BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Tony Adams had huge row with Katya before live performance

WITH two marriages behind her, Strictly’s Shirley Ballas is hoping it is third time lucky with boyfriend Danny Taylor – she just can’t get him to pop the question. The BBC1 dance show’s head judge has been dating her toyboy since 2019 and is ready to move their relationship to the next level. But Shirley, 62, says 50-year-old Danny seems reluctant to get down on one knee — despite buying a rather opulent engagement sparkler almost a year ago.

Strictly Come Dancing panel alongside Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli. As the dancer discussed her partnership with Wiltshire Farm Foods, Express.co.uk asked Arlene how she felt when the news broke of Bruno's departure from the show, with Anton Du Beke taking his position full-time.Anton took a permanent role on the judging panel this year alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas.This comes after he covered for Bruno Tonioli last year when he took a break from the show due to travel limitations as he continued to judge on the US series, Dancing With the Stars.Express.co.uk asked Arlene if she was sad to see Bruno leave the show as he started on Strictly with her.She replied: "Was it sad Bruno was leaving? I don't think so.

The star then went on to say the brand, Win A Lot, could go on to fast become her own favourite biscuit as well as her dog’s. “So anyway I have to say that a Win A Lot biscuit is, well it’s Charlie’s favourite. “But actually it could fast become my favourite too.“It wasn’t bad.

STRICTLY star Janette Manrara let slip a rude swear word live on air on It Takes Two. Professional dancer and presenter Janette, 38, was joined by assistant choreographers Arduino Bertoncello and Ash-Leigh Hunter on Thursday's show. At the end of the interview, Janette thanked the duo in Italian for sharing their expert opinion with viewers.

STRICTLY star Ellie Simmonds revealed her secret "anger" towards head judge Shirley Ballas on Saturday night, a body language expert has claimed. Five-time Paralympic gold medallist swimmer Ellie, 27, has broken down boundaries by being the BBC show’s first contestant to compete with dwarfism.

Strictly transformations, but has now has taken to Instagram with a candid pre-makeup selfie.The star unveiled her natural complexion after getting up very early, in full view of her 198,000 followers. The Ted Lasso star looked downcast and fatigued as she rested her head against her hand while heading to the ITV studios.In the caption, she wrote: “On Lorraine at 945am.“Hoping the makeup team can do something with this.”It wasn’t long before a fan replied to the story with a jibe at her appearance, comparing her to an iconic EastEnders character.The Instagram user said: “Thought that was Dot Cotton for a minute.”Another user then messaged the comedian, making a quip about Strictly's Halloween Week.The comment read: “Have you had your witch makeup done early?”Taking the remarks in good humour, Ellie wrote back playfully in response: “Thanks as always, for being wonderfully supportive.”The television personality is partnered with Johannes Radebe on this year’s Strictly.Last week, they performed the Tango to the Casualty theme tune and scored an impressive 30 out of a possible 40.However, body language expert Darren Stanton has explained why he thinks Ellie could be the next contestant to leave the show.Amongst her comments from the judges last Saturday, Motsi Mabuse complimented: "I think the opening was so good, you stayed in character."What I see every single week is improvement, this is a marathon and you guys are slowly getting there and I just love your development."A little bit more action, a little bit more understanding but I loved it."Shirley Ballas added: "We are looking for small improvements, and can I say that your left arm, where you connected to him, was absolutely brilliant?“So that was a nice

