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Loose Women 's Kaye Adams has said she hopes her professional partner for the new Strictly Come Dancing show will be gay.

Dan Walker, 45, turned to social media to express his outrage today after a number of people complained that they’ve “never heard of” the celebrities completing Strictly Come Dancing’s line-up this year.The former contestant bluntly told those who were making a fuss to “google it”. Taking to Instagram, he wrote: “Will never get my head around the ‘never heard of them’ crew when you see someone announced on #Strictly who you don’t know much about."“Get on Google, learn a bit about them,” he added incredulously.“Looking forward to seeing the full set of this year’s bunch.”The former BBC Breakfast presenter shared the same message with his Twitter page, and in view of his 771,000 followers. READ MORE: Anne Heche 'rushed to hospital with burns as car crashes into house'Dan competed in Strictly 2021, lasting until week 11 and coming fifth with professional partner Nadiya Bychkova.However, it was EastEnders actress Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice who went home with the Glitterball Trophy.This year, a new line-up is taking shape, with each celebrity being dramatically announced one by one. Hollyoaks actor Will Mellor was the first famous face to be revealed, with Coronation Street actress and Morning Live presenter Kym Marsh being next up. BBC Radio Two’s Richie Anderson followed soon after before Loose Women’s Kaye Adams took up the fourth spot.Comedian Jayde Adams was the latest contestant to be announced, with news of her taking to the dancefloor breaking today.Every year, Strictly has a mix of famous faces and rising stars, with lesser-known celebs often going on to win the show. Dan’s followers took to the comments section of his tweet to discuss whether it was fair to comment on how known a celebrity is before

Strictly Come Dancing 2022. So far this week, Will Mellor, Kym Marsh and Richie Anderson have been announced for the BBC dancing comp – is Kaye next?Speculation is mounting that the 59-year-old will confirm the news live on the ITV chat show today, making her the fourth celebrity to brush off their dancing shoes for the new series. According to The Sun, an insider claimed the presenter had secretly signed up to the show, which will see celebrities and their pro partners learn new dances in an attempt to wow judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirey Ballas and Anton Du Beke.

Strictly bosses have confirmed Scots presenter Kaye Adams as the fourth celeb to join the line-up this autumn. The BBC Radio Two presenter will be dancing alongside the likes of former Corrie stars Kym Marsh and Will Mellor.

It’s nearly been a year since Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice found success on Strictly Come Dancing and took home the infamous Glitterball trophy, and now a new group of famous faces are looking to put their dance moves to the test. After announcing that the hit BBC show would hit our screens in September, the contestants for the 2022 series have been being unveiled thick and fast.

BBC Radio 2's Richie Anderson has signed up for this year's Strictly Come Dancing.The BBC series is scheduled to return next month with presenters Tess Daly, 53, and Claudia Winkleman, 50, back as hosts, while Motsi Mabuse, 41, Shirley Ballas, 61, and Craig Revel Horwood, 57, will be returning to the judging panel, as well as Anton Du Beke, 56, who will be a permanent judge this series. Hollyoaks star Will Mellor was the first confirmed contestant to take part in the show on Thursday morning, with Kym Marsh joining him on the line-up not long after.

Alex Jones put up a brave front as she presented The One Show last night after posting on social media describing a 'tricky and challenging patch in her life'.

TV presenter Alex Jones has impressed viewers by being incredibly candid when speaking about her life off camera. The 45-year-old presenter took to social media with an online post describing a "tricky and challenging patch in her life", In the message, the Welsh presenter told her 337k followers: "Things have been a bit tricky for us recently and in all honesty, I haven’t had time to be on here between working and the children but I randomly logged on and saw all your lovely messages gently asking if we were all ok.

BBC Radio 2 fans noticed Zoe Ball’s absence from the airwaves yesterday.The presenter arrived late only to go home less than an hour later, but revealed the cause was a car accident, which occurred on the way to work, that had left her shaken up. Zoe, 51, had a road scare yesterday when one of her tyres went flat.Returning to host BBC Radio 2 this morning at 6.30am, Zoe told listeners she was in a state of “delayed shock” before realising she needed to go home. Zoe was left shaken up after the incident on the A3 yesterday and has since apologised for any “damage” caused to the road. She also thanked travel reporter Richie Anderson for stepping in to host the show. She told listeners this morning: “My good news is I've made it into work on time and in one piece. “I've not torn up the gantry on the A3 this morning, apologies for the damage. “I am planning on staying for the whole show. But it does go to show you never can tell. “Thanks so much to Richie and Ken for masterfully holding the show together yesterday.“Thanks for your kind messages.

Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has apologised to fans after leaving part way through her breakfast show. The broadcaster sparked concern after her unexpected absence on Monday morning (April 4).

Zoe Ball has apologised for leaving her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show early on Monday after "not feeling too well". The presenter, 51, took to Twitter to issue an update over her absence as she revealed that her tyre had burst on the way to work in the morning and she hadn't realised the impact it had on her. Zoe penned: "Apologies for this morning gang, tyre went on the way in to work.

Zoe Ball has apologised for leaving her BBC Radio 2 show this morning after a tough start to the day.The 51-year-old usually presents the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on the channel, hitting the airwaves from 6.30 every weekday.However, colleague Richie Anderson was forced to step in at the last minute, after her tyre blew out on the way to the studios today.She made it onto the show around half-an-hour later, but sparked concern when Richie announced that she had left before the end of the slot.Taking to Twitter, Zoe addressed her absence, telling fans: ‘Apologies for this morning gang, tyre went on the way in to work. ‘I was so keen not miss the show, dashed in and hadn’t quite realised the effect it’d had on me. apologies for this morning gang, tyre went on the way in to work. I was so keen not miss the show, dashed in and hadn’t quite realised the effect it’d had on me. i’m ok.

 Zoe Ball, 51, took to Twitter this afternoon to apologise to listeners, as she explained the real reason she was absent from BBC Radio 2 today.There was a shake-up to the format this morning, after Zoe arrived 25 minutes late, only for her stand-in host Richie Anderson to announce she had gone home feeling unwell less than an hour later.Tweeting out to her 395,400 followers, Zoe wrote: “Apologies for this morning gang, tyre went on the way in to work. “I was so keen not miss the show, dashed in and hadn't quite realised the effect it'd had on me. “I'm ok.Thanks for the lovely messages. Big thanks to Richie and Ken for stepping in. “Will be back tomorrow xx,” she assured fans. Richie had previously attributed Zoe’s late star to a “flat tyre”, but fans were confused when she later dropped off the airwaves again due to her “not feeling well”. Zoe’s explanation cleared up any speculation, however, as her followers began sending her support in the comments section. Martin Cox wrote: “Thank you for updating us.

BBC Radio 2 was shaken up this morning after its presenter Zoe Ball, 51, arrived 25 minutes late, only to leave again under an hour later. Her stand-in presenter Richie Anderson first attributed Zoe’s late start to a “flat tyre”, but then admitted later in the show that she had gone home due to “not feeling well".Zoe usually presents BBC Radio 2 every weekday morning, but today, her voice was noticeably absent from the airwaves. At 6.30am travel reporter Richie told listeners: “Sorry if I’ve given you the shock of your life. “Quite obviously, I am not Zoe Ball.

Jo Whiley is taking on three triathlons in three days, but she’s showing no signs of nerves just yet.