Kym Marsh calls in sick for Strictly rehearsals this morning just days after suffering major panic attack

Dan Walker reunited with Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas on Monday night at the TV Choice Awards.The television presenter took to Instagram to share with his 276K followers a picture of him holding the former dancer's leg as they posed together.Addressing the cheeky pose Shirley had opted for, Dan admitted: “Can’t really explain this one,” alongside several crying with laughter emojis.Shirley, 62, looked amazing in a floor length black off the shoulder dress, which was slashed high at the thigh to reveal a slender, toned, bronzed leg.To finish off the elegant look she paired the gown with a pair of silver open-toed platform shoes.Dan looked equally as resplendent, rocking a navy blue satin tuxedo that boasted a black lapel trim. He finished his dapper look with a black bow tie. Smiling as he looked down at the judge, he captioned the image: “About last night,” and added a series of dancing and laughing face emojis. He wrote: “The show won another gong and it was lovely to catch up with @shirleyballas, @mrantondubeke, @rocketrhys, @katiexmcglynn.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans are convinced they have worked out who is in danger on Saturday after spotting a "clue". Viewers of the BBC dance competition show have "worked out" a clue as to who will be at risk of leaving the competition on Saturday. Strictly Come Dancing has only just kicked off, but fans already think they know who will be eliminated from the show on Saturday.

A post shared by Shirley Ballas (@shirleyballas)“You are, and in my book will always be, a king. Your constructive criticism in helping celebrities improve along with your humour is irreplaceable.“An authentic dancer, judge and adjudicator from the head to toe.”Shirley continued: “My heart is full of so many memories with you over the years and I will treasure those forever.“I’m sad you are leaving DWTS USA but we gain you back here in UK.“You are a superstar, a one of a kind human with a talent beyond words.

STRICTLY Come Dancing’s Shirley Ballas, 62, has slammed rumours that there’s a feud between her and competitor Fleur East. It comes as fans were left convinced earlier this month that the pair were in a ‘feud’ with one another.

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 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.

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.

“My mother has washed it and pressed it and we’ll take it back to him.”Detailing her ordeal, Shirley continued: “I’ve been trained from a very young age that you just get on with it, no matter how you’re feeling, but lately I’ve had a few cracks in that smile.“I’m not always managing and I’m questioning myself,” the TV star added in a recent interview with Mirror.co.uk.Shirley also spoke out on the abuse she had been a target of online during a recent discussion with the Loose Women panellists.During the chat, Shirley got emotional while speaking about some of the comments she has seen.Panellist Kelle Bryan commented that as Shirley loves her job, it must have been a hard week receiving all the backlash last weekend.The judge, who joined the show in 2017, said that she appreciates the audience who have been watching Strictly for 20 years but added as they’re watching on TV they can only see half of what she does.She commented: “I can see everything that’s going on.“I love that they have an opinion. It's just when it goes overboard it starts to become nasty.”Jane addressed the nasty comments, she mentioned that as Shirley's from the dancing industry she must be quite robust.Shirley replied: “It is a tough industry and has been a tough industry all my life.So Saturdays, oh I’m getting emotional already.“Saturdays are always a bit like going to Disneyland, it’s the ultimate job, it's what you really enjoy and I do read everything.

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 star Shirley Ballas, 62, took to Twitter today to hit back at the online criticism over how the public vote affects the overall results.The BBC judge argued for the “integral” role the Great British public plays in deciding who ends up in the dance-off.Yesterday, Shirley shared a “day in the life” style video in view of her 84,600 Twitter followers. She captioned the clip: “Spend a #Strictly Saturday with me! Lots to do, so much fun. It’s always a busy day. “Are you all excited for tomorrow? Please please vote, all couples want to get to Blackpool.” (sic)Replying to Shirley and Strictly, one viewer named Julia Stavordale then penned: “Love strictly, I’ve watched it from the start. “However, I am more irritated now because ‘public vote’ has nothing to do with the dancing; it’s their favourite person. “Do away with public vote and let the judges decide instead,” she suggested.

Matt Goss, 54, was the third contestant to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing, with the Bros singer being overcome with emotion when he heard the judge's decision. Upon reflection, Matt has spoken exclusively to Express.co.uk about whether he believed he deserved to be voted out and what he thought of the judge's final decision.After a jive to All Shook Up by Paul McCartney, Matt and Nadiya Bychkova found themselves in the bottom two against Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima.Following the dance-off, it was the end of Matt and Nadiya's Strictly journey as they became the next couple to leave this year's competition.Express.co.uk asked Matt whether he got what he wanted from Strictly, or if he felt he had more to give.He admitted: "I do think I was starting to open up.

