Joanne Clifton: Last News

TV presenter and Strictly champ Ore Oduba is known for his sunny smile and even sunnier personality. But even he isn’t immune to the stresses and strains of moving house with two young children under your feet. However, typical of his glass half-full mentality, Ore cheerfully tells us that the process has been “as pain-free as possible with two kids”.

EasyJet supposedly “hung up on her”.The former Strictly Come Dancing star was left concerned she would miss work when her flight was cancelled two days ago.Joanne, 38, took to Twitter on Thursday to vent her frustrations about her experience with EasyJet. “Hello @easyJet!” Joanne wrote, tagging the airline. “My flight tonight from Nice To Gatwick at 9.55 has been cancelled…“I’ve not had a clear enough reason as to why in the email so I’m not sure how I go about getting compensation. “Please could you help me as I need to get back asap!”Soon afterwards, Joanne posted a picture of herself looking frustrated.She captioned the snap: “Not BIANCA from @easyJet hanging up on me about my cancelled flight when I need to be home tomorrow to work.”Express.co.uk have contacted EasyJet for comment.Joanne’s followers took to the comments section to send the dancer messages of support.“Good luck Jo,” wrote Louise Helen McLean penned: “So sorry Joanne….Such a sad and bad ending to your lovely holiday.  “Sincerely hope you get back soon and with suitable recompense.” Julian Leese commented: “What a pain in the backside.

Strictly Come Dancing star has candidly admitted she wanted to “hide” the fact she had the condition.Joanne appeared in the hit BBC One show between 2014 and 2016.Her brother, Kevin Clifton, is also a dancer and was one of the professionals who regularly competed for the coveted Glitterball Trophy.Speaking in an interview last month with the Yorkshire Times, Joanne recounted the moment she found out she had osteoarthritis in her knees.She also called for anyone who suspects they might have the same conditions to get in touch with a health professional.About her diagnosis, Joanne said: “At first I wanted to hide I had osteoarthritis in both knees as I did not want it to hinder me getting jobs, but I have tried not to let it hold me back.”She went on to explain that she now works with a company called Arthr which “make products for people who have the condition”.Joanne highlighted that the diagnosis “can happen though to anyone at any age.”She added: “In lockdown, I was contacted by the parent of a nine-year-old who had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis, so I would say to anyone who feels they might suffer with this to go along to their doctor to be checked out.”Joanne went on: “The first time I became aware of it is when I was on Strictly and my knees swelled up.“I was diagnosed and thought my career was over, though I decided that it was not going to stop me as I like a challenge.“I have experienced pain before on stage – I was appearing in the musical Flashdance in Glasgow, it was only the second show in and I popped a calf muscle.“I have never experienced pain like that before and had to have a lot of physiotherapy afterwards.”Joanne first found out she had osteoarthritis thanks to an MRI scan in 2015.The condition

Strictly Come Dancing between 2014 and 2016.

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Kevin Clifton, 38, was joined by his sister Joanne Clifton, 37 on his podcast along with Strictly Come Dancing fans, to discuss the show ahead of its arrival on our screens.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Joanne Clifton, 37.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Kevin Clifton put his podcast on hold as his work schedule became a little overwhelming.The 38-year-old recently joined the cast of Singin' In The Rain and had been putting his "time, energy and determination" into rehearsals and performing at his best.The dancer today told listeners that he also had other projects in the pipeline and wasn't willing to sacrifice quality time with girlfriend Stacey Dooley, 34.Speaking to his sister Joanne Clifton on his new episode, he said: "When I'm working and working and working, I tend to end up staying up quite late just so I can have my own time."Kevin went on to say that no matter how busy he is, he always has to find time for himself otherwise he would "go

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker took to social media last night to react to a post from former Strictly Come Dancing pro Kevin Clifton.

Former Strictly Come Dancing professional Joanne Clifton has delayed a vital operation on her knees amid fears she may never dance again.

Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse, 30, tied the knot with her husband and fellow dancer Marius Iepure, 38, in 2014.They met in Germany during a dance trial and went on to compete in a number of competitions together.The dancer discussed growing up in Africa and moving to different countries to pursue her dream career, in a chat with ex Strictly pro Joanne Clifton and Tjasa Vulic.Oti asked the podcast hosts about finding their way in a relationship with someone of a different culture and went on to share her own thoughts.She said on the She’s Just A Dancer podcast: “I’m African and my husband is from east Europe so we already come with a bit of sass.“He’s like, ‘I’m an eastern European warrior’ so there was a lot of let us learn

