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Former footballer Tony Adams has spoken out about his decision to leave Strictly Come Dancing.

Tony Adams, 56, had to sadly withdraw from Strictly Come Dancing after injuring himself on Saturday night's show.The Arsenal legend has been brought to tears today due to the overwhelming support he has received since making the "tough" decision, including a heart-wrenching tribute left by his dance partner Katya Jones.Tony's decision saved Tyler West and Dianne Buswell from last night's dance-off.Katya and Tony were bottom of the leaderboard after a 1960s-themed jive on Saturday night.The couple performed their Saturday night routine to Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, making the studio audience cheer with excitement after executing a series of roly-polies.Since then, Tony has left an apology on Instagram, while Katya left a touching tribute to the Arsenal legend.Taking to Instagram to reply to the heartwarming tribute, he penned: "Stop making me cry.."A post shared by Tonyadamsofficial (@tonyadamsofficial)She shared a selection of snaps of the pair during their time on the show, praising Tony for "inspiring" those at home for his "surrender" to the experience.Katya continued: "I loved that Tony and Katya didn’t care what anyone would think, we did it our way! We took risks. We were fearless and bold.

Strictly Come Dancing and Arsenal fans were left devastated when Tony Adams, 56, had no choice but to withdraw from the competition this weekend due to an injury he had sustained during his Jive with Katya Jones, 33, on Saturday night. However, the England and Arsenal FC legend has now hinted that medical issues had been plaguing him for a while during his stint on the BBC series.Tony explained that he had gotten to the point where he was no longer able to brush medical advice aside.Writing in view of his 161,000 Instagram followers after his and Katya’s departure from Strictly 2022, Tony admitted: “There comes a point when you can no longer ignore medical advice, and very sadly my point came tonight.”The retired professional footballer went on to apologise to his co-star Tyler West, whom he was meant to face in the dance-off before his injury forced him to pull out of the show.Tony continued: “I’m sorry I couldn’t dance off against my beautiful friend @tylerwestt , but thank you thank you to ALL @bbcstrictly who made this into an unbelievable joyful, tough and exhilirating 8 weeks.(sic)“I will miss you all - an exceptionally kind cast and crew.”The sportsman also paid tribute to his professional dancing partner Katya, revealing all about their friendship behind-the-scenes.Tony added: “And just, well I have no words for @katyajones . “She is my absolute rock, queen, nemesis, HERO.

Tony Adams has handed in his dancing shoes and walked away from Strictly Come Dancing after claims he sustained an injury during Saturday night's show.

Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones.

Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones. As Seann entered the I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! jungle on Wednesday night, Rebecca's recent column has been unearthed as she hit out at the comedian for his "toxicity" and "residue that gaslighting" from their relationship has left her.Rebecca spoke out about the incident in 2018 as her ex-partner made his jungle debut this week.Writing about her former relationship with Seann last month, whose kissing scandal came to light on Rebecca’s birthday, she coined him as "toxic".She wrote: "For a brief while, I was one half of the poster couple for toxic love.

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Tony Adams, 56, while the former Arsenal legend takes part in BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing.Speaking on his successful podcast, Wrighty’s House, Ian said that he has to give Tony a “maximum amount of respect” after watching him dance a Salsa on Saturday night while in the studio audience.Ian, who first signed for Arsenal back in 1991 for a cool £2.5million, was spotted by viewers supporting his former teammate, alongside his wife, in the Strictly audience.After Tony and professional dance partner Katya Jones finished last on the leaderboard as their Salsa scored 21 out of 40, the camera turned to Ian, who looked totally bemused.With his hands clasped together, Ian had his mouth open after watching Tony's dance.

Tony Adams, 56, has made it halfway through Strictly Come Dancing, but away from the training room he has welcomed three new additions to his family farm in the Cotswolds. After promising Claudia Winkleman, 50, that he would name one of his piglets after her on the Strictly results show, Tony also revealed he had named one of the animals Katya, and the third Anton Du Pig.Sharing some heartwarming images of the piglets at his £2 million home, Tony wrote on Twitter: “Our 3 new arrivals cuddled up - Anton Du Pig left, Katya middle and the runt, Claudia Winklepig right.“Look at Claudia elegantly going down the steps.”In response to the honour of having a pig named after them, both Claudia and Strictly judge Anton Du Beke replied to the tweet, which gained more than 6,000 likes.Anton, 56, commented: “Utterly adorable,” whilst Claudia added: “This is amazing x.”Many of Tony’s 96,500 Twitter followers also commented to express their fondness for the cute animals and the Strictly-themed names they have been given.User Sophie Gane wrote: “This is the best tweet I’ve ever seen.

