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Strictly Come Dancing in 2017 allowed her to stand on her own two feet. Married for nearly 30 years, McGee and Daniels first met in 1979 after she joined the line-up for one of his magic shows. They soon became a couple and went on to work together for over three decades.

The hit BBC show Strictly Come Dancing will return later this year, and one professional dancer has seemingly been confirmed by accident. Gorka Márquez's fiancée, Gemma Atkinson, who competed in Strictly a few years ago, accidentally revealed the dancing professional is set to return.

It’s easy to forget that the sparkle we see on stage every Saturday night on Strictly Come Dancing is the result of meticulous planning, grafting and the odd last-minute transformation behind the scenes. Every routine, from Angela Scanlon's moody Argentine tango to Bobby Brazier’s 80s jive, is brought to life with creative sets that appear to magically change between each performance.The hard-working duo making it happen? Performance designer Catherine Land and scenic supervisor Mark Osborne. “I design the set for every routine,” says Catherine when we catch up ahead of the show's famous Musicals Week.

Joe McFadden claims he won’t be jealous if Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones wins this year’s competition.

Gorka Marquez has told of the unusual way he got to know Gemma Atkinson in the early days of their romance. The loved-up couple found love on Strictly Come Dancing back in 2017.

Strictly Come Dancing from 2006 until 2012, has opened up about the possibility of returning to the programme. His comments come after he was invited back to choreograph the dance routines a few years ago.The Italian dancer joined Strictly with his professional partner Flavia Cacace in 2006 after wowing audiences with their Argentine Tango the year before.Opening up on his Strictly experience, Vincent said: “Well, I loved every single minute of being on Strictly.“I was lucky enough that this big West End producer came and offered myself and Flavia, one of the theatres in the middle of London and we just took the opportunity, to be honest.“I mean, we’d never done theatre before that, we just wanted to take a challenge.“If you're the top of the class in what you do, you always want to try different things.”Addressing a possible show return, Vincent admitted he would definitely grab the opportunity.In July, he told Express.co.uk: "Yeah [I would return] because obviously, we left Strictly to go into the West End.

Strictly Come Dancing rehearsals, Gorka Marquez, 32, told fans it had been an "interesting day" as he and Helen Skelton, 39, both had a bit of bother.The dancer revealed he had a flat tyre, before he panned the camera onto Helen who shared her issue."I've had three parking tickets in a week," the presenter told Gorka's followers."I thought I had paid on the app, but I paid for parking at the wrong car park."So, I have paid for my parking but not where my car is parked, so that's three tickets in one week."Gorka, a little confused, chimed in: "What's funny is she got in the same day, in the same car park, two tickets.

READ MORE: BBC Strictly's Giovanni Pernice trades dance costumes for a suit but his co-star mocks him for £18,000 jewellery Taking to Twitter, one fan said: "Seeing Gorka in that shirt. I think I am pregnant," while another added: "I may be slightly in love with Gorka. Just saying.

Helen Skelton has revealed her Strictly Come Dancing dance partner Gorka Marquez keeps telling her he "needs a win".Strictly Come Dancing is no easy feat, and after weeks of gruelling routines, only one couple can lift the glitzy glitterball trophy at the end of each series.But it seems poor Gorka, 32, is desperate to finally be crowned champ after being pipped to the post twice in recent years.READ MORE:Strictly's Kym Marsh suffered racy underwear blunder in training with 'no clothes'Helen, 39, spoke to Daily Star and other press at a Strictly roundtable ahead of her debut in the BBC ballroom.During the chat, she admitted Gorka has been putting on the pressure in rehearsals by telling her he needs to bag himself a win on the show.It sounds like he wants Helen to put on some show-stopping performances so the pair can win big points from judges Craig, Shirley, Motsi and Anton.When told that Gorka was due a win, the former Blue Peter presenter replied: “So he keeps telling me..."Fellow contestant and comedian Ellie Taylor seemed shocked as she gasped: "Does he tell you that?"Helen then confirmed he's said to her: "I’ve been in the final [two] times, Helen!" with her reaction being: "I’m like ‘Oh god!’”Gorka, who joined Strictly in 2014, reached the final with X Factor winner Alexandra Burke, but they came joint runners-up to Katya Jones and Joe McFadden.He was then shifted from the show's main line-up and participated in the weekly group dances.The Spanish hunk reached the final again with EastEnders actress Maisie Smith, but they lost out to Oti Mabuse and Bill Bailey.Asked why she's already so excited to take part in the competition, Helen explained she loves being around her fellow contestants as her job can be

Tipping Point viewers were left swooning over “sexy” contestant Lauren on the latest episode of the ITV gameshow.Host Ben Shephard was joined by four new contestants in a bid to win the cash prize.But there was one player – Marketing Assistant Lauren - that got viewers hot under the collar, with many saying she was “red hot".READ MORE:Tipping Point viewers all say same thing about 'sexiest cow' question on ITV showWearing a bright red jumper, Lauren impressed fans with her "gorgeous smile" and they praised her for having “beautiful hair.”The brunette contestant showed off her quizzing knowledge and managed to bag an impressive £1600 in the first round.One viewer gushed: “Lauren what beautiful hair you have. Looks stunning.”“Lauren is red hot in that red hot jumper,” added a second.“Hellooooo Lauren,” gushed a third with love heart emojis.Other couldn’t help but comment on the player’s short trousers, with some wondering if they shrunk in the wash.“Think Lauren washed her trousers on the wrong setting.” Lauren went on to battle contestant Steven in the final two before soaring into the final.She wound up going home with £3650.Tipping Point viewers were recently left in shock after host Ben Shephard dealt a brutal insult to a Love Island star on the celeb edition of the show.

