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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 was a ground breaking year for Dianne Buswell, winning the show with her celeb partner Chris McCausland after joining in 2017. Although the Australian dancer had been in three finals, one with now-boyfriend Joe Sugg, she had never lifted the glitterball until this year.

Lisa Scott-Lee found fame in the 90s as a member of pop band Steps, but she's since relocated to Dubai with her family to run a performing arts school where she is the headteacher.The singer, 48, became a member of Steps in 1997 alongside Lee Latchford-Evans, Claire Richards, Faye Tozer and Ian "H" Watkins, to become one of the most successful pop groups of the 90s and early 00s, achieving two UK No.1 albums and 14 top 5 singles.Two of their singles - Heartbeat/Tragedy and Stomp - were No.1 hits and the group have sold over 22 million albums worldwide. In 1999, Lisa crossed paths with her now-husband of 20 years, Johnny Shentall-Lee, after he auditioned to be a backing dancer for the band. Johnny, who was also in the pop group Hear’Say in 2002, fell for Lisa and the loved-up couple have been together ever since.The romantic couple have recently celebrated their milestone 20th wedding anniversary with an epic trip.

For a man who’s been part of the pop landscape for almost three decades, you would think Ian ‘H’ Watkins would live and breathe showbiz. But when we catch up with the Welshman to celebrate the release of his new TV show, there’s only one thing that matters to him – and that’s his beloved children. H, 48, has been pop royalty since finding fame in Steps in 1997.

Kym Marsh and Samuel Thomas proved their romance is still going strong as the couple left Manchester Palace Theatre holding hands after a performance of 101 Dalmatians: The Musical, in which they both appear. Kym and Samuel are currently on tour with the production, and are due to perform in Belfast, Newcastle, Dubin and Southend over the next few weeks.

Noughties pop star Andy Scott-Lee has welcomed his first child.The singer, who was a finalist on Pop Idol, announced the arrival of his baby son on Instagram after his girlfriend Amy gave birth on 25 July. Andy, 44, who is the younger brother of Steps star Lisa Scott-Lee, 48, shared a gushing tribute to his partner and their new addition, whose name is Rome Alexander Scott-Lee.The new dad said he "can't even put into words" how thrilled he is to be a father. "Introducing our beautiful baby boy Rome Alexander Scott-Lee.

Kym Marsh has told her mum she 'knows' her dad is with her as she kicks off her latest role. The actress and presenter has recently started her stint playing iconic Disney villain Cruella De Vil in the stage version of 101 Dalmatians.

Strictly Come Dancing finalist Joe Sugg, 32, is reportedly set to host an "exciting" new dating show for the BBC called World's Most Honest Game Show.The new show will feature an "exciting new dating format all about honesty," which includes "a twist or two". It's been claimed that Joe, who reached the final of Strictly in 2018 and found love with his dance partner Dianne Buswell, will bring a group of singletons together to share their "good and ugly truths" with potential partners.

Amanda Abbington, who took part in BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with partner Giovanni Pernice, has broken her silence following controversy over the professional dancer's behaviour.The 52 year old Sherlock actress, who withdrew from the series for 'medical reasons', recently spoke out on social media with a hard-hitting statement. After sharing the dance floor with the Italian pro in the latest series, Abbington's journey came to an abrupt halt when she exited the show.

Strictly Come Dancing's Amanda Abbington has been in the spotlight, sharing intriguing posts as Giovanni Pernice's place in the dancing competition faces uncertainties.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice appeared to have put speculation about his future behind him on Thursday afternoon, as the popular dancer stepped out in Birmingham ahead of his tour stop at Birmingham Symphony Hall.The 33 year old professional dancer, who has starred on Strictly since 2015 , kept things chic but casual as he opted for a pair of fitted black Dolce & Gabbana jogging bottoms, a white Hugo Boss t-shirt featuring Freddie Mercury, and an effortlessly cool black leather jacket. To complete his stylish look, Giovanni also opted for a pair of Louis Vuitton trainers in black and a pair of Apple AirPods to listen to his favourite tunes while out and about.

