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BBC's Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof, scored 12 points with his specialist subject, Britney Spears, and general knowledge rounds combined. Drumming sensation Owain was up against three other celebs, former England rugby international Martin Offiah, comedian Shazia Mirza and former Sugababe Amelle Berrabah, in the Saturday evening quiz which sees contestants pit their knowledge against one another. Mirza and Berrabah had nine points each and Offiah had seven.

Erin Boag, former favourite on Strictly Come Dancing, has shared insights into the life of a pro dancer on the popular BBC series, emphasising the need for "support".

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Strictly Come Dancing's return date has been confirmed - and fans only have days to wait. The BBC One dance contest will return to screens next month for its 22nd series.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have been sharing their comments on the first-ever episode of the show after it re-aired after 20 years. The debut episode of series one of the BBC dance contest was broadcast on Saturday night (August 10) on BBC4.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left stunned by the same detail as the BBC aired the first-ever episode of the dance show for the first time since its original broadcast. It was announced last month that the episode would air as part of a special season of throwback programming on the BBC this summer.

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Rugby legend Martin Offiah claimed that the Royal family were “a good thing for this country” and has declared Prince Charles to be “fantastic”.The rugby star spoke candidly to Express.co.uk on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner last month. Martin, 56, was awarded an MBE for his services to rugby in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”He then added with a laugh: “You know, I mean I’m not an anarchist! I’m not a communist.So yeah, I’m in favour of them.”Remembering receiving his MBE at Buckingham Palace, Martin recalled: “It was actually Prince Charles who presented me with my MBE back in 1997, which seems like a lifetime ago. “1994 was my best year of course and I still have my statue outside of Wembley.”During his rugby league career, Martin scored over 500 tries, which makes him the third highest try scorer of all time worldwide, and the highest scorer in the UK.The athlete left behind such a legacy that he even has his own statue, alongside four other great rugby players, which stands outside Wembley Stadium.The star went on to describe the

Rugby legend Martin Offiah spoke about meeting Prince Charles, revealing that he was pleasantly surprised by the encounter.The rugby star spoke candidly to Express.co.uk on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner last month. Martin, 56, was awarded an MBE for his services to rugby in 1997 at Buckingham Palace. The sports star recalled: “It was actually Prince Charles who presented me with my MBE back in 1997, which seems like a lifetime ago. “1994 was my best year of course and I still have my statue outside of Wembley.”During his rugby league career, Martin scored over 500 tries, which makes him the third highest try scorer of all time worldwide, and the highest scorer in the UK.The athlete left behind such a legacy that he even has his own statue, alongside four other great rugby players, which stands outside Wembley Stadium.The star went on to describe the Duke of Wales, 73, as being “fantastic” when they first met.“He was fantastic,” Martin gushed as he repeated the sentiment once more. “He talked about the fact that he had played rugby at school and he played second row, which I didn’t know.So yeah, it was a nice little chat.”When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.”“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I

Channel 4 show Celebrity Hunted with Express.co.uk.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner. Martin, 56, is no stranger to reality TV, having appeared on shows like Celebrity Come Dine With Me and even the first ever series of Strictly Come Dancing. When asked on the red carpet if he would be up for doing more shows in the future, he confirmed that he would. “Yes, I love doing reality TV!” he said. “I did Celebrity Hunted a while back and the series has just come back out again.”While Martin was positive about his experience of reality TV, the sports star admitted that it wasn’t all positive. “It was very stressful, the most stressful 11 days of my life!” the star said of the Channel 4 show. “When you’re being hunted by the hunters for the whole week, your body doesn’t realise what’s real and what’s not real. “You just realise you’re being chased,” he added ominously. Martin appeared on the 2019 series of Celebrity Hunted alongside fellow rugby legend Gavin Henson.The pair were also joined by the likes of Stanley Johnson and Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo, who appeared on the 2017 series of I'm a Celebrity.Celebrity chefs Aldo Zilli & Jean-Christophe Novelli were also in the mix, while former TOWIE stars and best friends Lucy Mecklenburgh and Lydia Bright completed the line-up.Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia, he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.

Martin Offiah has opened up about his thoughts on the royals as the debate about the family’s role in 21st century Britain churns on.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner.Martin, 56, was awarded his MBE in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, whom he described as “fantastic".When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”Ahead of being honoured along with legendary England captain Jason Robinson last Wednesday night, Martin reflected on his proudest sporting achievement.“My proudest moment is probably going to be scoring for Wigan,” he said.“Jason and I are here being honoured tonight.The Wigan club are here tonight and it's their 150th anniversary.“And obviously me scoring in that game with Jason in 1994 at Wembley is what I’m going to be remembered for when I’m no longer here.”Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.