BBC defends Strictly after it’s hit with complaints over Nicola Adams’ same sex dance pairing before show even starts

London to move off-grid with her boyfriend.Lauren Youngs, 28, met Mathew Plumb at Glastonbury in 2014 and was instantly fascinated by his lifestyle.The 43-year-old woodcutter, from Abergavenny, north Monmouthshire, resides in 15 acres of woodland in a shepherd's hut instead of a traditional house.He has no wifi, bath, television of office space in the forest – but prefers living this way as he’s saved a fortune.Mathew told WalesOnline: “It’s mental how much money you can save. I spend nothing on rent, zero on electric as we get all we need from solar panels, and about £25 every six weeks on propane gas.

Hollyoaks and pursued roles playing villains subjected a stranger to a "brutal and ruthless" sexual assault in his home.Daniel Jones was jailed for 16 years after sexually assaulting a woman he had lured into his house on the premise of aiding an injured dog. The wannabe actor then trapped a female police officer in his living room as she tried to rescue the victim, The Liverpool Echo reports.

Valentine’s Day as an opportunity to spoil her children with gifts, dinner and an expensive weekend away.Australian PR maven Roxy Jacenko, 42, likes to regularly treat her children Pixie and Hunter Curtis – aged 10 and seven.Valentine’s Day is usually a day when people spoil their partner but unfortunately this year Roxy’s Husband Oli will be away for work.While a partner working on his holiday may upset others, this just means the mother-of-two has the perfect opportunity to shower her children with love.“So funnily enough, I have organised some cute gifts for the kids from Fiora Cakes and will be going to dinner with them,” Roxy told Daily Star.“Oli will be working in Tasmania so we are headed to Wolgan Valley for this weekend with the kids instead.”Wolgan Valley is a small valley located along the beautiful Wolgan River in New South Wales, Australia.Roxy is used to a life of luxury, so it’s safe to say that she would be opting for five-star accommodation, which averages at £1,434 in this region.Or perhaps she has opted for them to stay at the Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa which ranges from £1,588 to £6,300 a night.Roxy has also bought each of her two children a Beary Extravagant Package, which set her back $279AUD (£148), $558AUD (£296) all up.Each package includes a hand-piped ring box cake with a pastel heart candle, packaged in a clear box and tied with satin ribbon.It is a chocolate chiffon cake with chocolate buttercream and raspberry compote filling, which serves two.The package also comes with a Valentine’s Day teddy bear, a 24 stem bouquet of premium red and pink roses and a card.While Roxy didn’t disclose where they’ll be going to dinner to celebrate, the PR maven often frequents fine dining establishments in

Spiderman scene.Francia James and Mikayla Saravia from Miami, who have a combined following of 18.1 million on Instagram, @francety and @kkvsh respectively, left fans of the Marvel Comics character stunned with their racy routine and look.In a series of posts shared over the last week, the pair can be seen standing at what appears to be a gas pumping station.However, rather than dressing up in clothes to emulate superheroes, the duo were seen 'wearing' cleverly-placed blue, red and white body paint.The Spiderwomen were also joined by a third person in a green bodysuit, who appears to be the villain the Green Goblin.In the photos, Francia can be seen steadying herself as the green villain approaches.He launches himself at the model, who ushers for back-up from fellow spiderwoman, Mikayla.People seemed baffled as an unsuspecting civilian watched on while pumping gas in the background.Mikayla and Francia succeed in taking down the Green Goblin, who becomes trapped under cobwebs on the ground.The models, clearly delighted with their work, jump up and down together, cheering."Let's get out of here," Mikayla says, as the pair run off.""Thoughts on the new Spider-boooty No Way Home movie?," the Instagram post, which has since racked up nearly 400,000 likes, reads."Save me spider bootay," exclaimed one fan."Oh to be the guy pumping gas," wrote another user."Yesss this was better then the actual new movie lol," added a fourth person.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden got her fans fired up as she marked Valentine's Day with a very sultry snap taken on the floor of her home.Amanda, 50, smouldered for the camera as she donned silky red pyjamas with a pink heart pattern emblazoned all over the material, which is part of her campaign for JD Williams.The blonde TV star ensured she stayed warm as she sprawled out in front of her fireplace on the rug as she stretched her long legs out in front of her.Amanda's pins stole the show under the short hemline of the nightwear, while the long sleeves and collared design of the top protected the judge's modesty in the stunning snap.She also showed off her natural beauty as she kept her make-up simple but elegant, letting her blonde locks fall around her face in sleek waves while looking up at the camera for the sultry display.Amanda simply captioned the snap: "#Happyvalentines," adding a red love heart as her friends and fans rushed to repay the favour.Davina McCall wrote: "Happy valentines my love."Amanda's HeartFM co-star Ashley Roberts chimed in as she simply posted a cat emoji with heart eyes to show her appreciation.The BGT judge has certainly gotten into the Valentine's spirit as she also stole the show in a red silk blazer and trouser ensemble for her work outfit on Friday.Amanda was marking both the romantic holiday and her own birthday, which is swiftly approaching on the 16th.Her friends and colleagues were keen to mark the big occasion as they gifted her balloons and cake, as well as an impressive bouquet of flowers, before the weekend, with Amanda documenting it on social media.Amanda looked thrilled as she was presented with the treats while sat her radio desk, and it wasn't too long before she

