Nina Wadia: Last News

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Neil Jones has taken to Instagram to share a reflection in a cryptic post today.The 39-year-old bluntly admitted he “doesn’t really care” what others think.In a picture shared with his 241,000 followers, Neil penned: “When I was 20 I really cared what everyone thought.“Now I’m almost 40 don’t really care what you think.“When I’m 60 I will realise no one was ever thinking about me in the first place.” (sic)Following the end of last year’s series of Strictly, Neil reflected on his journey on the programme in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.He had partnered up with former EastEnders actress Nina Wadia during the competition for the coveted Glitterball Trophy.However, they became the first dance couple to leave the series after being eliminated.Responding to “fix” claims, Neil said: “I think that there's no need. It's all down to the audience.”He went on: “The audience pick who they want to go through.“So, I always say when the audience turning around saying it's fixed or anything like that.

EastEnders fans went wild on Sunday as Nina Wadia enjoyed a BBC soap reunion with Jamie Borthwick at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The actress, 53, played Zainab Masood before leaving in 2013 while Jamie, 27, has played Jay Brown since 2006. It comes after Nina enjoyed a BBC soap reunion with Nitin Ganatra, who played her on-screen husband Masood Ahmed on the BBC One soap, last week.

Dan Walker made the most of his Strictly Come Dancing return on Saturday night.

Strictly Come Dancing staff are said to be "dreading" former contestant Nina Wadia's return to the final following her criticism of the series. After she was the first star to be eliminated from this year's series alongside her pro partner Neil Jones, the actress took to an Instagram Live to voice her disappointment over what she claimed was inconsistent scoring.

Strictly Come Dancing is one of the biggest shows on TV – but do the celebrities get paid to take part?Only five stars remain in the competition, with the quarter finals airing on Saturday (4 December). But, unlike other reality shows, including I’m a Celebrity, each star who signs up to Strictly is given the same flat fee to appear and is unable to negotiate with producers.

Strictly Come Dancing duo to be given the boot from the BBC competition this year.The EastEnders star was praised by viewers after giving it her all in an energetic Samba routine which earned her 24 out of 40 points.Despite the pair's best efforts, Nina's time came to an end after just one dance as judges saved Katie McGlynn and Gorka Marquez in the dance off.Speaking to Express.co.uk, John Partridge, who played her son-in-law Christian on the soap, said the decision left him "fuming".The 50-year-old spilled: "I was raging for her! I was like, 'Oh my god,' I was fuming."I was like, 'Craig [Revel Horwood], come on, don't be like that'."I was really gutted for her because she loves it, she loves to dance and she really wanted to learn."When

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 in week two.The former EastEnders actress has now said how she was left stunned by Craig Revel-Horwood's, 56, scoring in the week she got the boot.The bottom two is determined by both the voting public and judges' scores.Nina had wowed in week one with her Samba, however her tango left her at the bottom end of the leaderboard.During the dance off, judges Craig, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas all chose to save Katie McGlynn, while Anton Du Beke preferred Nadia and Neil Jones' performance.Speaking to The Lads Dads and a Couple of Beers podcast, Nina detailed how her early exit made her feel "very down", being left with a "feeling of embarrassment".Nina was stunned during her eviction week to see her score compared

Katie McGlynn, 28, and her pro dancing partner, Gorka Marquez, 31, had to participate in the dance-off against Nina Wadia and Neil Jones in a bid to remain in the show. The pair were eventually saved by the judges, but sources now claim the soap star is “getting very frustrated”.The insider said: "She’s a nice girl but quite demanding.“She doesn’t want to lose and really wasn’t happy about being in the dance off.“Gorka is very kind and nice and she’s getting very frustrated."She thought it would be easier than this and Gorka is a really hard worker,” they claimed to OK! Magazine.The insider also claimed that Gorka did not want to risk losing his celebrity partner after his previous experiences.The source explained: “He needs this, he didn’t

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Strictly Come Dancing returned this weekend as the stars of the dancing competition faced their first elimination.

Gorka Marquez, 31, and his celebrity partner Katie McGlynn, 28, were locked in an “intense” dance battle for permanence on Strictly Come Dancing after yesterday’s performance. Sunday’s eliminations saw the pair’s opponents, actress Nina Wadia and pro dancer Neil Jones, leave the show.Gorka opened up about being at the bottom of the leaderboard in a new Instagram post shared on Sunday.He shared two photographs of him and Katie in Saturday’s outfits.In a candid text, the pro admitted that having to compete for permanence was “not the best feeling”.Gorka wrote: “Well… that was intense.“Not the best feeling to be in the Dance off but I couldn’t be prouder of you @katiexmcglynn and how you gave your everything on that floor.“Sorry to

Strictly viewers are far from pleased by the results of the first elimination of the series, in fact, some are wondering if they were watching the same dance-off as the judges after Nina Wadia was sent home.

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Strictly Come Dancing star Nina Wadia has revealed she has one pre-show ritual that she does before every single performance. Speaking about how she gets into the zone, actress Nina explained: “I always touch the ground before I start filming, or I do theatre.

This year, competitive ballroom dancer Neil Jones has been paired with EastEnders star Nina Wadia, 52, and last week, the couple wowed the Strictly Come Dancing judges with their energetic, fiery Samba to Mi Gente by J Balvin and Willy William.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Neil Jones has been labelled a "horrible man" by his celebrity partner Nina Wadia, as they rehearsed for the first live show on Saturday.

Former EastEnders actress and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Nina Wadia has admitted she "hates" the glitz and glamour of the show. When asked during a press conference whether or not she was enjoying being 'Strictly-fied,' Nina simply said: "I hate it!" Nina then recalled her time on BBC One soap EastEnders and revealed: "When I played Zainab Masood and EastEnders, I was like, 'Don't worry about her hair and makeup.

EastEnders star Nina Wadia had admitted her husband had a hilarious reaction to her deciding to do Strictly Come Dancing.

EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis will make history as the first deaf contestant to take part in Strictly Come Dancing.  The soap has scored two of their stars to join the upcoming series, with Rose being announced on Thursday night- hours after her former co-star Nina Wadia was revealed as the 11th celebrity to be taking part in the dance competition.