Corrie’s Charlie de Melo gives ‘honest’ verdict on co-star Kym Marsh’s Strictly appearance

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.

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

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.

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 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.

KYM Marsh was spotted looking emotional after a difficult week on Strictly Come Dancing. The TV star attempted to keep a low profile as she visibly fought back tears after a difficult weekend on the BBC Dancing competition. The former Hear'Say singer was seen looking downcast as she left her hotel in London in a tracksuit with a make-up free face.

STRICTLY pro Amy Dowden sparked concern during last night's results show after looking teary before 'going missing'. The popular Welsh dancer, who is partnered with EastEnders' James Bye, looked overjoyed to make it through to next week's show when hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly called out the pair's names. However, after hugging in celebration the duo then temporarily disappeared from the top deck while the other celebs waited to find out their fate.

Ulrika Jonsson, 55, has been no stranger to dating footballers - but she's now made it clear that Strictly's Tony Adams is one conquest she never attempted to make.The former TV presenter once dated Stan Collymore, and even had a fling with England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson, but she was keen to set the record straight on Tony's claims that she had previously slipped her phone number into his pocket, claiming on Instagram that she was "laughing my t**s off" at the claim.Tony, 56, in recently unearthed quotes from his book, insisted that he had resisted her advances as he was more interested in supermodel Caprice Bourret, whose presence on his arm had made him feel like a "king".However, an astonished Ulrika firmly denied his claims, stating that there wasn't "an ounce of truth in it". She doubled down on that comment on Instagram, telling her 202,000 followers: "Laughing my t**s off at this. Never, ever met the bloke.

Katya Jones, 33, took to Instagram to reassure her fans that she and Arsenal legend Tony Adams, 56, have been working incredibly hard each week to secure their place in the competition.The Strictly Come Dancing star’s candid admission that their performances are “not perfect” comes after Tony avoided the dance-off - despite once again landing in last place on the leaderboard. Katya thanked her 212,000 Instagram followers for their support as she posted a cute selfie with Tony to her story.“Thank you so much everyone!” She began with a prayer emoji. “I can reassure you that we are doing nothing less but working our butts off and learning learning learning.“Not every week comes out as perfect as we rehearse, fears and nerves still show up,” she continued.“But as long as you’re here to support our journey and want to see us dance - we shall keep going and giving our everything!” (sic) On Saturday, Tony and Katya landed at the bottom of the leaderboard with just 19 points, but Sunday’s results show saw the pair avoid the dance-off once more. The duo danced the Cha Cha Cha to the Grandstand Theme Tune by Keith Mansfield as part of a wider celebration of 100 years of the BBC.Despite receiving the lowest scores from the judges, the popular pair continue to be saved by the public week after week. Last night, it was comedian Jayde Adams who bid a sad farewell after she and her partner Karen Hauer were placed in the bottom two.The couple, who had been ranked in ninth place out of a total 12 couples by the judges, competed against Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, who had placed in seventh. The dance-off saw Molly and Carlos perform their couple's choice to the Grange Hill Theme Tune.Meanwhile, Jayde and Karen performed an entertaining

STRICTLY Come Dancing is embroiled in a new fix row after Tony Adams made it through to the fifth week. The former Arsenal star, 56, performed a cha-cha to the Grandstand theme tune on Saturday night and while he is highly entertaining, he’s not considered to be the strongest dancer.

Jayde Adams, 37, was sadly voted out of Strictly Come Dancing this week after landing in the dance-off against Molly Rainford.The comedian has taken to Twitter to break her silence on her shock exit, while also hitting back at criticism from trolls surrounding her place on the BBC show.Sharing a picture of this week's dance 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. (sic)"#Strictly was a cherry on an already fab cake.Thank you Karen &@bbcstrictly.

STRICTLY dance partners Tony Adams and Katya Jones have proved they've put their backstage bust-up behind them. The pals drew a line in the sand after Katya gave Tony a fierce telling off in his dressing room before last Saturday's performance.