Gorka Marquez shares sweet family admission on Strictly as he works away from daughter

Tess Daly, 53, in 2003, with the couple having two children together.The former All-Star Family Fortunes host has spoken out defending his wife for the "unbelievable" work she puts into Strictly Come Dancing after judge Craig Revel Horwood once described her as "dull".Vernon revealed in a recent interview the extent of the amount of work that goes on behind-the-scenes on the hit BBC dance show.He said that Tess, alongside fellow host Claudia Winkleman, spent hours learning their lines.The former I'm a Celeb star admitted: "Tess is the best person I have ever worked with."She’s unbelievable.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Helen Skelton has revealed she gave birth alone before splitting from her husband Richie Myler. The Countryfile presenter - who is mum to three children, Ernie, seven, Louis, five, and Elsie, eleven months - admitted that her rugby star ex wasn't there for the birth of their second baby.

STRICTLY Come Dancing's line-up is one of the most fiercely-guarded secrets by the BBC every year before it is official unveiled. In a bid to try and keep the identities of the dancing stars on the hit show under wraps, bosses go to extreme lengths - including giving the contestants secret code names. They use this mysterious monikers internally to try and stop any leaks prior to their grand unveiling.

IT seems clichéd to describe Jayde Adams as larger than life – but that is exactly what she is. The 6ft 2in Strictly star is a huge presence as soon as she walks into the room for our Marilyn-Monroe-inspired shoot – and it’s not just her stature, but also her personality, which has you howling with laughter one minute and crying the next. Despite exiting the show in week five and the horrific trolling she received along the way (more on this later), it’s fair to say that the comedian is loving life.

STRICTLY Come Dancing stars are set for disappointment with Blackpool Week just one week away. The remaining celebrities and their professional partners face one more elimination before getting to dance in the historic ballroom. However now there are claims that one of the stars will not make it to Blackpool.

It was an emotional night on Strictly Come Dancing as Kym Marsh was left fighting back tears after making a few slipups during her performance on Saturday night.

Fleur East, 35, and Vito Coppola, 30, took to the floor to perform a sensational Samba tonight on Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left a little confused by Tess Daley's outfit choice on Saturday night, with many questioning the BBC s wardrobe department.

Helen Skelton has revealed she got into "trouble" with the Strictly Come Dancing team backstage for doing her own fake tan.The 39-year-old appeared to make the team's job harder when they tried to put it on her themselves ahead of the show this evening. Last night, the presenter filmed the glam squad moisturising her as they also applied some tan.Speaking to the camera, she said: "This is what happens, all you try to do is get yourself through the door and then they attack you with fake tan and moisturiser."It's the Strictly way."In a video with Gorka aheads of appearing on Strictly: It Takes Two, she told him: "I'm in trouble because I put fake tan on and I wasn't meant to."Michael Douglas looks frail as he continues to show off new red hairOn the show, the dancing duo discussed their Jive to Tightrope by Janelle Monáe last weekend.Just seconds into the routine Helen lost her hat as she walked down the stairs.Addressing the moment with host Rylan Clark, she said: "The last thing he [Gorka] said to me was, 'Helen make sure that hat's on!'"I was like, 'Yeah, yeah, fine, yeah...

Tony Adams, 56, has made it halfway through Strictly Come Dancing, but away from the training room he has welcomed three new additions to his family farm in the Cotswolds. After promising Claudia Winkleman, 50, that he would name one of his piglets after her on the Strictly results show, Tony also revealed he had named one of the animals Katya, and the third Anton Du Pig.Sharing some heartwarming images of the piglets at his £2 million home, Tony wrote on Twitter: “Our 3 new arrivals cuddled up - Anton Du Pig left, Katya middle and the runt, Claudia Winklepig right.“Look at Claudia elegantly going down the steps.”In response to the honour of having a pig named after them, both Claudia and Strictly judge Anton Du Beke replied to the tweet, which gained more than 6,000 likes.Anton, 56, commented: “Utterly adorable,” whilst Claudia added: “This is amazing x.”Many of Tony’s 96,500 Twitter followers also commented to express their fondness for the cute animals and the Strictly-themed names they have been given.User Sophie Gane wrote: “This is the best tweet I’ve ever seen.