Tyler West, 26, admitted that one particularly annoying habit he has during rehearsals can cause his Strictly Come Dancing partner Dianne Buswell, 33, to lose her temper.The star gave an insight into their time dancing together on the BBC show so far in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk at the 2022 Pride of Britain Awards.Tyler and Dianne are one of nine remaining couples in the 2022 series of Strictly.The couple generally place near the top of the leaderboard week after week, although last Saturday night’s performance saw them at risk of being placed in the bottom two after they finished in eighth position. Luckily, the pair were saved by the viewers, and it was Molly Rainford and Ellie Simmonds who faced one another in the dance-off, with the latter party ultimately going home.Other celebs to leave the competition have included EastEnders’ James Bye, comedian Jayde Adams, singer Matt Goss, BBC Radio 2’s Richie Anderson and Loose Women’s Kaye Adams.Talking about his “bromance” with James shortly before he exited the show, Tyler revealed that the pair shared a dressing room together at Strictly.Asked if they ever pulled any pranks on each other behind the scenes, Tyler started laughing, as Dianne stepped in."Well you’ve pranked me a few times, though, haven’t you?” Dianne said in a mock-accusing tone.“I’ve pranked her a few times,” Tyler confirmed with a nod and a cheeky smile. “What was the first prank I did?” “Oh, let’s not even talk about that,” Dianne replied with a withering look as Tyler started giggling again.“I forget my dance shoes a lot,” Tyler admitted sheepishly.

“Right now we’re in a place where he seems comfortable and I seem comfortable and it isn’t necessary at the moment," she told The Mirror.In the past three weeks, the 62-year-old has been in the spotlight after Strictly viewers took aim at the head judge.This includes being branded “sexist” towards singer Fleur East, “jealous” of TV star Kym Marsh and is now the bookies’ favourite to get sacked by 2023.Despite the trouble, however, she has received support not least from her loving husband.Her colleagues, who include judges Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke, and Motsi Mabuse, as well as Strictly favourite Bruno Tonioli, have given her their unwavering support.Speaking further about the “trolling” she has received, Shirley said it has been worse this year than any other time in the past.It came as the Strictly judge was accused of sexism, claims she vehemently denied adding, “you couldn’t be further away from sexist than I am”.Fans have hit out at Shirley for reported favouritism towards the show’s male contestants.The series judge has also been accused of having “favourites whether they have ability or not”, with some viewers calling for her to be sacked on Twitter as they claim she has “no credibility as a judge”.Not long after, Shirley was lambasted by critics for giving Fleur East a nine out of 10, when other judges were hesitant to award her highly.@Cumiskey55 penned: “Come off it Shirley.That was not a 9 performance by any means.“You’ve obviously been told to tone it down on Fleur.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Kym Marsh has opened up about pro dancer Graziano di Prima's secret family tragedy. Kym, 46, revealed she's dedicating her performance this weekend to her son Archie, who tragically passed away shortly after his birth in 2009. But the former Coronation Street star also told how their American Smooth foxtrot to the Snow Patrol ballad Chasing Cars will also have a special meaning to Graziano, 28.

Strictly Come Dancing.The professional dancer revealed their routine almost ended in chaos during training, where she cheekily joked her "nose was still intact".The dancing duo joined Janette Manrara, 38, on the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two, as the two opened up about their show-stopping dance routine ahead of week eight.Dianne and her partner, Tyler, wowed judges with their Viennese Waltz dance to I’ve Been Loving You Too Long’ by Seal on last week's show.They scored 29 out of 40 points as the judges praised the pair for their delivery, but head judge Shirley Ballas said that the pair had "too much incorrect footwork".For their upcoming performance, the duo are doing the Paso Doble, which Janette described as a "completely different dance" to their previous routine.She asked: "How's it going so far?"Tyler replied: "It's amazing, I love it," to which Dianne chimed: "You have loved every second of it".The radio DJ explained during rehearsals he had been "completely in the zone" but admittedly going a bit wild during their training.Janette quizzed: "You have a different name for the Paso Doble. You call it wrestling?"The Strictly duo broke out in laughter as he admitted training has been "intense" and said he felt "strong", before moving his arms around chaotically."I hope you're not throwing Dianne on the floor?" Janette posed.Dianne mused: "We had an incident today, didn't we?"To which Tyler commented: "It wasn't my fault."Ozzy Osbourne says he'll be 'bored s**tless' as he regrets move to UK[LATEST]Donny Osmond's embrace with lookalike sister after family split[PICTURES]Boomtown Rats guitarist Garry Roberts dead aged 72[TRIBUTES]The Australian-born dancer continued: "I thought I broke my nose today.

Janette Manrara, 38, publicly apologised to Rylan Clark, 34, after she cheekily tricked him live on television during It Takes Two.The pair, who both host the BBC Two Strictly spin off show on separate days, showed off their level of good friendship after Janette pretended to be a viewer and wrote into the show. Rylan then unwittingly proceeded to read out Janette’s fake letter, in which she declared her love for real-life husband Aljaž Škorjanec, demanding that he should return to the show to do more presenting.The seemingly staged segment of the show started shortly after Rylan had finished catching up with contestants Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu.Segwaying into the next section, Rylan said: “We always love to hear from you lot at home and we have had a lovely letter from one of you at home this week.“I have it here and I am actually going to read it out.

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.

Shirley Ballas, 62, has given a candid insight into the relationship she has with each of her Strictly judges, even remaining close to former judge Bruno Tonioli, 66. Despite receiving unwavering support from them all, Shirley admitted that she and Craig Revel Horwood, 57, have had their trials and tribulations in the past.The pair’s drama stemmed from “painful” comments Craig made about Shirley’s breast implants back in 2018.Speaking to the Mirror, Shirley shared: “Craig and I have had a couple of ups and downs in the past.“He had a little joke about my boobs years ago and it made front page news, but he apologised and sent me flowers.“From that day to this, he always checks in.