Strictly Come Dancing's Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling Ellis have shown their strong friendship as they team up amid complaints about him from former co-stars.

Giovanni Pernice has been backed up by fellow Strictly Come Dancing co-star and pal Anton Du Beke as he issued a message to fans.

It's been reported the future of Giovanni Pernice on Strictly Come Dancing is still being assessed, following claims that a fourth celebrity was left in tears due to the intensity of their training with him. The talented Italian dancer, 33, has been part of Strictly's professional line-up since joining in the show's 13th season back in 2015.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Giovanni Pernice has become a much-loved staple in the dancing competition, waltzing and jiving his way to second place an impressive three times.

Claire Richards had a horrendous decision to make when she first auditioned for the pop group Steps 26 years ago. Known for their hit tunes Tragedy, Deeper Shade of Blue and Better the Devil You Know, Steps - made up of Lee Latchford-Evans, Lisa Scott-Lee, Faye Tozer, Ian 'H' Watkins and Claire, 46 - were a force of nature for four years up until disbanding in 2001, before reforming twice in 2011 and 2017. Speaking to The Sun, the soprano revealed that she was a size 10 when record label bosses were originally considering her for a spot in the band, but this clearly bothered them.

Stacey Dooley has long been the envy of her fans thanks to her beautiful baby girl Minnie and her relationship with handsome husband Kevin Clifton. But the fandom went next level with her latest Instagram post.

Alsion Hammond was left jokingly apologising to her co-host Dermot O'Leary as he shut down a conversation between the pair on This Morning. They were back fronting the ITV daytime show on Friday (July 21).

Susannah Constantine has revealed she's been rushed to hospital after struggling with a 'withering arm. 'The presenter took to Instagram to share that she'd been placed on a drip after the health scare, which turned out to be 'more serious' than she first thought. Luckily, Susannah reassured her followers that the health problem was 'all sorted now,' and praised the 'magnificent' NHS and neurosurgeons for taking care of her.

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Steps' Faye Tozer has revealed the heartbreaking news that her beloved mother has sadly passed away.  The singer, 46, took to Instagram on Wednesday to pen an emotional tribute to her 'lioness' mum as well as thanking her fellow bandmates for their support.  Taking to Instagram Faye shared a series of snaps of her late parents who she also called her 'biggest fan'.

Strictly Come Dancing makes you see "the best and the worst in someone" due to the "intense" time you spend with your dance partner on the show, as he admitted clashing with partner Dianne Buswell "plenty of times".The 31-year-old Youtube star danced with the professional on the show back in 2018.The dancing duo made it to the final where they missed out on winning the Glitterball trophy to Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton.Reflecting on his experience, Joe admitted that despite being all smiles on camera, he and Dianne regularly clashed behind-the-scenes.He revealed: "On that show, I think you see the best in someone and the worst in someone, especially if you get to those later stages, you're spending like 12 hour days.(sic)"It is very intense and you fall out, we fell out plenty of times, I'm sure.Piers Morgan delivers dig to Meghan Markle as kids gain royal titles"Every week we were like, 'Oh, I'm going home'."I always felt like I needed to make her proud, and I'm not a natural dancer, I can't dance, so I had to purely rely on Dianne to teach me."Joe went on to say that the more you stay in the BBC competition, the stressful it gets."I'm sure she saw the worst in me and I saw the worst in her in some of those weeks," he added to Kate Thornton on her White Wine podcast.Despite their clashes, Joe went on to say the positive times outweighed the negatives on the show.His hard work and dedication made him the most successful male contestant of the series competing in an intense final with Stacey and Kevin, Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev and Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice.Throughout the series, he and Dianne were at the centre of dating rumours which they brushed aside at the time. After the final, Joe confirmed they