Emmerdale star Olivia Bromley has hinted that her character Dawn Taylor could be the one to finally take down evil Meena Jutla.Dawn is set to get married to her partner Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) – but the threat of killer Meena (Paige Sandhu) is hovering over their heads, with her target firmly set on Dawn.However, speaking on Lorraine ahead of the wedding, actress Olivia suggested Dawn won't just go down without a fight."Dawn's a fighter," Olivia told stand-in host Christine Lampard, who is presenting while Lorraine Kelly takes a break."I think Dawn could be the one [to take down Meena]. I mean, who knows? You'll have to wait."But if anyone's going to fight for her life it's Dawn."Olivia explained: "She's been through so much in her life, she's got Billy and in a family unit that she's excited about."I think she'll really fight for her life."Speaking of her co-star Paige Sandhu, who plays killer Meena, Olivia confessed they find her scary when acting with her.She said: "We've all found it really fun playing opposite Paige."She does just transform into this character.

Today is the Queen's first Valentine's Day without her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. It will likely be a strange day, as together they marked the holiday 73 times. Despite being the longest married couple in UK monarchy's history, Prince Philip kept coming up with new ideas to surprise his wife with romantic gestures on February 14th.

Super Bowl halftime show. Eminem knelt for the best part of one minute as Dr Dre played an excerpt of Tupak’s hit, I Ain’t Mad At Cha, on the piano.Eminem had reportedly mentioned the idea of kneeling ahead of his performance and rumours swirled that he was asked to avoid doing so by the NFL.The star's gesture comes as NFL rules still state that "all league and team personnel shall stand and show respect for the flag and the anthem" with players that refuse to stand being asked to "stay in the locker room until after the anthem has been performed".Following Sunday’s game, the NFL confirmed that it was aware Eminem was going to make the gesture, whilst denying they told him not to.In a statement, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said: “We watched all elements of the show during multiple rehearsals this week and were aware that Eminem was going to do that.”Eminem’s gesture was an apparent tribute to former quarterback Colin Kaepernick.The American footballer took the knee during the national anthem six years ago to protest police brutality.

Top Gear producer Aurora Mulligan, 36.The pair had been together for almost six years before they are said to have “struck a clean break, but it’s still very raw".The former couple had a significant age gap between them, but “were a really great match,” a source explained.The insider told The Sun: “Matt and Aurora’s relationship has run its course.

Snail Mail has shared a new demo of her ‘Valentine’ title track to celebrate Valentine’s Day – listen to ‘Adore You’ below.Lindsey Jordan released her second album last year via Matador, and will head out on a rescheduled UK and European tour later this year.The new demo version of ‘Valentine’, titled ‘Adore You’, sees a more lo-fi, scratchy initial version of the song, which eventually ended up as a widescreen rock anthem.Check it out below.The US singer-songwriter was forced to delay the run of shows in support of her latest album album after undergoing vocal cord surgery.“I’ve been struggling with my vocal health more and more each year. I lose my voice after a couple [of] days of singing,” she said at the time, adding that a doctor subsequently discovered “massive polyps”.The musician will touch down in the UK on June 23 for a performance at The Ritz in Manchester before making stop-offs in Glasgow (June 24), Bristol (28), London (29) and Brighton (30).An additional European concert in Lyon, France is scheduled for July 5 before Snail Mail heads back to the states in August.Tickets purchased previously remain valid for the new shows.

Ghostbusters and Kindergarten Cop, has died at the age of 75.According to Reitman’s family, the filmmaker and producer died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday (February 12) night at his home in Montecito, California.“Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” Reitman’s children Jason, Catherine, and Caroline said in a joint statement.“We take comfort that his work as a filmmaker brought laughter and happiness to countless others around the world. While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always.”Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore in the 1984 film, wrote on Twitter: “I am deeply saddened by the loss of Ivan’ Reitman.

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Alexandra Burke has revealed she's expecting her first child with footballer Darren Randolph.The 33 year old singer, who recently said her mum denied her a record deal with Stevie Wonder at the age of 12, took to her Instagram feed to announce the happy news with her 243,000 followers in the form of a video. The clip showed the star with her footballer beau outside playing with their two dogs to a beautiful piano melody. The pair held hands and smiled before Darren, 34, knelt down to kiss her blossoming baby bump.

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Strictly pro Neil Jones has been dropped as a competitor in this year’s contest, we can reveal.Bosses have decided not to pair the hunk, 38, with a celebrity on the new series.Instead he will have a reduced role as a background dancer and a member of group routines.Neil is said to be “devastated” by the decision.It comes as his ex Katya Jones, 31, is tipped to get a plum role in the show’s first same-sex couple with Nicola Adams, 37.A show insider said: “After a lot of discussion it was decided that Neil will be dropped from the line-up of professional dancers, so he won’t be partnered with a contestant."He will still be part of the show, but only in group ­routines.

Strictly Come Dancing has faced over 100 Ofcom complaints from viewers after the show announced its first ever same-sex coupling.

Strictly Come Dancing ’s first ever same-sex pairing has prompted a string of complaints from unimpressed fans of the BBC One show, but bosses are determined to stand their ground.

Strictly Come Dancing 's first ever same sex couple has already prompted complaints, before anything has even aired.

The BBC has defended introducing a same-sex pairing on Strictly Come Dancing after receiving complaints about the move.

STRICTLY'S first ever same-sex partnership has sparked more than 100 complaints - even though the show hasn't started yet. Olympic boxing champ Nicola Adams, 37, will be paired up with a female pro when the show begins next month.