'Blood pouring out' Strictly's Dan Walker relives injury as he shares new health update

Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly was left red-faced on Saturday's show as she forgot to ask head judge Shirley Ballas for her feedback. During the latest instalment, the judges commented on Dan Walker's Foxtrot to Once Upon A Dream from Sleeping Beauty as part of the show's Movie Week.

FURIOUS Strictly viewers have accused Shirley Ballas of unfair "favouritism" towards Dan Walker. The BBC presenter went wrong on the dance floor - but was still awarded a seven from the head judge.

Strictly fans were 'howling' as Tess Daly made a blunder by forgetting head judge Shirley Ballas.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke didn't hold back with his feedback on Saturday night as he told Dan Walker that he was "disappointed" in him. During the latest instalment, BBC Breakfast star Dan, 44, took to the dance floor with pro Nadiya Bychkova where they performed a Foxtrot to Once Upon A Dream from Sleeping Beauty as part of Movie Week.

Dan Walker has revealed a sweet ritual that he shared with Louise Minchin on BBC Breakfast which they called the "Breakfast cuddle".Strictly Come Dancing star Dan presents the BBC morning show and he used to co-anchor the programme with Louise Minchin before she departed the show in September after a whopping 20 years.Dan and Louise shared a special bond on and off the camera, and they employed a special tactic to help their guests get through difficult interviews.Speaking in his autobiography, Remarkable People, Dan said that him and Louise used to sit close to their guests on the sofa so that they could look after them if they got emotional whilst discussing raw or sensitive stories and issues.Explaining the 'cuddle' trick in the book,

Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly was left red-faced this week, as she made a huge presenting blunder live on-air.The presenter, decked out in a stunning floor-length gown slashed to the upper thigh, was speaking to the judges after BBC Breakfast star Dan Walker's routine with professional partner Nadiya Bychkova.After asking judges Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse for their opinions on the routine - in which Dan messed up his footwork - Tess turned to Dan and Nadiya to bid them farewell.But in her error, Tess had completely forgotten to ask Shirley Ballas for her own opinion.She told them: "Pick yourselves up, dust yourselves off and go over to Claudia for the scores."Clearly confused, Dan replied: "Oh?"And, quickly

Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton du Beke said he was "mortified" as Dan Walker made a mistake in his movie week routine.The BBC Breakfast presenter, 44, and his professional dance partner Nadiya Bychkova performed a routine to a Sleeping Beauty song with Dan making a mistake in the choreography.Critiquing him afterwards, Anton said: "Oh, I wanted to say arise Sir Daniel but you went wrong and I can't tell you who's more disappointed, me or you quite frankly because you were dancing it quite elegantly."You've got a wonderful posture and your arms are improving...

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 is well underway, with the third instalment of the BBC1 show set to air on Saturday 9 October. Last week saw the first elimination of the series, with viewers waving goodbye to actress Nina Wadia.This year's Strictly boasts a star-studded cast, with names including McFly's Tom Fletcher, BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker, and TV presenter AJ Odudu.

Louise Minchin has admitted she thought her former BBC Breakfast co-star Dan Walker would be “terrible” on Strictly Come Dancing.She opened up to presenter Claudia Winkleman earlier today on her BBC show about Dan’s dancing.Louise was a guest on the BBC Radio 2 show to discuss her former co-star.Claudia asked her what she thought about his performance so far on the show when she made the admission.She said: “I do genuinely feel a bit bad for saying this but I know I’m not alone in this.“And don’t think he’ll mind me saying it because he would have thought it at the beginning.“I thought he was going to be terrible.”Although Louise did go on to admit when she saw him on the show, she realised she was wrong.The former BBC star continued: “But

Dan Walker, 44, did not know how to respond after his Strictly Come Dancing partner, Nadiya, 32, shared an emotive message about him on Instagram. The TV presenter thanked the dancer for her support, after being lost for words as he reposted the picture originally shared by the pro dancer.In the photograph, the pair can be seen smiling and wearing matching blazers.In view of her 98,000 followers, Nadiya quoted World Champion adventure racer Robyn Benincasa as she captioned the snap.She typed: “‘..You don’t inspire people by showing them how amazing you are..you inspire them by showing them how amazing they are..’“This man inspires me everyday."Nadiya added: “Thank you partner @mrdanwalker,” alongside a white heart and a dove emoji.In

STRICTLY contestant Dan Walker says he has a personal reason why he never works on Sundays. The BBC Breakfast presenter revealed he and his pro partner Nadiya Bychkova never rehearse on the day of rest due to his devout Christianity.

STRICTLY'S Judi Love and Graziano Di Prima kissed as they left It Takes Two with Dan Walker and Nadia. The Loose Woman had appeared on sister show It Takes Two after dance rehearsals, and put on a sweet display with her pro partner Graz.

Dan Walker has been wowing Strictly Come Dancing audiences with his partner Nadiya Bychkova over the past few weeks.

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STRICTLY pro Gorka Marquez has broken his silence on 'tension' with dance partner Katie McGlynn. Gorka and Hollyoaks' star Katie only just survived a dance-off on Sunday's results show, prompting the pro to post "Well… that was intense" on Instagram.

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BBC Breakfast host Dan Walker has taken to Twitter to hit back at accusations of a "nepotism" issue within the BBC's staff after Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries claimed that the cooperation is staffed by people "whose mum and dad worked there".The member of parliament made the remarks yesterday during the Tory Conference in Manchester, leading the Strictly Come Dancing star to defend the broadcaster.In view of his 725,300 followers, Dan set the record straight on how he landed his BBC presenting roles, before jokingly teasing his mum over her Strictly Come Dancing gaffe.Dan wrote: "My mum and dad were both teachers."No one in my family has ever worked in the media before."My mum is coming to Strictly at the weekend and she thinks it’s

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Dan Walker has revealed that he won’t be dancing on Sundays for Strictly Come Dancing as he always takes the day off for religious reasons.The BBC Breakfast presenter is a devout Christian and as a result he never works the Sabbath. He has told his professional dance partner Nadiya Bychkova that he will take Sundays off to “gain perspective” and recover from the live show on Saturday night.This decision could jeopardise the 42 year old’s progress in the competition as his fellow contestants on the BBC One hit show will be putting in additional hours on Sunday.

Dan Walker has said he “can be firm” while also “showing respect” as he addressed the divisive feedback he has received over his interview with Boris Johnson on BBC Breakfast today.The TV presenter shared viewers' remarks about his interview technique following the broadcast and urged people not to “judge” based on the number of interruptions. On Twitter, he typed in view of his 725,300 followers: “A mixture of ‘interrupt him’ and ‘let him speak’ responses to our interview with the PM.“Don’t judge quality on rudeness of the interviewee or the number of interjections. I want you to listen and make your mind up.“You can be firm and challenge a guest while showing respect.”Dan was left visibly frustrated with Boris live on BBC Breakfast, and

Dan Walker was left frustrated with Boris Johnson live on BBC Breakfast, and he told off the Prime Minister as he's "not answered my questions".The BBC presenter interviewed Boris on the sofa as they were covering the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.However, when the topic turned to winter supply chain issues for the country, Dan got increasingly frustrated with Boris as he felt the political leader was simply avoiding his questions.Putting it to the Prime Minister, Dan said to him: "You said Christmas will be better this year."There will be people watching who think 'well it can't be much worse because last Christmas was awful for so many people."He then referenced comments made by the boss of Iceland, Richard Walker, who had