Shirley Ballas, 62, has been forced to fend off rumours that she is imminently expected to be axed from Strictly Come Dancing.The head judge took to Instagram to clarify how she really feels about claims that she is due to get the sack, following a backlash she has received from some viewers over favouritism claims towards the BBC show's male contestants.There was an online furore recently after Shirley was accused of expressing favouritism towards the male celebs, and could even get a bit flirtatious - something that Will Mellor has cheerily admitted he reciprocates if it could get him one step closer to the final.However, she insists that there is no truth in the rumours that she might be getting fired, in spite of a magazine cover suggesting otherwise, declaring the claim an "absolute load of rubbish"."Sells papers, I guess! @bbcstrictly," she groaned in her Instagram Story, in view of her 244,000 followers.Meanwhile, Shirley was also in the mood for publicly celebrating the long stint she'd had in the dancing world, musing: "Huge thank you to my legs for carrying me through dance for over 60 years."By the time she was three, Strictly's head judge was already showing an aptitude for ballet, while she began dancing competitively before she so much as reached double figures.Former Strictly panellist Len Goodman was one of her judges in these contests - and she went on to win the Latin American Championships no less than three times.Her supporters are right behind her - but she has experienced criticism from fans over beliefs that she unfairly prioritises male contestants.It was suggested that she regularly swooned over attractive men, calling Will "easy on the eye", while some fans were left devastated earlier this

KYM Marsh is the favourite to leave Strictly Come Dancing this week. The actress, 46, has had a difficult couple of weeks on the show alongside pro Graziano Di Prima and has failed to impress the judges – in particular Shirley Ballas. Kym is now the 6-4 favourite with bookmaker Coral to be the next contestant to leave the BBC show this weekend.

Strictly's Katya Jones has proudly announced that one of Tony Adams' pet pigs now bears the name Kat, in recognition of her.The British World champion dancer broke the news on Instagram today to 212,000 bewildered followers.Katya, 33, posted video footage of the Arsenal legend's adorable litter of piglets feeding from their bowls, and announced that little Kat seemed to be following in her footsteps in standing out from the crowd."Leader of the pack," she captioned the photo, adding: "Fully buried herself into her food!"She then posted a sweet snap of the piglet napping while lying on her side, adding: "Introducing Kat.She's the best thing ever."In another post, which showed Katya stretching out a hand towards the pet pig to feed it from her palm, she thanked the Adams family for "naming one of the pigs after me - what an honour!"Tony, an ex-Arsenal star, and his family enjoy country living in the Cotswolds, and for them, keeping farmyard animals as pets is all part of that lifestyle.Seemingly a million miles away from his fastpaced showbiz life, where several million Brits tune into Strictly each month to watch Tony perform, his home life is far more relaxed and sedate.The 56-year-old shares his £2 million mansion with wife Poppy and their five children, plus a host of dogs, chickens and now pigs, who call his land their home.Poppy is the great-great-great granddaughter of whisky firm founder William Teacher, but Tony has been teetotal for many years.He has previously been open about battling his alcohol addiction, and even named the title of his autobiography, Sober, in recognition of the recovery he has achieved.Back in 2018, he joked to the Guardian: "When I met [Poppy], when I’d given up drink and self-medication

ULRIKA Jonsson has revealed that she's been dating toyboys to satisfy her sex drive, which she says is "as high as ever". The TV presenter opened up about dating for the last year and a half, admitting she looks for younger men because she still feels "naughty, silly and ridiculous" despite her age. Ulrika, 55, said she was still "very keen" to get in the bedroom, and has been looking for a man who can keep up with her libido.

STRICTLY Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice & judge Anton Du Beke will star in a new three-part BBC travel series exploring Sicily. Reigning Strictly champion Pernice, 32, will take Anton Du Beke, 56, to explore the Italian island where he is from - after he was booted from Strictly early in a shock exit. Pernice said: "To say this has been a dream project is an understatement.

Strictly Come Dancing's James Bye is the favourite to be booted off the show this weekend.

Michelle McManus has shared a blast from the past picture of her and Rylan as she wished the It Takes Two presenter a happy birthday.

