Strictly star posted a photo of herself getting a tattoo on April 1 which some celebrity faces fell for.However, the BBC news anchor wasn't one of them and was quick to jump into the comment section. The pair starred alongside each other in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing and became good pals during their stint on the show.

Dan Walker is no one’s fool! The canny BBC Breakfast presenter and Strictly Come Dancing alum was the first to point out that his dancing co-star Sara Davies was pulling a fast one. The pair became good pals during the show...

Strictly star Gemma Atkison always has something in the pipeline but the mother-of-one is currently taking a well-earned rest on a sun-soaked holiday with her family.MORE: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson wows with rare glimpse inside baby Mia's roomTaking to her Instagram, the ex-Hollyoaks actress delighted fans with some fun updates from her time away and on Thursday she revealed that daughter Mia, two, hit a big milestone while they were away. WATCH: Gemma reveals Mia's big milestone to her followersThe mum-of-one said on her Instagram Stories, "We were on the beach today for the first time…in Mia's life! We went on the beach, didn't we."RELATED: Gemma Atkinson shares exciting news - and daughter Mia approves!READ: Gemma Atkinson shows off toned legs in leotardShe continued as she held up a Mini Mouse beach bucket to the camera: "14 quid for this in a hotel.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya Jones has broken her silence on Ukraine as she denied tension between Russian and Ukranian dancers on the show. It comes after reports that pros on the hit show had reportedly told two stars to come out and condemn the war in Ukraine - or never come back.

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones has denied that there is a feud between the Russian and Ukrainian stars of the show as Russia continues to invade Ukraine.

Katya Jones has dismissed the claims that there’s tension between her and her fellow Strictly Come Dancing dancers.The allegations first surfaced in the wake of Russia – Katya’s home country – invading Ukraine, which the dancer isn't thought to have addressed until today, Thursday 31 March. With this in mind, some people have questioned if Russian dancers like Katya, 32, and Luba Mushtuk, also 32, should be allowed to take part in the popular BBC show, while others have claimed it caused “tension” between Katya and the rest of the dancers; particularly between Katya, Luba and Ukrainian-born dancers Nikita Kuzmin, 24, and Nadiya Bychkova, 32.

Strictly Come Dancing has confirmed it will not axe Russian dancers Katya Jones and Luba Mushtuk from its professional line-up amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The popular BBC dancing show has confirmed the stars for the new series after dancer Katya finally spoke out condemning the atrocities committed by Russian president Vladimir Putin.

The countdown to Strictly Come Dancing is officially on now that the long-running BBC show has confirmed the professional line-up for the next series following some big departures.TV bosses have unveiled the stars taking part in the upcoming 20th series, including fan favourites Giovanni Pernice, Gorka Marquez and Karen Hauer. Other dancers who will be teaching famous faces how to dance once again are Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima and Amy Dowden.

Gemma Atkinson has revealed why she has been absent from social media since the weekend. The mother-of-one's last post was shared on Mother's Day, when she paid tribute to her mum Sandra with an old video of them together when she was a baby.MORE: Strictly's Gemma Atkinson wows with rare glimpse inside baby Mia's roomTaking to her Stories on Wednesday morning, the former Strictly Come Dancing star shared a picture of a blue sky and some palm trees and revealed: "Sorry for the radio silence! I'm all good (thank you for asking).

Sara Davies shared a heartwarming tribute to her Strictly Come Dancing professional Aljaž Škorjanec after he announced his exit from the beloved TV show.On Monday (March 28), the 32-year-old revealed he has made the decision to leave the popular BBC One dance competition after nine years as a beloved professional ballroom dancer.As the new circulated of his exit from the show, the Dragon’s Den investor took to her Instagram account to share a slew of adorable snaps of the dancing duo from their time on the TV competition.Alongside the sweet behind-the-scenes snaps of the pair rehearsing tirelessly for the show, the 37-year-old revealed how her dance partner has become “a part of my family” over the course of their six-month journey.She wrote: “so the news has come out today about @alijazskorjanec leaving @bbcstrictly.“The moment I agreed to so Strictly I knew I wanted to be partnered with Alijaz … I couldn’t put my finger on exactly why, I just knew there was something really special about him.“I knew that if I was going to do the show I hoped (and told everyone I could that would listen that I hoped) that Alijaz would be my partner.“Little did I know at that point I would be dancing his last series with him.”The star gushed how her dance partner has gone on to become one of her best friends since she took part on the show and praised his impact on the show since he joined in 2013.She added: “The biggest question I get asked about him all the time is, ‘Is he really as lovely as he comes across’.“And my response is always, ‘I’ve had the privilege of not only being taught by him, and dancing with him, but also of him becoming a part of my family and one of my best friends, and I can tell you he’s even more amazing in real

Janette Manrara has spoken out on her husband Aljaz Skorjanec's Strictly Come Dancing exit after he announced he was quitting the show after nine years. The professional dancer, who joined the show as a professional dancer back in 2013, revealed his news on Monday morning (March 28) with an emotional statement on social media.

Aljaž Škorjanec has left fans gutted as he announced that he's quit Strictly Come Dancing after nine years. He is the second professional dancer that has announced he is leaving the show before the 2022 series.

Gogglebox fans made time during the latest episode to show their support for Ellie and Izzi Warner as they took time away from filming. Ellie's boyfriend Nat Eddleston was hit by a car in Leeds last Friday (March 18).

Strictly Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez has shared a new exciting update about his life outside of the dancing show.The dancer has unveiled a new clothing collection, which is set to launch next week, as his fiancée Gemma Atkinson shared how proud she was of him.Gorka has announced a very different project to his usual work on Strictly.He has teamed up with WIT to launch some fitness hoodies and shirts.According to the star, these are set to “bridge the gap between training and rest day wear”.Gemma shared her partner’s news earlier today as she took to her Instagram Stories.She shared a video announcing the collection, as she shared how hard Gorka has been working on it.Gemma wrote in view of her 1.7 million followers: “So proud!“Gorkas worked SO hard on thus collection!” (sic)Explaining a bit more about the collection on his Instagram account, Gorka said: “For your everyday. Everywhere.“WIT x GORKA.

Hollyoaks star Gemma Atkinson has announced that she's set for a major new role after a brief stint back on the soap. The actress, 37, will be entertaining a much younger audience as one of CBeebies' biggest stars.