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Strictly Come Dancing’s fan favourite movie week got underway on Saturday evening as week three of the competition kicked into full swing. Tasked with the daunting challenge of being the first to perform, Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice were the first couple to take to the floor in an animated Samba performance set to the Lion King classic Hakuna Matata.

Strictly Come Dancing with last year’s winner Giovanni Pernice. However, before he took to the dance floor, he bravely chose to set an example by coming out as gay to his football teammates on national television. Before Richie joined the Strictly cast of 2022, he was best known for working on BBC Radio 2's The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.The likeable personality was also formerly a Sunday League footballer who played for Coombs Wood F.C.After a match in 2018, Richie made the bold decision to come out to his teammates as part of a documentary for The One Show, which aimed to highlight homophobia in the sport.Speaking to his teammates on camera, he said: "One of the big issues we've looked at this week, erm, it's really close to my heart, is homophobia in football.READ MORE: "The reason why that means a lot to me is – I'm a gay footballer.So I just wanted to be open and honest with you lot.

Strictly Come Dancing had a stellar week two and as week three kicked off, the social media account for the BBC series shared a very in depth behind the scenes look.The official Strictly Twitter account shared footage of exactly what the contestants and their professional partners say to each other when their microphones are turned off during their routines. Along with a video montage of some of last week’s best moments on the dancefloor they wrote: “Hidden mic time! Listen to the secret sounds of #Strictly Week Two!” It’s fair to say that Katya Jones got fully into character as she and her partner, football legend Tony Adams, could be heard chatting away as they performed their Charleston set in a pie n mash shop.

Strictly Come Dancing star Giovanni Pernice doubled down on denials he's feuding with Richie Anderson behind the scenes. The pair scored a huge 32 out of 40 for their energetic routine last week, but away from the dancefloor, the pair have been subjected to rumours about their friendship. Sources claimed the pair were struggling in rehearsals, but Giovanni hit back at the claims, insisting the two of them get on really well as he praised the radio DJ for his commitment to training.

Peter Andre has slammed those who have criticised Strictly Come Dancing for being “too woke” and said “they’re overdoing it”.The BBC One dancing show recently came under fire for its same sex partnerships and the diversity of the contestants. Radio 2 presenter Richie Anderson is partnered with Giovanni Pernice, while comedian Jayde Adams is in a pairing with Karen Hauer.

Giovanni Pernice has hit back at claims that he and Richie Anderson haven't "clicked" after being paired together on this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing. Giovanni, 32, and radio host Richie, 34, appeared on spin-off show It Takes Two where they appeared to address claims of a feud between them. Host Janette Manrara asked them how training has been going following the first live show on 24 September, to which Giovanni replied: "We’re having a good time, we’re definitely having a good time.

Katya Jones said she has "disconnected" from showbiz and isn't bothered about what people think about her.The 33-year-old told Tim Lovejoy that she learned "the hard way" after going from competitive dancing with ex husband Neil Jones to being in the spotlight on Strictly Come Dancing"Nobody prepares you for it," she said of first coming onto the BBC show back in 2016."Obviously I've learned the hard way from simply just doing interviews and talking to people and suddenly being on front of the press."But, I've grown so much from it and evolved so much that honestly now, it really doesn't matter.

Strictly Come Dancing professional James Jordan, 44, regularly shares his honest opinion about the show's dancing duos on social media.

Strictly Come Dancing's Jayde Adams has said that being paired in a same-sex couple with pro Karen Hauer "feels natural" and that it is about a "sisterhood". During Friday's launch show, the comedian, 37, was paired with pro Karen, 40, as the celebrities found out their pairings.Talking about being the BBC One show's second same-sex pairing after Richie Anderson was paired with Giovanni Pernice, Jayde told OK! and other press: "I think my partnership with Karen is more about sisterhood and if you're in the dance world, which I was as a child, the sort of all-girl and all-male partnerships is quite commonplace. "Obviously, it's a new thing in these dance shows.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have praised the show for having two same-sex couples for this year’s series. 2021 winner Giovanni Pernice has been paired up with Richie Anderson, while comedian Jayde Adams will be dancing with Karen Hauer. People have since applauded the pairings, and branded them as “historic”.

Strictly Come Dancing kicked off with an incredible launch episode on Friday that saw this year’s contestants pair up with the dancing pros and an exciting first group dance. Among the pairings for the 2022 series was Radio 2’s DJ Richie Anderson, who previously called going on the show a “dream come true”. At the time of his announcement on the show Richie, 34, spoke out about the importance of himself going on the show and being part of an all-male pair.

Strictly Come Dancing has made a return to our screens.

Strictly Come Dancing has returned to our TV screens as a host of new contestants have their eyes on the Glitterball trophy.

Helen Skelton, 39, recently announced she had split from her husband of eight years, Richie Myler.The Countryfile star surprised many when she announced that she would be taking part in Strictly Come Dancing and admitted the real reason why she decided now was the right time to take part in the show.Helen was asked in an interview prior to her debut this weekend why now was the best time for her to take part in the show.She replied: "I just wanted to do something fun!"It was a good chance for my family to see me smiling and it's a fun adventure."This comes after Helen announced back in April that she had split from her husband of eight years.This came months after Helen had given birth to the former couple's third child and daughter, Elsie Kate.Helen married Richie in December 2013 and the pair have three children together.Until the announcement of the break-up, they appeared to the outside world to have the perfect marriage, with many expressions of their devotion on social media in recent weeks.Helen will battle it out for the Glitterball Trophy on Strictly this year alongside the likes of Kym Marsh, Will Mellor, Richie Anderson and Kaye Adams.As she began training Helen proved all was well behind the scenes as she told fans she understood why people raved about taking part.Helen wrote on Instagram: "Totally understand why people rave about being part of this show in the way they do…"Smiles and laughter are infectious. Very grateful to be part of the class of '22' still in awe this is technically work."For however long it lasts I have already made memories to last a lifetime.