Strictly Come Dancing that he was dubbed a love rat.The incident occurred after funnyman, who was partnered with professional dancer Katya Jones, were both pictured in a clinch on a night out when they both had partners.The Strictly snog proved damaging to his public persona and now Seann’s new partner, Grace Adderley, encouraged him to go on the ITV reality show to redeem himself.“Grace is the main reason why I am doing I’m A Celebrity,” Seann shared to the Mirror.“As you can imagine I was very scared after the last time I was on a big show because the fallout was not something you would want to go back to."Grace talked me into doing it.“She convinced me it was the wrong attitude to have, not doing it because I feared what people would think, but to do it because I would have a wonderful time."Speaking about the Strictly incident in question, which led to Seann and then girlfriend Rebecca Humphries splitting up, Seann added: “People have voiced their feelings about me and I am hoping they will see I am very different.“I want to create new memories.“I want to make some new friends and new memories and have a nice time.”The fallout from his stint on Strictly also damaged his mental health, but despite the pain Seann has continued to work in comedy, with several of his shows doing well.His Edinburgh show this year Seann Walsh: Is Dead.

"I am dancing against Fleur East, I went and did my best but she is phenomenal."I’ve had the best time on this show and I have a friend for life [in Amy].

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Strictly Come Dancing 's Tony Adams apologised to judge Shirley Ballas during Saturday evening’s live show, after he told her to ‘go home’.

Strictly's Katya Jones has proudly announced that one of Tony Adams' pet pigs now bears the name Kat, in recognition of her.The British World champion dancer broke the news on Instagram today to 212,000 bewildered followers.Katya, 33, posted video footage of the Arsenal legend's adorable litter of piglets feeding from their bowls, and announced that little Kat seemed to be following in her footsteps in standing out from the crowd."Leader of the pack," she captioned the photo, adding: "Fully buried herself into her food!"She then posted a sweet snap of the piglet napping while lying on her side, adding: "Introducing Kat.She's the best thing ever."In another post, which showed Katya stretching out a hand towards the pet pig to feed it from her palm, she thanked the Adams family for "naming one of the pigs after me - what an honour!"Tony, an ex-Arsenal star, and his family enjoy country living in the Cotswolds, and for them, keeping farmyard animals as pets is all part of that lifestyle.Seemingly a million miles away from his fastpaced showbiz life, where several million Brits tune into Strictly each month to watch Tony perform, his home life is far more relaxed and sedate.The 56-year-old shares his £2 million mansion with wife Poppy and their five children, plus a host of dogs, chickens and now pigs, who call his land their home.Poppy is the great-great-great granddaughter of whisky firm founder William Teacher, but Tony has been teetotal for many years.He has previously been open about battling his alcohol addiction, and even named the title of his autobiography, Sober, in recognition of the recovery he has achieved.Back in 2018, he joked to the Guardian: "When I met [Poppy], when I’d given up drink and self-medication

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Tony Adams had already been amusing fans since the moment of his Full Monty performance, when he strutted on the stage topless in just a pair of red sequin shorts.The routine had been branded "entertaining" rather than technically competent by Shirley Ballas, but that didn't change the fact that the former footballer has his fans' full support as he grapples with his moves - and some were in stitches when he posted his latest dance mishap. "I'm not sure how @craigrevel and @shirleyballas would have marked this from rehearsals!" Tony joked to his 157,000 Instagram followers as he shared a snippet from his routine."Come ON, I clearly nailed the New Yorker," he reasoned with fans, before Katya laughingly corrected that it was called "the New York"."Kat does her best to replace the @mattgoss bum slap in her own inimitable style: What a Saturday!" Tony exclaimed, referring to the part of their act when pro dancer Katya Jones stood behind him and rhythmically slapped his bottom several times.He added in explanation of the blunder: "[She] tells me I went off too quick - so excited to channel my inner Des Lynam and David Coleman!"Thanking fans for their "love and support", he concluded: "Really so thrilled to still be in this extraordinary show: bring on spoooooky times and halloween." (sic)@sherriesilver laughed: "This bum of yours has gone through a lot! Slapped every week!"@harrysurplus excused the moment when Tony fell down with his legs in the air, and assured him the judges would have loved his performance, quipping: "I’m sure it would have been 10s all round Tony."However, @jjwooley argued: "I thought they were harsh this week and the full Monty week - talked all about the comedy yet you

