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Strictly Come Dancing star Victoria Pendleton has shared the heartbreaking news that her twin brother Alex has passed away. In an Instagram post, Victoria shared a photo of her and Alex together and paid tribute to her twin, who fought a long battle with an aggressive brain tumour. "Alex Pendleton, 24.

Kirsty Gallacher has candidly revealed she suffered a breakdown after her divorce from husband Paul Sampson in 2015.  The presenter, 47, said she sunk into a deep depression which led to her collapsing on Sky Sports in 2016 as she struggled to juggle her broadcasting duties, Strictly Come Dancing and being a new single mum to her two boys; Jude, 13, and Oscar, 16. In a candid new interview, Kirsty has spoken about how she became an emotional wreck after the breakdown of her five-year marriage to the rugby player, 45.

Jake Humphrey says his wife has banned him from ever competing on Strictly Come Dancing because of the show's infamous 'curse'. The TV presenter, 44, has been married to childhood sweetheart Harriet since 2007 and together they share a daughter named Florence, nine, and a son named Sebastian, seven. And if anyone was to know what goes on behind the scenes of the show it's Harriet, who worked on Strictly Come Dancing as a production coordinator.

THE second series of winter Love Island is just around the corner - but can you remember the first ever series of the ITV2 dating show? Love Island first hit our screens back in 2005. Back then the show was called Celebrity Love Island and was presented by none other than Patrick Kielty, 51, and Kelly Brook, 43. Kelly took to Instagram to share a selection of pictures from her time on the show.

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Jayde Adams has revealed who all the professional dancers want to win the 2022 final. The comedienne, 38, who was paired with Karen Hauer during this year's BBC series, spoke candidly to BBC Breakfast today.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans all had the same complaint about Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman while the judges spooky looks won rave reviews. Tonight's instalment of the BBC show marks Halloween week.

Anton Du Beke, 56, who worked as a professional dancer on the show since it began in 2004, revealed that after his co-star Brendan Cole, 46, was cut from the show he feared for his own place, saying he never took it for granted or a given that he was going to be invited back the following year.The admission came when Anton appeared on an episode of Lorraine back in 2018.Speaking to the Glaswegian presenter, Anton said that Brendan’s exit from the show came as a complete shock, hinting that it had been an “editorial decision” by BBC bosses.In fact, Anton only found out that Brendan was leaving the show after Brendan himself appeared on Lorraine to drop the bombshell.“[I was] stunned,” Anton said to Lorraine.“It was one of the saddest things I've watched on telly. I was heartbroken for him, for me a little bit as well, I'm going to miss him enormously.

DANCING On Ice's Nile Wilson appears to have 'accidentally revealed' he's been paired with pro skater Vanessa Bauer for the upcoming series. The gymnast, 26, began following Vanessa, 26, on Instagram over the weekend. The duo are the only celebrity and professional to be pals with each other on the social media platform.

Strictly Come Dancing star Simon Webbe has revealed contestants who argued back at the professional judges on the show were soon kicked “out the door”. Over the years, contestants have clashed with the star-studded judging panel after dancing their hearts out on the beloved BBC One ballroom competition.

The 18th series of Strictly Come Dancing is well underway and this year we've seen four new professional dancers join the popular BBC One show. Over the years, viewers have watched 64 professional dancers take to the Strictly dance floor and there's now only Anton Du Beke left from the first series, but he is part of the judging panel rather than the competition. There's been married couples take part in the show, such as James and Ola Jordan and Lilia Kopylova and Darren Bennett, as well as some who even fell for their celebrity partners during their time on Strictly.

Joey Essex, former EastEnders star Patsy Palmer, football legend John Fashanu, Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, Olympic gymnast Nile Wilson, Coronation Street’s Mollie Gallagher and drag queen The Vivienne. Speaking about the exciting gig, she said: ‘I’m so excited that I get to learn how to dance…on ice! I’m terrified but can’t wait. ‘I just want to make the most of this whole experience.

Strictly Come Dancing star HRVY shared the awkward moment he locked eyes with his co-star Jamie Laing after he struggled to squeeze into a pair of skintight white jeans that left little to the imagination. Fans of the BBC One dance show will be aware that one of the biggest concerns for the star-studded line-up is a risk of a major wardrobe malfunction while performing in front of millions.

Kym Marsh has said her husband "couldn't care less" about the so-called Strictly Come Dancing curse.The Corrie beauty, 46, tied the knot with Army officer Scott last year but said he's "not fussed" about the curse, which has seen many romances hit the rocks after people go on the show.Kym - who is paired with Graziano Di Prima on the dancefloor - previously stripped off on stage and said Scott wasn't upset about that either.READ MORE: I’m A Celeb 'signs up Strictly star' four years after kiss scandal rocked BBC show "I know everyone talks about it but Scott really couldn’t care less," she told The Sun.“I'm an actor and he came and watched me on Fatal Attraction where I took my clothes off on stage, which was pretty daunting."But now he has seen me getting my kit off on stage and he wasn’t bothered, we don’t have an issue at all."The 'curse' has struck plenty of times over the years.Back in 2004, Brendan Cole ended up splitting from Camilla Dallerup after winning the BBC ballroom contest with newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky.Then boxer Joe Calzaghe split from his girlfriend after being paired with pro-Kristina Rihanoff, who he went on to date for many years.In more recent years there was a lot of drama when comedian Seann Walsh was spotted kissing his Strictly partner Katya Jones - who was married to fellow dancer Neil Jones at the time.The pair were snapped locking lips after a night out.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Seann ended up splitting from his girlfriend Rebecca Humphries and the Jones' later went on the split.However, they suggested that the well-publicised smooch wasn't the reason.READ MORE:

