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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 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

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.

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.

Strictly Come Dancing champion Joe McFadden has hit out at a gym chain after he claimed two of its branches weren’t ­sanitising properly.The ex-Holby City, Heartbeat and High Road actor said he was so disgusted with hygiene standards that he was quitting his membership.Glasgow-born Joe first told fans of his disgust with a PureGym near his home in London last Thursday.Posting a picture of the messy overflowing bins, Joe said on Instagram: “Stop the spread.

With the new series of Strictly Come Dancing drawing closer, many fans are eager to know about that dance couples.

Kaye Wragg has a daily cuppa with Bob Barrett to ensure she doesn't take her 'Holby City' character's cancer plot home with her. The 47-year-old actress plays Essie di Lucca, whose cancer recently returned and she later discovered it was terminal, but the star makes sure she doesn't think too much about the hard-hitting plot after work thanks to a regular "cheeky cup of tea" with Bob, who plays Dr.

Joe McFadden will make a surprise return to Holby City for a special episode later this month, it has been announced.

Joe McFadden is back from the dead in Holby City to reprise his role as Raf di Lucca for one episode – as a ghost.