Debbie McGee, 63, didn't hesitate in responding to her BBC colleague on Twitter after the presenter cheekily snubbed her in a Strictly-related tweet.

Gemma Atkinson and Gorka Marquez saw the funny side when they heard they had postponed their wedding - having not even booked a venue or planned a single thing.

Strictly Come Dancing's Gorka Marquez has opened up about bidding farewell to his co-star Simon Rimmer, who took part in the fifteenth series of the popular BBC programme in 2017.The fiancé of model Gemma Atkinson, 31, revealed that he was "sad" to see the Sunday Brunch host leave the show, as the chef had helped to bring him and his now-bride-to-be together.Simon appeared on the dance show in 2017 and was partnered with professional dancer Karen Hauer.He became the fifth celebrity to be voted off the show after judges opted to save singer Mollie King and AJ Pritchard.Addressing the moment the Saturday Brunch presenter left the programme on Halloween week, Gorka admitted that he was sad to see him go.He said: "I love Simon, for me he left too soon to be honest."Not only was the dance star teary over seeing his close friend leave, but Gorka revealed that it was the celebrity chef who had bought him and Gemma together.He went on: "When he left I was quite sad because I really like him, you know what the first time that me and Gemma went for a coffee was with him."Gemma was also taking part in the show that year and was partnered with Aljaz Skorjanec.The duo made it to the finals but lost out on the coveted Glitterball trophy to Joe McFadden and Katya Jones.Also in the interview, the Spanish dance pro admitted that he had no desire to be partnered with Gemma in the dance competition due to one specific reason.Gorka admitted: "I didn’t want to dance with Gemma."She was very tall for me."He went on to explain how vital a good pairing can be for forming a relationship between the celebrity and pro.Gorka said: "You see some people when they know who they want to dance with or who they don’t want to dance with, if they say they

Strictly Come Dancing professional Katya Jones, 32, has set the record straight after It Takes Two viewers shared their worries about her future on the BBC show this evening.The Russian dancer took to Instagram to address the speculation after taking part in a reflective CV segment on this evening’s episode of Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two.During the segment, Katya looked back on her six years as a professional dancer on Strictly, including winning the Glitter Ball trophy with Holby City actor Joe McFadden in 2017.The star also shared a selection of snaps on her Instagram Stories to inform her 203,000 followers about the emotional on-air moment.She penned: “Today on It Takes Two there will be a segment about my Strictly journey so

Strictly Come Dancing pro Katya Jones has threatened to quit the show after she and Adam Peaty were in the bottom two in last week's episode.The 32-year-old Russian dancer was left furious backstage after the pair saw the results of the phone vote.Katya believes the "public have it in for me" after her and Adam, 26, were eliminated from the BBC competition.A source told The Sun that Katya has been left frustrated after she won Strictly in 2017 with partner Joe McFadden, and feels as if she has faced "four disappointing runs" since then.Even though she pulled out last year due to a positive Covid test, Katya has failed to get past the halfway stage of the show since winning.The dancing pro joined Strictly in 2016 is reportedly still

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones and Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty made their dance floor debut on Saturday night.The new pairing placed second on the leaderboard in the very first week after impressing the judges with their routine.Katya and Adam performed a Cha Cha Cha to the track Beggin’ by Måneskin.They were awarded a total of 30 points by Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke, second only to TV presenter AJ Odudu and new pro Kai Widdrington.The 32-year-old pro is on a mission to lift the Glitterball trophy once again, after winning the dancing contest in 2017 with Holby City actor Joe McFadden.Luckily for Katya, her partner Adam, 26, is an Olympic athlete and is no stranger to competition, meaning his

STRICTLY star Katya Jones has told how internet bullies trolled her after she went from a size six to a size eight over Christmas. The Russian-born dancer, 32, said: “I see comments.

Hugh Quarshie has claimed the cast and crew of Holby City were told the hit BBC show was being axed just one hour before the public announcement was made.The 54 year old played one of the medical drama's longest running characters, Ric Griffin, from 2001 until his departure last year.The BBC confirmed on Wednesday that the show will be coming to an end after 23 years on air next March. Actor Hugh has now told The Guardian: "My understanding is they only found out an hour before released to the press – so no one saw this coming." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

Tipping Point: Lucky Stars viewers were gobsmacked on Saturday afternoon as ITV aired a throwback version on the popular game show. Strictly Come Dancing star Joe McFadden, author Richard Herring and Love Island alum Olivia Attwood appeared on the show in a bid to win big money for their chosen charity.

Katya Jones, 31, has been part of Strictly Come Dancing’s team of professional dancers since 2016 and went on to win the show with her partner, actor Joe McFadden, the following year.

Love Island's Olivia Attwood fired back at a troll who mocked her efforts on Sunday night's episode of Tipping Point: Lucky stars. Olivia, 26, appeared on the show on Sunday night alongside Strictly Come Dancing star Joe McFadden, author Richard Herring, and finished an impressive second.The TV star impressed viewers after correctly answering that auricular muscles are found in the ears but struggled on a few general knowledge questions.