Eamonn Holmes slams BBC bosses for forcing 'stupid rules' on Strictly stars

EXCLUSIVE: Rose Ayling-Ellis, the Strictly Come Dancing winner who is delivering this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival 2022 Alternative MacTaggart, is developing a comedy-drama about deaf women dating in London.

Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has revealed her next career move after quitting EastEnders. Earlier this month the actress announced that she will leave the BBC One soap after two years of playing Frankie Lewis.

Strictly bosses fear their final shows will be kicked off the schedules by the World Cup.The BBC is only offering audience tickets to their live shows with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman until Saturday November 26.This is because they do not know when the rest of their 20th anniversary series will air.READ MORE: Strictly's Max George reveals new tattoo before 'surprising' Maisie Smith with inkingStrictly’s main shows always go out in the early evening on BBC One on Saturday and their pre recorded results show run on a Sunday evening.However, The World Cup which is being held in Qatar this winter looks set to put a spanner in the works.The BBC and ITV have agreed on what games they will air up until the end of November.And so far there are no clashes with Strictly which has pleased producers.However the headache comes in December just as the dance show launches into its quarter and semi final stages.There are World Cup knock out games scheduled on Saturday December 3 at 7pm and Saturday December 10 at 7pm.And the BBC and ITV have not yet decided what matches they will air.If the Beeb screen one or both then Strictly, which this year boasts Kym Marsh, Tony Adams and Matt Goss in the line-up, will need to find a new slot.A source said: “It is a major headache and die hard fans will be fuming if Strictly gets taken off air because of football.“Viewers have already had a summer of sport messing around with their favourite TV shows.”The cast of Strictly 2022 includes Kym Marsh, Helen Skelton, James Bye and Matt Goss.EastEnders star Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice won the 2021 series of the BBC dance competition.Strictly Come Dancing returns next month on BBC One and BBC iPlayerFor more of the latest showbiz news from

Strictly Come Dancing stars Kai Widdrington and Nadiya Bychkova have been dating for some months now.Their relationship seems to be going from strength to strength ahead of this year’s BBC show starting up and over the past week the pair took a trip to Paris. The dancing professionals were in the city of love to celebrate Nadiya’s 33rd birthday and to mark the big day Kai, 27, posted an adorable tribute calling her his “everything” .

Dan Walker has revealed his advice for the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 line-up.The 45-year-old presenter appeared on Lorraine on Thursday (August 25), where he advised the 15 celebrities taking part in this year's show to embrace and enjoy the experience.He also made a cheeky quip at the BBC series' long-term judge, Craig Revel Horwood.READ MORE:Strictly Come Dancing confirms major format shake-up ahead of 20th TV seriesDan said: "There's a whole new bunch of people going in this year and I think the one thing [Nadiya and I] had throughout it was that we were just going to enjoy it as much as we can."The worst thing I think is when you come out of Strictly and then you say, 'do you know what? I wish I'd have enjoyed it more at the time.'"You're part of the biggest show on TV, just embrace it and have a bit of fun." Offering more advice, Dan later added: "Trust your partner and ignore Craig!"Dan competed in the 2021 series of Strictly Come Dancing.Partnered with Ukrainian and two-time world champion dancer Nadiya Bychkova, Dan made it through to the final five.He and Nadiya bowed out after appearing against AJ Odudu and her partner Kai Widdrington in the dance-off prior to the semi-final round.Despite AJ and Kai knocking them out of the competition, Nadiya and Kai are currently dating.The couple confirmed their romance back in April.Strictly Come Dancing will return to screens next month.Confirmed to be competing this year are former Coronation Street stars Kym Marsh and Will Mellor, as well as Paralympian Ellie Simmonds.Kaye Adams, Fleur East, Eliie Taylor, Richie Anderson, Tyler West, Matt Goss, Mollie Rainford, Tony Adams, Jayde Adams and Hamza Yassin complete the line-up.Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One next

BBC's Strictly Come Dancing is the highlight of the autumn TV calendar and fans of the show are in for a special treat this year as a new themed episode will be making it's debut. Celebrating 100 years of the BBC, the fun-filled new theme will see each of the couples take to the Strictly ballroom floor, either dancing to a theme tune from an iconic BBC programme or in tribute to one of the BBC’s most loved services.

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington put on an amorous display as they enjoyed a romantic trip to Paris last week.MORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova gushes about romance with Kai Widdrington after sweet reunionSharing a loved-up photo on their Instagram pages, the duo appeared to be head over heels for one another. In the sweet snap, Nadiya and Kai could be seen posing on a bridge against a stunning Parisian backdrop featuring the world-renowned Eiffel Tower.WATCH: Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington hold hands in sweet videoNadiya, 32, looked lovely in her chic summer outfit as she cosied up to her beau.

