Ian Wright defends teammate Tony Adams as he exposes secret to 'strong' Strictly backing

This weekend the remaining Strictly Come Dancing stars will head to Blackpool - and BBC bosses have revealed the songs they will dance to this Saturday.

STRICTLY star Tony Adams could be headed for I’m A Celebrity next year after telling fans: "I'm hanging up my dancing shoes for good.” The football legend, 56, confessed he's relieved to be free from gruelling training after his eight-week run in the competition. But, as a sucker for punishment, Tony hinted he'd be up for a stint in the jungle next year - if he's approached by ITV.

TWO Strictly Come Dancing professional dancers have been spotted looking unrecognisable in a throwback as teenage pals. The snaps were shared to Instagram last night as a birthday celebration between the close friends - who have both competed as pros on the long-running BBC One programme.

Former footballer Tony Adams has spoken out about his decision to leave Strictly Come Dancing.

STRICTLY Come Dancing's Tony Adams got emotional on It Takes Two as he opened up about his difficult journey with sobriety. The 56-year-old footie ace withdrew from the competition on Sunday night due to injury, with his position in the bottom two proving to be the final straw. Joined by pro partner Katya Jones on spin-off It Takes Two, Tony admitted his time on the show proved to be a massive emotional journey, and fought back tears as he spoke.

Tony Adams withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing ahead of the dance-off last weekend after injuring himself during his Jive with Katya Jones, 33.The 56-year-old skipped performing the dance for a second time in a bid to save his place on the show against Tyler West.Presenter Tess Daly explained to viewers the Arsenal legend had made the decision to leave the show due to an injury.Following his withdrawal, many questioned whether alleged rows between him and Katya were the real reason for him leaving.His long-term wife Poppy Teacher has now shut down the speculation as she addressed his health issue.She said: "Taking part has taken its toll and it was time to drop out.Piers Morgan brands David Walliams 'one of TV's nastiest frauds'"He has gone much further on the show than he had hoped and it was time to leave."Poppy also shut down he had rows with Katya, but claimed they were both "punchy people".She added to the Mail Online: "He adored her and there was never a row as people have said.

STRICTLY'S Katya Jones was spotted walking through London looking down in the dumps following her shock departure. Katya who was partnered up with former Arsenal footballer Tony Adams, was seen for the first time since the pair were forced to quit the show as she strolled through the fog.

Strictly Come Dancing episode, Tony Adams, 56, withdrew from the competition after sustaining an injury during the live show.The 56-year-old performed an energetic Jive to Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, which was met with cheers from the audience.His efforts however failed to impress the judges who only scored them 24 out of 40 points.Craig Revel Horwood went as far as calling their dance a "technical disaster".Following his performance, he landed himself in the bottom two alongside Dianne Buswell and Tyler West.Ahead of the two couples preparing to dance again, Tony made the decision to withdraw from the competition. Karren Brady brands Boy George ‘sanctimonious’ over Matt Hancock swipeHis departure meant that Dianne and Tyler got through to Blackpool week without needing to dance again.Now, Tony's wife Poppy has claimed he was given the chance to go straight through to this weekend's show, but he declined the offer. Taking to Twitter, a viewer named LizzieBiffo wrote: "Well Tony Adams showed his true narcissistic colours tonight didn't he?!"Too big of an ego and too much of a coward to do the dance-off! What an arrogant plum #Strictly."Hitting back, Poppy commented: "Are you a medical professional? Do you know what his injury was?"Do you know that they actually told him NOT to dance and instead go straight to Blackpool and he said no because that would have been unfair to everyone else?"In an emotional speech after his withdrawal, Tony said the show had taught him a lot about himself.He spilled: "I thought this 'journey' rubbish was nonsense but, my god, the rollercoaster of emotion.Michael Douglas looks frail as he continues to show off new red hair [PICTURED]Lori Harvey leaves little to the imagination in