Strictly Come Dancing pro Kevin Clifton has been sharing his thoughts on the new series of the programme, for the latest instalment of his self-titled podcast.The professional dancer said it must be tough for his former co-star Anton Du Beke to step in as a judge and adjudicate his friends and colleagues.The 54-year-old dancer stepped up to the judging podium for the past two weeks, to replace Motsi Mabuse, who was in quarantine at home following a last minute trip home to Germany.During a chat with his sister Joanne Clifton and Burn The Floor star Lauren Oakley, Kevin said the ballroom star reminded him of previous head judge Len Goodman.He went on to say that he did a “great job” but it must have been “horrible” to be in the position of

It wasn't long before many followers weighed in on the conversation after Stacey's remarks.One fan replied: "You literally are the biggest mood."Another commented: "Hands off the Bailey! He’s mine," followed by a third: "Snap he’s my crush too."Enjoy your chicken Kiev dinner.""I have a Bill crush too," a fourth added.It hasn't been the first time Stacey has expressed her thoughts online over the comedian.While watching Bill perform with Oti last week, she penned: "GO ON BILL!"In another tweet, she gushed: "Great.

Kevin Clifton, 37, has spoken out about his former dance partner Maisie Smith's dance experience and said she was "brilliant" ahead of the return of Strictly Come Dancing 2020.The professional dancer recalled the time he and the soap star won the Children In Need's Strictly special last year and admitted he "can't wait" to see her back on the dance floor.It comes after Kevin opened up about this year's upcoming series of Strictly with his sister Joanne Clifton on his podcast The Kevin Clifton Show."Maisie Smith from EastEnders," he began."Obviously, I'm going to be quite loyal to Maisie because she was my partner in the Children's In Need special last year."He went on to say: "It was an EastEnders special and I was partnered with Maisie and

Strictly Come Dancing professional Joanne Clifton, 36, caught up with her brother Kevin Clifton, 37, on his self-titled podcast The Kevin Clifton Show to discuss her time on the BBC programme, which she won with Ore Oduba in 2016.

Joanne Clifton, 36, went public with her new romance with performer AJ Jenks during lockdown and now has discussed the difficulty of making their relationship work long distance.The former Strictly dancer revealed that they began dating last year and shortly after she moved to New York for two months.She revealed: "We have been officially been together since the beginning of this year, but we have been dating since September last year."I think were destined to be a long distance relationship, because he was on tour, I was in Rocky Horror Show, so we didn't get to really see each other."Then he went to do Panto, and I was on tour so we still couldn't really see each other."Then I went to New York to train for two months, so we started seeing

Kevin Clifton thrilled his fans with a throwback photo that showed him and his sister Joanne Clifton when they were at school.The two professional dancers clearly had moves even back then, as they posed as if they were just about to start a new routine!In the black-and-white picture, Joanne, now 36, wore a uniform of a V-neck sweater over a skirt and pleated skirt.Her older brother, now 37, wore smart trousers with a shirt and tie, as well as a blazer that appeared to be several sizes too big.Kevin captioned the rare image from his childhood: "Oh yeah I was that kid in school...

Joanne Clifton, 36, recalled how during her three years on Strictly Come Dancing, she was subjected to trolling over the sound of her high pitched voice.The ballroom champion said that online bullies would mock her "babyish" voice and made her want to change the way she sounded.She exclusively told Express.co.uk: "I was trolled in my own way, not very much, not nearly as much as some people I guess, but when I first joined Strictly I was trolled about the tone of my voice. "Because it is quite 'babyish' or 'childish' - I got trolled about it."The dancer decided she would try to speak in a lower voice to try and stop the social media harassment.She continued: "So it got to a point as well where I was getting trolled and I was like, maybe

Kevin Clifton, 37, was talking to his younger sister and former Strictly Come Dancing colleague Joanne Clifton, 36, on the latest edition of his podcast, when the revelation of Stacey’s Strictly Come Dancing improvisation was brought to light.The siblings were initially discussing Joanne and 2016 dance partner Ore Oduba’s week 4 jive when Kevin recalled that Stacey once added in an extra move to their foxtrot.He said: “Stace did a couple of things here and there, like in the foxtrot afterwards I watched back and went “Why did you do your hand like that?“She was like, ‘Oh I was just enjoying that moment, and yeah things just happen in the moment’, like if you are really in the moment. “But yeah you couldn’t really fault this (Joanne and

Joanne Clifton, 36, shared that the producers of Strictly Come Dancing didn't want her "around anyone else", after she fell ill while filming for the series.The former professional dancer then had a "stand-in" for the group performance, while she rested at home.The ballroom champ exclusively told Express.co.uk: "I had a stomach bug, and the second they (the producers) realised I had a stomach bug they sent me home, they didn't want me around anyone else."Someone had to stand in to dance for me in the group dances - I know they are very strict on that."Joanne's admission comes as social distancing is going to be implemented and the series is likely to be shorter than usual.She reflected on the initial reports, saying: "I saw an