Earlier this month Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones sparked rumours of a romance with Love Island bombshell Chyna Mills. The pair were spotted holding hands while leaving the Reality TV Awards Afterparty together and jumped into a car with Neil’s fellow Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice, adding fuel to the fire. According to onlookers Neil, 40, and Chyna, 23, were holding hands at the event but dropped them when they saw a photographer with a source telling The Sun: “Chyna and Neil are getting close after meeting that night, they have great chemistry.” Now it seems that things are only heating up for the pair as they enjoyed a trip to the city of love, Paris, together.

STRICTLY chiefs have started a probe after dancers appeared to fall foul of strict BBC advertising rules. Performers including Nadiya Bychkova, Giovanni Pernice and Kai Widdrington may have stumbled by agreeing to dance at parties which mimic the show.

Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh has compared her time on Strictly Come Dancing to "childbirth". The presenter reminisced as she told co-host Robert Rinder about her favourite memories from the show, and how at times - it was a little painful. After she was asked by Robert what she misses from the programme, the 45-year-old said that she still thinks about her outfit that she wore for her Dream Girls performance.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses will reportedly be investigating a few of their dancers for breaking BBC advertising rules. Nadiya Bychkova, Giovanni Pernice and Kai Widdrington allegedly broke rules by agreeing to dance at promotional parties.The Sun reports that the parties, which mimic Strictly but are not affiliated with the BBC, enable fans to have a Strictly weekend experience with the dancers.

Strictly Come Dancing. The line-up of celebrities taking part in the long-running BBC dance competition was revealed earlier this month. Among them is Helen Skelton, the former Blue Peter presenter who is joining the series months after splitting for her husband, Richie Myler, reports the Mirror.

Strictly Come Dancing - despite winning a tap award named after Ken Dodd.The 39-year-old Countryfile presenter is set to appear on this year's series of the hit BBC One dancing show, which returns next month.It comes after her recent marriage split from rugby star Richie Myler back in April this year.READ MORE: Inside Helen Skelton's net worth and marriage as Countryfile star announces StrictlyLast week, Helen said people keep asking her if she can already dance, before claiming she couldn't and that you sign up to the show to learn your way around the ballroom.She told BBC's radio 5 Live: "People keep saying, ‘Can you dance?’ and I say, ‘No’ because isn’t it the point to learn to dance?"However, she bagged a prestigious Ken Dodd tap dancing award 22 years ago when she was just a teenager.When asked to reveal a secret about herself in 2016, Helen said: "I won a Ken Dodd tap-dance award when I was 17."The Cumbrian star later added: "Not a lot of people know this, but I’m very good at tap dancing.

As this year’s Strictly hopefuls get ready to slip on their sequins and strut their stuff, it’s not surprising to hear that last year’s winner, Rose Ayling-Ellis, is feeling a tug at her heartstrings. “I really miss it,” the EastEnders actress, who was partnered with pro Giovanni Pernice, tells us.

Strictly Come Dancing camp concerning last year’s champion Giovanni Pernice have reportedly “raised eyebrows” among some of the show’s professional dancers. The BBC competition is set to return to our screens next month, with celebrities including Will Mellor, Helen Skelton, Matt Goss and Fleur East all joining this year’s stellar line-up of contestants. While this year’s dance pairings are yet to be officially announced, reports have surfaced that suggest pro dancer Giovanni could be heading to the final once again, according to The Mirror .

STRICTLY star Helen Skelton was a Diddy bit out of step when she insisted she can’t dance — because she once won a tap award named after Ken Dodd. The TV presenter, who will be in the new series which starts next month, waltzed off with comic legend Doddy’s gong when she was a teenager.

THE Big Breakfast fans were left cooing in delight as the Teletubbies original sun baby made an appearance. Jess Smith became one of the most famous faces on kids TV back in the late 1990s as the baby who appeared in the sun on the hit BBC show.

Strictly Come Dancing is reportedly facing a favouritism row as professional dancer Giovanni Pernice’s celebrity dance partner for this year is said to have been “leaked”. Giovanni, who won last year’s show with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis, after Rose was the first deaf contestant to take part in Strictly, is rumoured to be partnering this year with Richie Anderson in a same-sex couple, with rival dancers said to be fearing this could secure the Italian dancer’s place in the final again.

The new series of Strictly Come Dancing will kick off on September 17, former contestant and TV presenter AJ Odudu has announced.The 34-year-old, who was forced to withdraw from the final of the dancing competition last year after suffering a torn ligament, revealed the news on The Big Breakfast alongside co-host Mo Gilligan. She said: “We do have the exclusive that the launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2022 is going to be September 17.