Tony Adams, 56, had to sadly withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing after injuring himself on Saturday night's show.The Arsenal legend has been brought to tears today due to the overwhelming support he has received since making the "tough" decision, including a heart-wrenching tribute left by his dance partner Katya Jones.Tony's decision saved Tyler West and Dianne Buswell from last night's dance-off.Katya and Tony were bottom of the leaderboard after a 1960s-themed jive on Saturday night.The couple performed their Saturday night routine to Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, making the studio audience cheer with excitement after executing a series of roly-polies.Since then, Tony has left an apology on Instagram, while Katya left a touching tribute to the Arsenal legend.Taking to Instagram to reply to the heartwarming tribute, he penned: "Stop making me cry.."A post shared by Tonyadamsofficial (@tonyadamsofficial)She shared a selection of snaps of the pair during their time on the show, praising Tony for "inspiring" those at home for his "surrender" to the experience.Katya continued: "I loved that Tony and Katya didn’t care what anyone would think, we did it our way! We took risks. We were fearless and bold.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans have called for Ellie Simmonds to be brought back into the competition after Tony Adams' departure. Sunday's instalment of the BBC show saw the footballer quit the competition after a shock injury.

STRICTLY's Ellie Taylor has admitted her daughter is convinced she sleeps with her dance partner Johannes Radebe in bed every night. The 38-year-old has moved out of the bedroom she shares with her husband Phil Black while on the BBC dance show.

DEVASTATED Tony Adams has been forced to quit Strictly Come Dancing after a shock injury. The 56-year-old made it through to week eight of the BBC show along with dance partner Katya Jones. Tonight host Tess Daly revealed his dramatic departure after he found himself bottom of the leaderboard on Saturday night.

Strictly Come Dancing and Arsenal fans were left devastated when Tony Adams, 56, had no choice but to withdraw from the competition this weekend due to an injury he had sustained during his Jive with Katya Jones, 33, on Saturday night. However, the England and Arsenal FC legend has now hinted that medical issues had been plaguing him for a while during his stint on the BBC series.Tony explained that he had gotten to the point where he was no longer able to brush medical advice aside.Writing in view of his 161,000 Instagram followers after his and Katya’s departure from Strictly 2022, Tony admitted: “There comes a point when you can no longer ignore medical advice, and very sadly my point came tonight.”The retired professional footballer went on to apologise to his co-star Tyler West, whom he was meant to face in the dance-off before his injury forced him to pull out of the show.Tony continued: “I’m sorry I couldn’t dance off against my beautiful friend @tylerwestt , but thank you thank you to ALL @bbcstrictly who made this into an unbelievable joyful, tough and exhilirating 8 weeks.(sic)“I will miss you all - an exceptionally kind cast and crew.”The sportsman also paid tribute to his professional dancing partner Katya, revealing all about their friendship behind-the-scenes.Tony added: “And just, well I have no words for @katyajones . “She is my absolute rock, queen, nemesis, HERO.

Tony Adams has handed in his dancing shoes and walked away from Strictly Come Dancing after claims he sustained an injury during Saturday night's show.

STRICTLY favourite Molly Rainford shook the dance floor last night with a rumba to Whitney Houston’s All the Man that I Need. The ex-Britain’s Got Talent child singing star, 21, wowed the judges as she performed in a thigh-cut dress with partner Carlos Gu, 28.

FORMER Strictly star Seann Walsh has opened up to Corrie star Sue Cleaver on his cheating scandal with Katya Jones. Seann Walsh's kiss with pro dancer Katya during the 2018 Strictly competition ended his relationship and Katya's marriage of six years to fellow dancer Neil Jones. The comic, 36, told fellow I'm A Celebrity campmate, Sue Cleaver from Corrie, of the fallout: "To be totally honest with you, my poor ex, my girlfriend at the time, posted a statement and that was the end of me.

Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones. As Seann entered the I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! jungle on Wednesday night, Rebecca's recent column has been unearthed as she hit out at the comedian for his "toxicity" and "residue that gaslighting" from their relationship has left her.Rebecca spoke out about the incident in 2018 as her ex-partner made his jungle debut this week.Writing about her former relationship with Seann last month, whose kissing scandal came to light on Rebecca’s birthday, she coined him as "toxic".She wrote: "For a brief while, I was one half of the poster couple for toxic love.

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.