HELEN Flanagan's soap star pals have rallied to support her after her shock split from fiancé Scott Sinclair. The former Coronation Street star glammed up in a sexy red dress for the second time in a week as she graced the Pride of Britain Awards last night.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Tony Adams had already been amusing fans since the moment of his Full Monty performance, when he strutted on the stage topless in just a pair of red sequin shorts.The routine had been branded "entertaining" rather than technically competent by Shirley Ballas, but that didn't change the fact that the former footballer has his fans' full support as he grapples with his moves - and some were in stitches when he posted his latest dance mishap. "I'm not sure how @craigrevel and @shirleyballas would have marked this from rehearsals!" Tony joked to his 157,000 Instagram followers as he shared a snippet from his routine."Come ON, I clearly nailed the New Yorker," he reasoned with fans, before Katya laughingly corrected that it was called "the New York"."Kat does her best to replace the @mattgoss bum slap in her own inimitable style: What a Saturday!" Tony exclaimed, referring to the part of their act when pro dancer Katya Jones stood behind him and rhythmically slapped his bottom several times.He added in explanation of the blunder: "[She] tells me I went off too quick - so excited to channel my inner Des Lynam and David Coleman!"Thanking fans for their "love and support", he concluded: "Really so thrilled to still be in this extraordinary show: bring on spoooooky times and halloween." (sic)@sherriesilver laughed: "This bum of yours has gone through a lot! Slapped every week!"@harrysurplus excused the moment when Tony fell down with his legs in the air, and assured him the judges would have loved his performance, quipping: "I’m sure it would have been 10s all round Tony."However, @jjwooley argued: "I thought they were harsh this week and the full Monty week - talked all about the comedy yet you

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Helen Skelton needed a helping hand as she got into a taxi in her long green dress after the Pride of Britain awards. The mum-of-three enjoyed a rare night out at the bash which celebrates everyday people doing incredible things for others. The Blue Peter and Countryfile presenter looked amazing in a backless green dress and high heels.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse, 41, has been mischievously described as a "diva" for having an entourage backstage to do her hair and makeup. Meanwhile, sidestepping the criticism, the star posted a photo of herself and fellow female judge Shirley Ballas, marvelling that the anniversary special was "an interesting show"."Girls just want to have fun @ShirleyBallas!!" Motsi captioned the photo of the pair of them, as she showed off her bright red sequin dress and an attention-grabbing red lipstick to match.However, Craig has already hit back that the incredible makeup she models during the shows is the result of a hard-working team of six.“Motsi’s got six people in her dressing room doing the make-up, the lipstick, the eyes, the false eyelashes, her hair, her dress.She’s a diva," Craig exclaimed.Meanwhile, he insisted to the Sun: "I have no one...

STRICTLY star Tony Adams faces a dressing down for promoting his own clothing label on the series. The ex-Arsenal and England skipper, 56, wore two items from his Tony Adams collection during Saturday night’s show. It breached the BBC’s strict advertising rules.

Twitter on Monday following her elimination on Sunday to issue Strictly Come Dancing viewers a warning. In view of her 48,000 followers, the comedian told voters at home not to be “idiots” and allow Fleur and her dance partner Vito Coppola to get to the final.She issued the warning as she retweeted a post by Fleur, which featured a backstage picture of the pair as she bid farewell to her friend.Fleur penned: ‘Was gutted to see my girls Molly & Jayde in the dance off and so sad to see Jayde go! What a powerful, intelligent and beautiful soul.“Glad I had the pleasure to meet her and cannot wait to see what she does next! Such a force! #bbcstrictly” (sic)In her retweet, Jayde responded: “Fleur and my gorgeous Vito for the final please.“Don’t be idiots #Strictly,” the actress sternly concluded.The impassioned plea comes after Jayde was voted out of Strictly Come Dancing this week after landing in the dance-off against Molly Rainford.Following her exit, Jayde took to her Twitter account to address her departure from the show, as she hit back at criticism from trolls surrounding her place in the contest.Sharing a picture of her dance this week with Karen Hauer, Jayde wrote in view of her 47,400 followers: "Don’t worry about me babes."Ya girls booked & blessed; ITV2 show Ruby Speaking, #AlmasNotNormal s2, UK tour, Take That film.