Amy Dowden: Strictly pro hits back at claim she had backstage ‘meltdown’ before dance off

Martine McCutcheon is looking and feeling better than ever and even recently signed a modelling contact with Elite Models. Speaking exclusively to OK!, the Love Actually and ex-EastEnders actress has opened up about her outlook on food and fitness, explaining that she works towards a 80/20 rule when it comes to staying healthy vs enjoying threats. Martine, who shares a son, Rafferty, with her husband Jack McManus, told us: "For 80% of my week, I will have mainly just healthy proteins, vegetables and fruit, organic and veggie juices, and Flora ProActiv spread.

Gogglebox star Amy Tapper has described how she feels “better and better every day” following her three and a half stone weight loss. In an exclusive chat with new magazine, Amy, 22, opened up about how she’s focusing on herself and her ongoing health and fitness journey, and reaping the rewards.

homeless man has been arrested after he allegedly slashed the throat of a woman who had invited him in to use her shower.The horrendous incident took place in Salt Lake City, Utah.Eric Jones, 30, allegedly attacked the unnamed woman, who told police that she let him in so that he should shower as she thought he was “homeless”.She is now in intensive care after being found bleeding heavily from her neck on Sunday.Local police said: “During the investigation, the victim told SLCPD she let the suspect inside her residence so he could shower.‘The woman described the suspect as being homeless.”Detective Michelle Mechling added: “Know who you’re letting into your house and don’t let people you don’t know into your house.”Just 24 hours before, Salt Lake City Police were dealing with another incident, this time involving a University of Utah student who died during an apparent suicide pact.China-native Zhifan Dong, 19, was found in a local hotel by police.She was unresponsive after injecting a drug into herself, which was purchased by her boyfriend off the dark web.It later emerged that the drug was heroin and fentanyl.Boyfriend Haoyu Wang, 26, was arrested by police yesterday, although formal criminal charges have not yet been filed.University president Taylor Randall said: “I want to express my deepest sympathy to Zhifan's family, friends and loved ones."Zhifan's family will travel to Salt Lake City in the coming days and at that time we will consult with them as to the most appropriate way to remember and honour Zhifan.“We extend our support during this difficult time to all of our international students, particularly her peers in the Utah Global program.”For more of the latest news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up for

Celebs Go Dating fans are certainly excited about The Only Way Is Essex star Chloe Brockett hitting it off with Made In Chelsea's Miles Nazaire on the much-loved dating show. And after getting to know each other romantically on camera, Chloe, 21, has exclusively told OK! she is looking forward to seeing the Chelsea favourite in their own time and away from the show. The brunette beauty shared with us: “I think we’re going to go on a few more dates away from the cameras.

While they may be royalty, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have affectionate nicknames for one another much like most couples.The pair have worked hard to keep their life behind closed doors, but when Prince Harry appeared on an episode of the Late Late Show with James Corden, Meghan accidentally let slip an intimate detail about their private life. As James, 43, and Harry, 37, took an open top bus tour of the city in California during the segment, during which the TV host stole the royal's phone to call his 40 year old other half.

Actress Paige Sandhu has continued to show her skills as Emmerdale's resident serial killer Meena Jutla and co-star Jay Kontzle (who plays Billy Fletcher in the ITV soap) has confirmed that the star is "a fantastic actress." So much so, that Jay admitted feeling "threatened" and "scared" of Paige when the cameras start rolling and she goes into 'Meena mode.' When asked during a press conference what Paige is like to work with, he explained: "She smashes the role and it's really interesting to watch her do it. You do feel threatened by her. You do actually feel scared of her.

Showing off your love publicly is all good in Jennifer Lopez’s eyes.

Parts of Greater Manchester have been hit by a probable 'sonic boom' today after residents reported an earthquake hitting the North West.

The release date for the new season of Peaky Blinders has been revealed in a creative way in Birmingham.

Many Brits will be looking to get away on a holiday abroad as coronavirus travel restrictions continue to ease.

Stacey Solomon shared an emotional moment with her son Rex on Valentine's Day.

