James Jordan divides fans as he says Strictly Come Dancing final is a 'two horse race'

RICHARD Madeley showed his soft side yesterday as he doted on baby granddaughter Bodhi during a fancy Boxing Day lunch. The Good Morning Britain host, 66, put on a smart suit and accompanied wife Judy Finnigan for the meet-up with their daughter Chloe and husband James Haskell. Standing in front of a huge Christmas tree, beaming retired rugby ace James put an arm around TV star Judy.

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.

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

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.

Kym Marsh has rubbished the Strictly Come Dancing 'fix' claims after Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal won the show last weekend.

Helen Skelton has joined the Strictly tour - but she won't be dancing with show partner Gorka Marquez. The line-up for the Strictly Come Dancing live tour has been released with a shock twist for the finalists, reports the Mirror.

STRICTLY'S Helen Skelton left fans baffled by how different she looked on Christmas on the Farm. They had watched her dance her way to the Strictly final last weekend where she just lost out on the Glitterball to Hamza - but on tonight's C5 show, she looked different.

STRICTLY Come Dancing 2022 champion Hamza Yassin has become embroiled in another "fix" row after scooping the Glitter Ball trophy. The BBC wildlife photographer, 32, won the BBC's flagship series on Saturday, beating celebrity competitors Helen Skelton, Molly Rainford and Fleur East in the process.

LOVE Island's star Paige Thorne has bravely opened up about ditching alcohol after admitting she is ‘struggling and does not feel in a safe place.' The reality TV queen revealed the journey she has been on since finding fame on the hit ITV2 show. Paige, 25, who has been through a rocky split with Adam Collard, opened up about her mental health.

HELEN Skelton and Fleur East have confirmed they are joining the Strictly Come Dancing live tour which kicks off in Birmingham on January 20. Helen will not be joined by her pro partner Gorka Marquez however and will instead dance with Kai Widdrington.

EASTENDERS fans have ‘worked out’ Phil Mitchell’s secret weapon in his war again DCI Keeble. The Walford hardman - who is played by actor Steve McFadden in the BBC soap - made his shock return to Albert Square tonight. But fans were beginning suspicious of his timely return - and who was watching as he made his comeback.

Addressing viewers’ claims that he looked unhappy after the loss, Gorka said: “I wasn't fuming but I wanted Helen to finish the season with the cherry.“I was happy for Hamza and Jowita, they've been amazing.”Some fans were left furious by the result as they felt Helen and Gorka deserved to win and were "robbed" of the gong.Taking to Twitter, Melissa Aaron stated: "#StrictlyComeDancing aw not gonna lie I am gutted for Helen & Gorka but congrats to Hamza and Jowita."Jonathan Cheetham fumed: "Gorka and Helen deserved to win #scd #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing."@pricklypear_16 added: "#strictlycomedancing Helen and Gorka were robbed imo."@JoJo_P_87 said: "Nah gutted for Helen & Gorka #StrictlyComeDancing #SCD."@Manics1itsme tweeted: "Predictable result Helen was robbed #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing #StrictlyComeDancing2022." (sic)However, some viewers claimed they noticed the disappointment in Helen and Gorka's faces when Hamza was announced as the winner.Amanda Taylor expressed: "#StrictlyComeDancing Wow, Helen and Gorka looking not at all happy they didn't win, especially Gorka.“Completely showed themselves up." (sic)On Saturday night, the finalists all performed three dances in a last-ditch attempt to be crowned the winner of the 20th series.Speaking to Claudia Winkleman after their Couple's Choice, Helen turned to Gorka and said: "It was so much fun, I get lots of credit but you my friend have been in three finals."You are a credit to this show, you help everybody, everyone in the finals had tips from you, you are a credit to your family, to Gemma and Mia and I am very grateful you have guided me through this experience."Gorka added: "I knew she had potential but she needed to believe in herself, and from day one she