Katya Jones, 33, gave fans on social media a candid update on her concerns over preparations for Strictly Come Dancing, ahead of this week's live show.The professional dancer took to Instagram last night to share a glimpse of her and Arsenal legend Tony Adams' break amid a busy rehearsal schedule.Posting a video in full view of her 212,000 followers, Katya admitted it had been an "intense" day, as she rested on the floor of a rehearsal studio next to Tony.Panning the camera towards Tony’s face as he grinned broadly, Katya began: “It’s a bit intense today, isn’t it?”Tony then interrupted while still making a funny face and quoting the late Hollywood actor Humphrey Bogart: “In all the towns in all the world, you have to come into my studio,” said the former footballer, before bursting into laughter.Looking confused, Katya insisted: “It’s been intense today, that’s all I’m going to say.”Katya then panned the camera back to her, before zooming into one of her eyes, while pulling a terrified expression.Progressively zooming in more as she looked intensely into the lens, Katya added: “Fear in those eyes, look!”Last week's live show saw Tony apologise for swearing after he got lost in the moment following his successful American Smooth routine.After receiving praise from Craig Revel Horwood, Tony went to walk off before swearing when he realised he hadn't heard from Motsi Mabuse.He then apologised to presenter Claudia Winkleman for the blunder before breaking down as he reflected on the positive comments from the judges.It happened after he received some impressive feedback from the notoriously hard-to-please Craig, with the sporting legend shouting: "Oh s***".Following his own apology, he said he'd like to dedicate his dance,

Strictly Come Dancing star Tony Adams reveals he and professional partner Katya Jones had a huge argument ahead of Saturday night's live show.

Strictly Come Dancing's Tony Adams has revealed that he had a backstage "row" with his professional dance partner Katya Jones just hours before his performance on Saturday night. Speaking on Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two, the former professional footballer, 56, explained that he had become overwhelmed with fear during rehearsal, leading to Katya deliver some home truths.Tony told host Rylan Clark: "I was full of fear beforehand. We had a team talk.

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Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke has said Tony Adams "looks like he's had two lives" in a savage joke about his appearance.The 56-year-old made the comment after he was told that the former Arsenal captain was 55.During an interview with Aimee Fuller on her Monday Mile podcast, the judge was asked if he felt sorry for older contestants, such as Tony, who is now 56. Anton replied saying he didn't know how old he was, but was swiftly taken aback when the presenter informed him.He then said: "Crikey Moses! He's had a hard time, a difficult paper round that was wasn't it?"He looks like he's lived two lives, he does."James Jordan defends Tony Adams after Strictly star goes full montyAnton went on to acknowledge that they were pretty much the same age and joked that he looked younger.In response to the original question, he added that he did have sympathy for older contestants competing on the show.Despite his age, Tony didn't shy away from stripping down live on the show last weekend as he danced a Samba routine.Alongside his professional dance partner Katya Jones, he showcased his moves to You Sexy Thing from The Full Monty.Speaking after the routine, Anton said: "I reckon if I was still a professional dancer I’d be with you."It’s everything Strictly Come Dancing is and you are amazing, well done."Motsi Mabuse said she'd love to watch it again, while Craig Revel Horwood was left speechless by the performance.Head judge Shirley chimed in that while there wasn't much Samba routine, he had a "good pelvic roll".Despite being praised by fans for his efforts, the dancing duo received the lowest score of the night with 18 out of 40 points.This however didn't stop them from getting through to week four as they narrowly

Katya Jones for the 2021 edition of Strictly Come Dancing.