Strictly's Kym Marsh pulled out all the stops to deliver a passionate Argentine Tango with partner Graziano Di Prima - but James Jordan was left unimpressed by one aspect of the routine.

Helen Skelton, 39, has wowed many fans of Strictly Come Dancing this year alongside professional dancer Gorka Marquez, 32, as she tries to put her turbulent year behind her.The Countryfile presenter has broken her silence on Gorka's shock admission about her "difficult" life on the BBC show, while also opening up about her sudden weight loss.Helen was married to rugby player Richie Myler for eight years, with the pair having three children together, before the presenter announced their shock split in April.This comes just four months after she had given birth to their daughter, leaving Helen in "shock".Helen has now tried to move on from the turbulent time, throwing herself into Strictly alongside Gorka while her ex has another baby on the way.Gorka seemed to shock Helen on Strictly recently as he touched on the presenter's "difficult time" after the end of her marriage.Helen has broken her silence on the event, after her stern face, admitting: "What I love about Gorka is that he has my very best interests at heart, and we are genuinely very good friends."But sometimes, maybe, we need to talk about what he’s allowed to say publicly."I was like, ‘Oh God, where is he going with this?’ That’s why I jumped on the table, to shut him up!"Helen also shared that Gorka has been very supportive in other aspects of her life, including her weight loss.She continued to The Sun: "But Gorka has the measure of me.

STRICTLY fans were left fuming after It Takes Two host Janette Manrara interrupted Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez's "love fest". The dancing duo were on the show to talk about tonight's big live performance.

THE Strictly Come Dancing stars looked all partied out after celebrating Ellie Taylor's 39th birthday. Comedian Ellie's co-stars were on hand until the early hours despite their upcoming performances in tonight's live show. She was joined by show partners Will Mellor and Nancy Xu, Kym Marsh and Helen Skelton.

Strictly Come Dancing's Helen Skelton has said that she felt "battle-hardened" going into the show following the sudden end to her eight-year marriage.

Helen Skelton has revealed she felt "battle-hardened" when starting her Strictly Come Dancing journey and that the opportunity came at the right time for her.The 39-year-old is still in the running to win the show after impressing viewers and the judges on the dance floor in recent weeks.The presenter has been receiving high scores for her moves with the help of professional dancer Gorka Marquez.In her latest interview, Helen revealed she was ready for attention on the show following her split from Richie Myler.She said: "I came into this show quite battle-hardened.“Strictly is probably quite overwhelming for a lot of people but for me, weirdly, I was actually in the best place to be in it.'You’ll be missed' Kate Garraway bids farewell to ITV colleague“Other people were worried about all the attention that comes with being on Strictly, or baring their souls on the telly, whereas I was ready for that."Helen went on to say she viewed her brain as "a muscle" which needed to be exercised to keep "her head in check"."So that’s what Strictly is doing for me, it really is. It’s the most brilliant, all-consuming thing to be a part of," she added to The Sun.The ex Blue Peter star announced her split from Richie back in April, four months after they welcomed their third baby together, daughter Elsie.Taking to her Instagram story, she wrote: "Very sad to say that Richie and I are no longer a couple.

“I’m enjoying every minute of it and I don't want to just be in a popularity competition, this will be it for me, I think," he explained to The Sun.It comes not long after the star expressed pride in his new body, which he explained his professional dancer wife “loves”.The actor joked that he needs to 'get his shirt off' somewhere hot when his time on the dance contest comes to an end, to make the most of his fit physique.  Speaking to The Mirror, he added that he's the “fittest he's been in years”.He said his wife Michelle McSween definitely isn't complaining about the transformation.Addressing his fitter physique, Will told the publication: “My wife certainly doesn't mind… I look good now.“I’m 46, I'm not a young man anymore, but I feel the fittest I've felt in years.

THE end of an eight- year marriage – with your husband immediately setting up home with another woman – would floor most women. Not Helen Skelton, who instead took to the TV dance floor and has been waltzing through her heartbreak. The Strictly Come Dancing favourite believes the show has acted as ­“therapy”, getting her through the end of her marriage to rugby player Richie Myler.

STRICTLY Come Dancing is on at a slightly later time tonight after viewers whittled down the contestants. It will air in its latest slot for weeks, between episodes of Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and Blankety Blank. Viewers should tune in at 7pm so make sure they don't miss it.