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Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke, 57, and Hannah tied the knot at Cliveden House Hotel in 2017 after admitting it was love at first sight for him.The couple managed to keep their big day under wraps with only limited loved ones in attendance and no reception in the evening.The Strictly jude said the couple settled for a small wedding, an afternoon tea and then went back home to bed. He told Hello! Magazine: "Some people like a huge celebration, but I didn't feel comfortable with that because it's a very intimate moment and I just wanted to get married to Hannah."The couple met at a party back in 2012 and got together shortly after.In the same year as their wedding, his wife fell pregnant with twins three months into IVF treatment.Richard Gere's mortality fears as he hopes to live to see kids grow upOn March 30, she gave birth to their daughter Henrietta and son George.Anton's wife has been open about her struggles with conceiving in recent years.Speaking to Lorraine Kelly in 2021, Hannah spilled that she told the dancer about her battle with endometriosis pretty early on.She explained: "The problem with me is, it's quite hard to hide."It was one of those things where on a monthly basis, I looked like I was six months pregnant."Hannah suffered from swelling which often resulted in people asking her if she was expecting.Sitting by her side, Anton added: "It's one of those perverse things endometriosis, where if you're a woman who wants to have children and you have endometriosis and you find you can't have children, then the bloating looks like you're pregnant."People are like, 'Oh marvellous, you must be so delighted,' it's sort of compounded somehow."'Part of dwarfism' James Jordan corrected after Ellie Simmonds

Ellie Simmonds may have wowed us all with her impressive dancing skills on Strictly Come Dancing, but the Paralympic swimmer admitted she’s been targeted by trolls online and it has really affected her. Ellie, 27, who has achondroplasia dwarfism, said: “I’ve had it already. Some people have said, ‘How’s the dwarf going to dance?’ It’s sad and it does get to you.'" Despite the keyboard warriors’ cruel comments, the gold medal-winning athlete has already been praised by notoriously harsh judge Craig Revel Horwood for her fantastic timing, rhythm and attitude.

Strictly Come Dancing co-stars, dance pro Nikita Kuzmin and his celeb partner Ellie Simmonds.The Spanish dancer, 32, reshared a sweet snap of the partnership ahead of the second week of the show.In view of his 703,000 followers, Gorka voiced his support for Nikita and Ellia.The Strictly pro reposted a picture of the duo which paralympian Ellie has shared to her stories.In the pic, Nikita affectionately had his arm around Elie's shoulder as she beamed while hugging him around his waist.The swimming champion also revealed that the Spaniard was the one who took a snap of the sweet moment.Ellie wrote: "@gorka_marquez bringing out his incredible camera...

Former Strictly Come Dancing pro AJ Pritchard has clashed with TV host Jeremy Kyle after the latter branded the show "so woke it's unwatchable". Jeremy - who used to have his own self-named show on ITV - was filling in for Piers Morgan on Wednesday’s Piers Morgan: Uncensored, aired on TalkTV, as he discussed BBC's most-celebrated show.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin will take to the dance floor for the second time on Saturday night (October 1) and have shared on spin-off show It Takes Two that it's been a "challenging week". Ellie, 27, is a gold medal-winning Paralympian.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin have faced a "challenging week" ahead of their second live performance. The gold medallist Paralympian, 27, is the first star to take part in the BBC dancing show with achondroplasia, which is a form of short-limbed dwarfism. Celebs and pros are usually paired together based largely on height, though Ellie and Nikita will have an immediate challenge on their hands due to their difference in stature - Ellie's 4ft to Nikita's 5'9.

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Future brides will get the chance to tie the knot in wedding dresses worn in the iconic soap Coronation Street after they were donated to a Stockport charity shop.

Gino D'Acampo has spent months away from This Morning but he's back - and the chaos has come with him. The Italian chef took a break from appearing in the ITV daytime show's kitchen earlier this year as he spent his summer in Sardina.

Fifteen celebs took to the dancefloor for the first time at the weekend as they launched the Strictly Come Dancing class of 22. A host of stars kicked off the BBC dance contest to take us through autumn through to December and topping the leaderboard on Saturday night was snake-hipped Will Mellor.

Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan, 44, regularly shares his honest opinion about the show's dancing duos on social media.

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Ellie Simmonds has spoken out about the online trolling she has received and labelled it as "sad". Ahead of competing on Strictly, Ellie shared her fears about how the difference in height between her and her partner could impact their performances, and also admitted she was worried about being targeted by trolls. She said: "I’ve had it already.

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan was corrected after he took to Twitter to give his verdict on Ellie Simmonds' debut routine on the 2022 series. James heaped praise after former British Paralympian swimmer Ellie and her pro partner, Nikita Kuzmin, performed their first routine together on Saturday night.

The stars of this year's Strictly Come Dancing couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces as they left the studio after their first dances on the show. This season kicked off in spectacular sequinned style over the weekend, with celebrities such as actor Kym Marsh, singer Fleur East, Loose Women 's Kaye Adams and Paralympian Ellie Simmonds all putting their best feet forward. Kaye Adams, 59, was supported on night one by her fellow Loose Women panellists and good friends Jane Moore and Nadia Sawalha, and the trio were seen beaming alongside Helen Skelton - also a contestant - and Strictly pro Gorka Marquez.

Strictly Come Dancing's James Jordan left fans unimpressed last weekend after his critique of contestant Ellie Simmonds. Ellie, who is a former Paralympian swimmer, 27, is taking part in this year's series of Strictly with professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin, 24.Taking to Twitter to express his analysis of Ellie's performance, James wrote: “Ellie! I b****y loved it! Well done Nikita - a full on routine - great timing and fun.

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds isn’t immune from being self-conscious about her body while wearing the revealing costumes. During her Paralympic training, the five-time gold champion would swim nine times a week for 18 hours and has opened up about her weight gain since quitting the sport after Tokyo in 2020.

Ellie Simmonds is very excited to be taking to the Strictly dance-floor. And as the competition gets underway, the retired Paralympic swimmer said that her boyfriend Matt - who she speaks about for the first time in our interview - will be her biggest supporter. “Matt was the first person I told," she said.

Strictly star Ellie Simmonds has admitted it took some convincing for her to take part in the show after having ‘genuine fears’ over the inevitable height difference. The 4ft Paralympic swimmer said her anxieties were eased when she was partnered with 24-year-old Ukrainian dance pro Nikita Kuzmin and now feels confident they can make it work. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Ellie said: “I met with the Strictly team and made sure that I was going to be comfortable because of the height difference.

Swimmer Ellie Simmonds, who has won five gold medals across three Paralympic Games, made her dancing debut on tonight’s episode of Strictly Come Dancing with professional partner Nikita Kuzmin. Taking part in the first live episode tonight, Ellie, 27, was supported by her boyfriend Matt Dean, who watched on proudly from the audience.The 27 year old has previously revealed that Matt was a huge part of her decision to join the show, saying: “He was like, ‘Go for it, you don’t know unless you try’.

Ellie Simmonds is posing on set in a pink dress and purple feather boa with the confidence of a supermodel. An icon of disabled sport, the retired Paralympic swimmer is Strictly Come Dancing’s newest recruit and is relishing her new platform – and her glow up. “I’m so excited,” she says.

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds has admitted she’s nervous about being the first to be in the dance off. The Paralympic swimmer also opened up about fears over her height difference with Strictly pro Nikita Kuzmin and her hopes that the public will back her so she’s in with a shot of taking home the highly-coveted Glitterball trophy. Last night's launch episode saw all of this year's couples dance for the first time, but nobody will face the dance off or go home until next weekend.