Champions League football is back on our screens this week after two months away and there is a fantastic line-up of fixtures for fans to enjoy over the next few weeks.

K.J. Yossman Dogwoof will handle international sales for Jason Kohn’s “Nothing Lasts Forever” following its world premiere in Berlin.Kohn spent ten years on the project, traversing across the world and speaking to industry insiders including Dusan Simic, Aja Raden, Martin Rappaport, Stephen Lussier and Chandu Sheta.“Infiltrating the highly secretive diamond industry, Kohn uncovers a threat to the lucrative trade that could devalue every diamond ever mined, effectively destroying the universal symbol of love and commitment,” reads the logline.

Kevin Clifton has revealed that he was more nervous about dying girlfriend Stacey Dooley's hair than he was performing on Strictly Come Dancing.

Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Joe Sugg, 28, impressed the judges and viewers when he made it to the final of the show with Dianne Buswell, 31, back in 2018.

After Kevin Clifton, 37, quit Strictly Come Dancing in February this year after being on the show as one of the professional dancers for seven years, the TV star has revealed one regret one of his former celebrity dance partners had.The EastEnders actress confessed how she felt "sad" looking back on her time partnered up with him in 2015.Kevin, who departed the dance competition programme earlier this year to focus on other opportunities, recently spoke to Kellie Bright, 43, about their time together for his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show.However, Kellie, who is best known for playing Linda Carter in EastEnders, told him what her biggest regret is.She explained her thoughts around one of their dances where they were dressed in Harry Potter

While singer-songwriter Louise Redknapp, 45, is at home with her son, Charley, 15 during the coronavirus lockdown, the mother-of-two has called for "help" on Instagram after regretting taking on some work.The popstar questioned her actions on social media last night.After Louise decided to be productive yesterday and paint her "outdoor wall", she later asked her followers "why" she thought it had been a good idea.Alongside a selfie, Louise wrote to her 700,000 followers: "Why did I start painting the outdoor wall?"HELP," the star explained online.However, after revealing what she had been up to in the day, fans saw how she was relaxing with her dog Rudi outside later on in the evening.Alongside a sweet snap of her dog, Louise wrote in a

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Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Kevin Clifton, 37, and fellow co-star Amy Dowden, 28, discussed the time footballer Alex Scott hit the headlines last year as rumours suggested she "kicked off" at her dance partner Neil Jones, 38.The professional dancer explained how Alex was "ranting" after the rumours emerged.While Kevin was joined by Strictly dancer Amy Dowden on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show, the pair went into detail about how Alex had to practice her routine with two different dancers as Neil was injured.Kevin began to say: "I remember there was a certain situation where I had to step in and dance with Alex [Scott] when Neil was injured."Neil was doing his runs and practicing and I was sat by waiting to be on standby, just in

Former Strictly Come Dancing contestant Susanna Reid, 49, has spoken out in response to speculation that the BBC show will be unable to present its beloved episode from Blackpool this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.The Good Morning Britain host, who finished as a runner-up in the eleventh series of Strictly with her partner Kevin Clifton in 2013, argued that cancelling the annual show at the famous Tower Ballroom would be “a significant blow” to the 2020 series.Opening up about the situation in her MailOnline column, Susanna said: “Inevitable I suppose, but cancelling Blackpool would be a significant blow to Strictly Come Dancing.“When you start out on the show, and reporters ask how you think you’ll get on, it’s almost illegal not to

Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Kevin Clifton, 37, has spoken out about how there was often "too much pressure" while he and Stacey Dooley, 33, were on the competition together.The BBC favourite and Stacey won the dancing competition in 2018.Speaking on The Kevin Clifton Show, Kevin and Stacey discussed the fact that they were the couple who were frequently picked to "open" the show, and agreed on the fact that they didn't always want to.It comes after Kevin and Stacey looked back on their Strictly journey, and looked at one of their opening dances, two years ago.Stacey divulged: "I feel like we opened more than anyone else," which led the Grimsby-born dancer to agree and respond with: "We opened quite a few times."We opened four times I