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Ellie Simmonds sobs over birth mother’s rejection as she wins BAFTA for emotional doc

Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds scooped up a BAFTA for her ITV documentary, Ellie Simmonds: Finding My Secret Family, on Sunday 12 May - and found it tough to talk about. Ellie, 29, set about finding her birth mother during the ITV documentary which she says was ‘a very emotional journey’. After Ellie delivered her speech on the BAFTA stage, she revealed she had a ‘cry’ outside.
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Strictly's Tyler West admits he can make Dianne Buswell 'lose her head' during rehearsals
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.
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'Made a mistake' Ricky Wilson addresses concerns as he 'slurs words' while 'drunk' at gig
Tony Adams bids farewell amid fury over Ellie Simmonds' Strictly exitHe went on to say he was "doing everything that is necessary" for him "not to let it happen again and will continue to do so".Gig attendee Fran took to Twitter to brand his performance a "s**t show" as she accused Ricky of being "absolutely wasted".Karoline also questioned Ricky's alcohol intake as she referred to the show as the "worst gig attended to date".Lady Lilith was one of many fans concerned for Ricky's wellbeing, as she tweeted: "Yo, @KaiserChiefs any chance we could get some sort of explanation for last night?"Is @Rickontour okay? Because what in the hell was that?"Jono commented: "Really sad to see the tweets about the Kaiser Chiefs last night at the O2. Hope Ricky Wilson is OK."In 2019, Ricky referred to drinking on tour as a "weird hobby" which took his mind off things. He told The Guardian: "I’d be, like, I’m away for three weeks, I’ll get through this by not really noticing.Jools Holland caught totally naked backstage by guest Courtney Love [REVEALED]Michael Douglas looks frail as he continues to show off new red hair [PICTURED]Donny Osmond's embrace with lookalike sister after family split [LATEST]"And as long as I can do my job properly, everything will be all right.”When asked how bad his drinking habit was, he added: "On a personal level, I think it was bad.“Enough to want to stop.
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BBC's Nick Knowles divides fans as he defends Tony Adams after controversial Strictly exit
The Twitter user penned: “What bravery, taking on both Red Bull/Max fans and daring to question the integrity of Strictly. Who next?“Just don't point out the flaws in Bake off (filmed in summer but they make Pru and Paul wear thick coats for the Halloween bit).”Retweeting the response, Nick defended himself, reiterating that the show was not only about being a good dancer.Nick wrote: “I’m not questioning its integrity at all - I’m just saying it’s an entertainment show.“People seem to be getting very upset the best dancers aren’t necessarily getting through but if it was a dancing competition only then it would be full of only professional dancers.”Earlier today, Nick logged onto the social media platform again to urge people against sending Tony nasty comments.Nick penned: “Can I just point out to all of you getting your knickers in a twist & saying unpleasant things about #TonyAdams or his dancing @bbcstrictly“He’s brave enough to try, lives in my village, is a lovely guy AND has family & kids & maybe u might think about them before you tweet?” (sic)But despite the controversy, Tony shared an emotional farewell to Ellie in an Instagram post shared on Sunday.He shared a picture of the pair sharing a hug after they had performed their dances with their respective couples. Following the news of her exit, he wrote: “Ellie Simmonds is THE most remarkable woman I have ever met.“What an honour to share a Strictly dance floor.
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'Not for me' James Jordan says Fleur East can be 'way too much' as he reviews Salsa dance
James Jordan has said Fleur East can be "way too much" on Strictly Come Dancing as he claimed there was a lack of traditional Salsa in her performance this evening.The former Strictly professional shares his thoughts on the dancing duos every week on Twitter and he doesn't hold back on his honesty.Critiquing Fleur and Vito's latest dance, he tweeted: "She definitely has the power and energy but sometimes for me way too much."Also hardly any traditional salsa - too much twerking and hip hop steps instead of earthy basics."I still feel she could be great but not for me tonight."The dancer went on to wish Fleur a Happy Birthday and also scored her a seven out of 10.David Hasselhoff, 70, flaunts age-defying appearance at series eventIn a follow-up post, he said he believes the singer, Ellie Simmonds or/and James Bye could be in this weekend's dance-off.Despite James' comments, Fleur scored a respectable 32 out of 40 points for her efforts by the judges.Head judge Shirley Ballas said of her moves: "Well our birthday girl, it had a reminiscence of the Cha Cha Cha, it had rhythm. Moving forward I would like to see a little bit more finesse, a little bit more grace but there is no disputing your power."Craig Revel Horwood added: "It was just a little bit messy for me."There's no elegance, it's got to be really smooth," but also said it was a "powerful" performance.Anton Du Beke told Fleur: "I love that on the edge energy, but you have to be ice like in the mind or it goes too far.That was on the cusp.
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