Hamza Yassin crowned winner of Strictly Come Dancing after spectacular final

Helen Skelton was praised throughout her Strictly shows for her "revenge dances" and the spectacular way she seemed to be overcoming her split from rugby star Richie Myler, who left the marital home when their third child was just four months old.

STRICTLY Come Dancing bosses plan to cast a celebrity couple to compete against one another on next year’s series. Insiders say Emma Willis and husband Matt are in the running after they were forced to pull out of negotiations for the last series of the BBC1 show.

BBC bosses are reported to be planning a celebrity version of The Traitors after its first season became the surprise smash hit success of the end of 2022.

GIRLS Aloud score another hit after raising £1million for charity in the name of their late bandmate Sarah Harding. Sarah, who achieved 21 top ten singles including four No1’s with the group, died aged 39 last September following a breast cancer diagnosis.

The series finale of Strictly Come Dancing aired last weekend, however, fans of the show will still be able to get their ballroom fix over the festive period.

Helen Skelton shared a sweet snippet of her children enjoying Christmas Eve as they embark on an unusual activity.

Gemma Atkinson, 38, has slammed claims that her partner Gorka Márquez, 32, has plans to leave the popular BBC One show. Gorka narrowly missed out on winning Strictly Come Dancing this year with partner Helen Skelton, 39.After rumours arose that Gorka had apparently decided to quit the show after getting a “seven year itch”, fans were left gobsmacked by the news.However, Gemma took to social media today to set the record straight once and for all.Sharing a screenshot of the article claiming that Gorka was throwing in the towel, Gemma strongly denied the claims in view of her 1.8 million Instagram followers. "Keep being sent this,” she wrote with a facepalm emoji. “Wish I hadn't said to all the backstage crew 'see you next year' now,” she added with a cheeky winking emoji."Obv this isn't true at all! Same as it wasn't true about Gio last Christmas.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Gorka Marquez is set to quit the show after failing to win the Glitterball when he made it to the final for the third time. The Spanish pro, who partnered Helen Skelton this year, was ashen-faced last Saturday when Hamza Yassin won with Jowita Przystal.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were gutted when the 2022 series came to an end last weekend.

 This year’s Strictly Come Dancing professional champion Jowita Przystał, 28, and last year’s winner Giovanni Pernice, 32, are reportedly dating.The pair were said to have been seen kissing backstage and recently made their relationship public at a pal’s birthday party. Jowita won the hearts of BBC viewers this year due to her amazing partnership with presenter Hamza Yassin, with whom she went on to lift the glitter ball trophy. Similarly, Giovanni rose to victory the year prior with EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis after fans fell in love with their incredible chemistry. Now, it has been claimed that the two professional partners have been dating behind the scenes, with a source suggesting that Jowita had wanted to keep the romance on the downlow so as to not distract from her performances with Hamza. The two champions reportedly made their relationship clear at a birthday dinner for Chelsea footballer Jorginho, however, who is a friend of Giovanni’s.A source said Jowita and Giovanni’s pals and co-stars have known about their budding romance for a while, adding that they make a “great couple”. While their relationship has been under the radar for a few weeks, they were reportedly seen openly flirting at the bash.The BBC show’s crew previously caught them kissing backstage, a source went on to claim. “While they both kept insisting they were single, the pair’s chemistry was ridiculous — and they kept getting busted snogging in corridors,” they told The Sun. “Crew even saw them kissing in the production office.They make a great couple though, and have been pretty inseparable in the last few weeks.“Jowita, especially, wanted to keep things quiet so she could keep focused with Hamza, and not distract from the

FANS of The Traitors were quick to label one contestant a 'hero' after he successfully dropped hints about another remaining player being a traitor. The BBC One series had fans on tenterhooks with its nail-biting finale which saw Hannah, Aaron and Meryl successfully win the show after knocking out the two remaining traitors - Wilf and Kieran. However in a shock twist of events, Kieran dropped a number of subtle bombshells about there being one traitor left in the game as he became the first of the final five to be banished.

The Traitors has been the surprise smash hit show of the end of 2022 and had viewers on the edge of their seats for weeks.

Last night, the final five of BBC's The Traitors was revealed and fans can't wait for tonight's grand finale where either the Traitors or Faithfuls will scoop the jackpot prize, which is currently sitting at £120,000.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have noticed that Kai Widdrington was absent for much of the final. The pro dancer – who was partnered with Kaye Adams this series – was only briefly seen, despite all the other dancers and stars being part of the extravaganza.

HELEN Skelton couldn't help but take a cheeky swipe at Strictly Come Dancing while hosting Channel 5's Christmas On The Farm. The Countryfile presenter made it all the way to the final of this year's series of the hit BBC dance competition on Saturday with her dance partner Gorka Marquez.

GORKA Marquez has broken his silence after it was announced he would not be taking part in the live Strictly tour. The pro dancer, 32,  competed in this year’s competition with Helen Skelton, but she will be hitting the road with Kai Widdrington instead.

THE One Show took an awkward turn yesterday as Alex Jones scolded her co-star Harry Judd for spoiling the Strictly finale. The Welsh presenter, 45, and McFly star Harry Judd, 36, hosted the latest episode of the BBC entertainment programme.

Tensions are running high as BBC's The Traitors is down to the final five contestants after two faithfuls were axed in tonight's episode.

The Tratiors star Amanda Lovette has thanked fans for their messages of support after she was brutally thrown 'under a bus' and 'murdered' during Tuesday night's episode.