Darren Gough: Last News

England looms. Steve Clarke 's side have been drawn against the Auld Enemy at Euro 2020 and head down to Wembley on Friday June 18 for the second group game.

Former Strictly winner Darren Gough has hit out at the BBC for allowing stars with dancing experience to compete, saying: “It defeats the object of the show.”

IF anyone should know who to impress to win Strictly Come Dancing, it’s cricket legend Darren Gough. The former England fast bowler was crowned champion of the BBC1 show in 2005, before winning the Christmas special that year, and another in 2007.

Strictly Come Dancing's 2005 champion has weighed in on how the show could fix up.

Hello! Magazine.“I didn't want to do it, not at all.“But it's one of those chef things – if you want to do something and do it well, you've got to throw yourself at it."James became a popular contestant during the third series of the show, just missing out on the semi-final stage.The series was won by cricketer Darren Gough and Lilia Kopylova.The chef added he is still in contact with his former dance partner and some of his fellow contestants including Zoe Ball.Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this year’s series is shorter than usual and has fewer contestants.As part of safety protocols, each pairing has had to form their own bubble and are not allowed to mix with others.Same-sex pairing Nicola Adams and Katya Jones were forced to