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Julianne Hough is returning to the ballroom! The longtime pro will be behind the judges' table once again for the show's season 30 finale.Julianne will be sitting in for her brother, judge and former pro Derek Hough, who is still in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 last Tuesday.ET has learned that, while Derek is under quarantine and recovering, he will still very much be a part of the show, appearing virtually as well as in a pre-taped segment.Julianne is a two-time champion — winning mirrorball trophies back-to-back in seasons four and five — and then returned as a judge for several seasons before leaving the show in 2017.ET spoke with a number of the contestants and their pro partners over the weekend, as they were

Julianne Hough is returning to the ballroom! The longtime pro will be taking a seat behind the judges' table once again for the show's season 30 finale.Julianne will be sitting in for her brother, judge and former pro Derek Hough, who is still in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 last Tuesday.ET has learned that, while Derek is under quarantine and recovering, he will still very much be a part of the show, appearing virtually as well as in a pre-taped segment.Julianne is a two-time champion — winning the Mirrorball trophy back-to-back in seasons four and five — and then returned as a judge for several seasons until 2017.ET spoke with a number of the contestants and their pro-partners over the weekend, as they were rehearsing

Strictly Come Dancing alongside Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood.The 78-year-old's time on the panel came to an end in 2008 without, she claims, being warned.There have since been rumours that she could make a return to the judging line-up.Addressing the ongoing speculation, she said there had been no such talks.She spilled: "I don’t think for a minute they would ask me, so I wouldn’t even think about it!"It’s not even on my radar.

The judges have spoken! Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli have been staples on the Dancing With the Stars‘ judging table since day one — but they aren’t the only stars who’ve weighed in on the contestants’ performances.

Melora Hardin made sure to bring the “Thunder” on “Dancing With The Stars” during the semi-finals.

 returns Monday for the season 30 semifinals, and the competition is heating up in a big way! With the six remaining couples getting ready to duke it out on the dance floor, ET is following along throughout the two-hour spectacular to break down all the best performances and the most surprising moments.As the couples dance their hearts out with two different numbers in the same night — an original dance and a redemption dance -- judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will be giving feedback and doling out their scores — all before another sure-to-be-painful double elimination!After last week's truly shocking conclusion, which saw Olivia Jade and Jimmie Allen get the boot, tonight the remaining stars will be

Dragons' Den star Sara Davies has follows in the footsteps of her father Frank in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing. In an exclusive interview and photoshoot with HELLO! magazine, Sara reveals that Frank once danced for former Strictly judge Len Goodman.MORE: Strictly Come Dancing 2021: everything you need to know"He told me he did it to meet girls, but from the ages of ten to 16 he was really into it and danced at Blackpool and for Len," Sara, 37, tells the magazine.WATCH: Sara Davies and Aljaz Škorjanec do the Quickstep"Mum and Dad are mega fans of the show, so they'll be there week one and you'll spot my dad easily because he'll be the one up out of his chair, Shirley Ballas-style, privately critiquing me," Sara, who established

 plays golf with and is now keeping his head and face covered at all times, after the “early warning” to keep his skin protected.Recalling how he first discovered the mole, Len shared: “I was playing golf and a bloke said to me, ‘Oh, you've got a little mole on your forehead'."He went, just like my nan used to... told me to get it checked.

Anton Du Beke briefly stepped in as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing last year in Motsi Mabuse's absence and returned to the panel full-time this series.The 55-year-old has said former judge Len Goodman, 77, reached out to him to give him advice on going from the dance floor to the hot seat.He spilled: “Len Goodman called me and said, ‘The only advice I can give you is be yourself and say what you see'."The professional dancer became a judge on the panel this series due to Bruno Tonioli's absence.The latter ruled out returning to the show due to ongoing travel restrictions to and from America.On whether he will be staying in Bruno's seat, Anton insisted he didn't know what was going to happen.Rod Stewart 'can't sleep' over fears wife Penny

Even the judges are confused! Dancing With the Stars‘ voting rule isn’t an easy one to understand. In fact, it’s so complicated that Derek Hough said something to the team behind the scenes.

Express.co.uk that he had to be “careful not to fall asleep” towards the end of his tenure on the dancing contest.He revealed: “I enjoyed doing the show very much. I did it for 12 years, I did the absolute best I could. “I couldn't think of anything else to say about the Viennese waltz.

JoJo Siwa toasted Halloween this week by dressing up as iconic horror character Pennywise for her latest performance on Dancing With The Stars.The influencer and pop star is currently a contestant on the long-running TV series, a US counterpart to the BBC‘s Strictly Come Dancing.On yesterday’s (October 25) edition of the show, Dancing With The Stars held Horror Night, Siwa and her partner Jenna Johnson performed a jazz dance to the track ‘Anything Goes’ by District 78.“That was scary,” DWTS and former Strictly judge Len Goodman said.

Iman Shumpert is slaying the dance floor!

Amanda Kloots killed her “Dancing With The Stars” routine despite having some issues getting it down.

Cody Rigsby just earned his best score of the season!

 returns Monday for the sixth week of season 30, and the show is getting spooky for the Halloween season! With a slew of excited celebs ready to show off their moves, ET is following along throughout the two-hour spectacular to break down all the best dances and the most surprising moments from ' scream-tastic tribute to horror!As the contestants duke it out on the dance floor with their creepiest, most fearsome routines, judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough will be giving feedback and doling out their scores — all before another pair gets the axe at the end!After last week's truly shocking elimination, only 10 couples remain to show off their moves with a dance number inspired by a classic horror film. They

f Strictly Come Dancing this year, as he would struggle to have to form a social bubble with his colleagues.The former show judge has admitted he drives his wife, Sue Goodman, “around the bend” when at home and she is able to “escape” him when she so wishes.Speaking on if he would be able to take part in the show amid COVID-19 restrictions, Len said: “I don't know. Probably not.

Melanie C fought back tears as she became the fifth contestant to be eliminated from Dancing With The Stars despite being frontrunners to win.The former Spice Girl, who wasn't invited to her former bandmate Emma Bunton's wedding, and her professional dance partner Gleb Savchenko found themselves in the bottom two against Olivia Jade and Val Chmerkovskiy before ultimately being given the boot by the show's judges. And the 47 year old emotionally expressed her disappointment at leaving the series, revealing: "Look, somebody's got to go, you know? Everybody worked so hard, and every week, everyone produces great dances.

Len Goodman has been head judge on Dancing with the Stars since the show began and in that time he's had some difficult decisions to make.MORE: Bruno Tonioli suffers incident on DWTS alongside fellow judgesIt was safe to say that Monday's show ended in a tough choice for the former professional dancer, who had the final vote in saving the bottom two contestants – Mel C and Gleb Savchenko, or Olivia Jade and Val Chmerkovskiy.The 77-year-old didn't find it an easy decision to make, with his fellow judges already divided over who to save.

Mel C after a crisis of confidence was eliminated from Dancing With The Stars on Monday during Grease Night after the judges voted to keep Olivia Jade.The 47-year-old English singer and Olivia, 22, finished in the bottom two during the season 30 episode that paid tribute to Grease with each couple dancing a song to the popular musical.Show host Tyra Banks, 47, told viewers that it would be up to the judges to save either Mel C or Olivia with head judge Len Goodman breaking any tie.

JoJo Siwa definitely deserves a big celebration tonight!