saw Regan Gascoigne and partner Karina Marta beat the likes of former Strictly pro Brendan Cole and singer Kimberly Wyatt to lift the coveted trophy. Struggling to hold back his tears after landing a perfect score, Paul Gascoigne’s dancer son said: ‘I am so overwhelmed, I never thought it was possible. ’But which famous faces will be swapping the red carpet for the iconic ice rink as they battle it out to impress the judges and viewers at home in series 17 of the skating show?Here are all the celebrities that have been revealed so far…The first contestant was revealed during Monday’s episode of This Morning – and it is no other than soap legend Patsy Palmer.

saw Regan Gascoigne and partner Karina Marta beat the likes of former Strictly pro Brendan Cole and singer Kimberly Wyatt to lift the coveted trophy. Struggling to hold back his tears after landing a perfect score, Paul Gascoigne’s dancer son said: ‘I am so overwhelmed, I never thought it was possible. ’But which famous faces will be swapping the red carpet for the iconic ice rink as they battle it out to impress the judges and viewers at home in series 17 of the skating show?Here are all the celebrities that have been revealed so far…The first contestant was revealed during Monday’s episode of This Morning – and it is no other than soap legend Patsy Palmer.

Strictly Come Dancing has always been associated with the infamous TV ‘curse’ where contestants and dancers start off the series in committed relationships only to have their heads turned by their gorgeous dance partners.Viewers have seen it happen to pro dancer Brendan Cole and Natasha Kaplinsky in the first series, and Flavia Cacace and Matt Di Angelo in series four.But by far the most memorable incident took place in 2018 after comedian Seann Walsh and Katya Jones were pictured kissing during the series while she was still married to her husband and fellow pro dancer Neil Jones.While love is often lost on the talent show, it’s not all doom and gloom for many of the stars, with many long-standing couples surviving the dreaded curse throughout their time on the show.READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing's Daisy Lowe announces engagement to real estate fiancéWith the 20th series of the beloved BBC One dance competition just around the corner, Daily Star took a deep dive inside all the successful romances to come from the show.James Jordan, 43, and his loving wife Ola, 39, are best known for transforming dance-novice celebrities into mind-blowing ballroom dancers on the popular talent show.And it was easy to see the chemistry between the loving couple on the BBC show, but what many viewers may not know is that the pair actually met years before they performed on Strictly together.The pro dancers first met at the famous Blackpool ballroom back in 1999 where James – who had already established himself in the dance community – was competing with his Polish girlfriend and partner at the time.But that didn’t put Ola off the Gillingham-born star, as she recalled the first moment they locked eyes in an interview with Heart

Strictly Come Dancing has seen some impressive names take to the BBC dancefloor.Over the years, we have seen stars across the worlds of stage, screen, sport, music and even modelling take to the ballroom to try and impress the formidable judges and lift the glitterball trophy.The Daily Star is here to look back at some of the most impressive contestants to light up British screens during the autumn weekends.READ MORE: Strictly's Matt Goss shares tragic reason for joining BBC series after family lossAs Strictly hits our TV screens on Friday (September 23) to welcome a new class of dancers, we remember some of the stars who truly dazzled on the dancefloor. Rachel competed in the sixth series of the ballroom dancing BBC One competition where she was one of the runner's up.Her partnership with with Vincent Simone went down a storm on the floor as the couple went from strength to strength and were a favourite amongst the judges, scoring an average of 35.81 points across the series.The former S Club beauty also had the highest score of the series in 6 styles the dances whilst scoring a perfect score of 40 for two of her routines.

Strictly Come Dancing will return to our screens tonight (September 23) after the BBC delayed the show's launch due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. A brand new cast of 15 celebrities will be introduced to Strictly viewers tonight, including Paralympian Ellie Simmons, EastEnders star James Bye and TV presenter Helen Skelton.

Strictly is now nearing its 20th series, with 2022's launch show set to air on Saturday 17 September. But what happened during the first ever series of the popular BBC show?READ MORE: Past winners with prior dance experience as Strictly called 'fix' due to Helen Skelton's dance pastNatasha's career began when she hosted F2F, a youth chat show, in 1996 alongside Sacha Baron Cohen. At the end of the 90's, she presented London Today and London Tonight for ITV's London News Network before joining Sky News.

Strictly dancers have had to pretend they’re happy with celeb partners on the hit show, it is claimed.The professionals always look thrilled when it’s revealed who they will be dancing with.But Scott Mills claims some of them fake joy for the cameras - despite being secretly miserable.READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing pairings leaked days before first live show set to airThe DJ was a contestant in 2014 and says he saw what really went on.Speaking on Radio 5 Live, he said: "On my series there were some dancers who weren’t happy with their celebrities. But it was never seen on screen."Scott’s co-host Chris Stark is convinced many of the reactions are faked.He said: "One of the things that gets me is when the contestant meets the dancer for the first time and they both have to pretend that they would have chosen each other."The chances that every contestant has been linked with exactly the right dancer and that dancer has been linked with exactly the right contestant is mind-boggling.

his Instagram today, September 5. This comes as rumours his 2021 winning partner Rose has fell victim to the Strictly 'curse'. The EastEnders star has reportedly split from her boyfriend Samuel, whom she had been with for seven years.