Strictly Come Dancing 2022.The Loose Women star also gave a small hint of who her professional dance partner will be as she asked fans who they thought will be dancing with her in the new series.In view of her 140,000 Instagram followers, Kaye shared a short clip of a man wearing patent, lace-up dance shoes moving his feet.While she did not disclose whose feet they were, Kaye added a text box at the bottom of the video asking her fans “Who is my partner?”Kaye is set to battle it out for the Glitterball Trophy amongst 14 other celebrities and their professional dance partners.The TV star will be joined by Kym Marsh, Will Mellor and Fleur East, Richie Anderson, Matt Goss, Helen Skelton.Also included in the lineup are Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, James Bye, Molly Rainford, Hamza Yassin, Ellie Taylor and Tony Adams MBE.Ahead of the new series coming out, judge Craig Revel Horwood, 57, said he believes Kaye may struggle with the energetic Latin routines.He told The Mirror: "I think she’ll do quite well at the ballroom stuff, but I’m worried about the Latin."The sex appeal and the hip action and rhythm, things like the cha-cha-cha might prove, a challenge, darling."It’s the selling yourself bare – the costumes are all quite skimpy with the Latin."Kaye took to Twitter last week to shrug off Craig’s comments as she admitted she was “worried” too.Kate penned: "@CraigRevHorwood‘s worried!!?? How does he think I feel?!"Her reaction came after she confessed she had been struggling to sleep ahead of the live performances.Kaye told her followers: "Struggled to sleep last night after the first day of @bbcstrictly strictly rehearsals."Tried to count sheep but couldn’t get past 5,6,7,8."Kaye also revealed she can't dance and was once

BBC Radio 2 presenter co-star Zoe Ball guessing on her breakfast show today after he mentioned his mystery partner on Strictly Come Dancing.The star refused to reveal the identity of his dance partner on the dance show, but Zoe, 51, said the Radio 2 team “might have figured out” what routine he might be doing first.Richie, who provides travel updates on Zoe’s show and who is a self-described Strictly super-fan, gave some insight into how he was feeling ahead of the show today.“How are you feeling today, Richie?” Zoe asked the former footballer.“You’ve done three days of training with your mystery Strictly partner.”“My mystery man!” Richie added excitedly, although he wouldn’t give anything more than that away.Richie is the second male celebrity to compete on the show in a same sex pairing, following in the footsteps of Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite last year.John made it to the final episode of the competition with partner Johannes Radebe, coming second to EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis.“How’s the body feeling?” Zoe probed Richie, attempting to find out more about his Strictly preparations.“I feel like I’ve done a Zumba class, but one of those ones where they sponsor you for 24 hours,” he joked.“But I’m feeling fitter! I’m walking up the stairs here now!”“And are you remembering the steps of the mystery dance that you’re going to be doing?” Zoe asked.While Richie confirmed that he was “getting there”, he wouldn’t reveal any more than that for fear of dropping any obvious hints.Zoe then said: “We keep watching him going to the coffee machine to see if we can get some clues.“We think we might have figured out what it is he’s doing,” she added cheekily.

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton, 39, took to Instagram to share a reel of her moments from the launch show, which included a selfie of her and Kym Marsh, a snap of her sharing a pizza with Ellie Taylor and a group picture of her fellow competitors this series.The presenter will battle it out for the Glitterball trophy alongside; Kym, Ellie, Will Mellor, Richie Anderson, Kaye Adams, Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, Fleur East, James Bye, Molly Rainford, Hamza Yassin and Tony Adams MBE.Despite being rivals, Helen proved all is well behind-the-scenes so far as she told fans she understood why people raved about taking part.In view of her 325,000 followers, she wrote: "Totally understand why people rave about being part of this show in the way they do…"Smiles and laughter are infectious. Very grateful to be part of the class of “22” still in awe this is technically work.Bob Geldof slips up in front of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry"For however long it lasts I have already made memories to last a life time.

Kaye Adams has suffered a bizarre Strictly Come Dancing injury during rehearsals for the BBC dance competition. The presenter is one of the celebrities who will be hoping to take home the glitter ball trophy this year, competing against fellow famous faces such as Kym Marsh, Will Mellor and comedian Jayde Adams. Unfortunately, Kaye was left with a truly unusual ailment this week.

Kerry Katona has taken a swipe at the line-up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing, saying: "I haven’t heard of any of them!" The 41 year old reacted to the line-up of this year's Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, which she starred on last year. Speaking about the new batch of stars taking on the challenge, Kerry wrote in her column: "The Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins line-up is one of the best I’ve ever seen.

Giovanni Pernice looked unrecognisable in a childhood photograph he recently shared on his social media.The Strictly Come Dancing favourite looked worlds away from his now-sculpted frame in a throwback snap posted to his Instagram on Monday, 29 August. As if to admire his ripped physique he captioned the image "20 years later" with a wink and tongue emoji.The star appears to have recreated his younger days which saw him wearing blue shorts with a yellow bum bag.The 31 year old seemed keen to get his facial expression just right as he gazed slightly upward into the camera.

Strictly Come Dancing camp concerning last year’s champion Giovanni Pernice have reportedly “raised eyebrows” among some of the show’s professional dancers. The BBC competition is set to return to our screens next month, with celebrities including Will Mellor, Helen Skelton, Matt Goss and Fleur East all joining this year’s stellar line-up of contestants. While this year’s dance pairings are yet to be officially announced, reports have surfaced that suggest pro dancer Giovanni could be heading to the final once again, according to The Mirror .