Ugo Monye: Last News

Ugo Monye explained to Express.co.uk how he “didn’t realise” that he could connect to dance in such an emotional way until Rose Ayling-Ellis’ Strictly performance with her partner Giovanni Pernice left him in tears.The rugby star, 38, has teamed up with Boots UK for the second series of the health and wellbeing podcast Taboo Talk, where he discusses the topic of chronic pain with host Vogue Williams.Ugo, who was paired up with Oti Mabuse for the latest season of Strictly Come Dancing, has recalled the iconic moment that Rose, 27, and Giovanni, 31, performed a dance that allowed audiences to enter Rose’s world.Rose, who was the show’s first ever deaf contestant, chose to feature a moment of silence during their pair’s performance to Symphony by Clean Bandit and Zara Larsson.Speaking about how “exposing” it can be to reveal your emotions as both a man and an athlete, Ugo admitted that Strictly Come Dancing left a lasting impression on him emotionally.“I knew that doing Strictly could be really exposing - and I don't mean physically, where I had my top off in a couple of the dances and dressed like Pink Panther and stuff like that,” he began.“But I remember going to the final, where I was sitting with Oti, and when I watched Rose dance - she had that kind of stop-traffic moment, iconic dance - I was crying. “I was crying watching it live and I'd seen it before,” Ugo confirmed.“I remember saying to Oti at the time, and to a few of my friends, that I didn't realise that dance can have an impact in the way in which it did on me that night. “So what I took from it was: it's really important to try different things that you know might not be familiar or might be out of your comfort zone, because you just don't know how they'll

Paddy McGuinness has shared it's "such a relief" to finally undergo his knee operation after waiting for six months.The 48 year old, who recently shared his funny response after finding a cat in his Tesco bag, took to his Instagram to provide an update on his health after going under the knife for a torn lateral meniscus. Sharing before and after photos of the surgery, Paddy's knee looked swollen and sore in the first while the second showed it all bandaged up. In the caption he wrote: "Before and after.

Top Gear presenter Paddy McGuinness has revealed that he's recovering from an operation on his knee after suffering an injury last year.The husband of Christine McGuinness, 48, took to Twitter and Instagram to share the health update, admitting that he was "still sedated" and in hospital as he posted his thoughts on the latest season of Netflix favourite, Ozark.In view of his 563,200 followers, the Question of Sport host revealed that he'd finally undergone the op and was resting while taking the opportunity to catch up on the hit series.Paddy wrote: "Been in hospital for a knee op."Thought I’d use the time to catch up on Ozark."No spoilers here but wtf was that ending?" he added quizzically.A post shared by Paddy McGuinness (@mcguinness.paddy)The star continued to ramble on, before admitting that he was "still sedated".Paddy penned: "Really enjoyed this last season but clearly it’s not the last season or is it?"Also what was that car crash in ep 1?"PS I’m still slightly sedated. #Ozark," he ended his post.Paddy also shared a before and after snap of his knee to InstagramHe told his two million followers: "Before and after.

Strictly Come Dancing in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk.The rugby star, 38, has teamed up with Boots UK for the second series of the health and wellbeing podcast Taboo Talk, where he discusses the topic of chronic pain with host Vogue Williams.In Strictly Come Dancing last year, Ugo and his partner Oti Mabuse made it as far as week five before they landed in the bottom two and had to be sent home.Just a week before, however, the pairing had to sit out of the competition completely when Ugo's long-term back problems began to flare up and he was forced to go to hospital for a procedure.When asked about how he felt to miss a week of the live show, Ugo replied: “That was difficult. Because after week one, my back was in bits.“But you only ever get to do Strictly once and it was an unbelievable experience and you want to give the best version of yourself and I said that every week.“I just wanted to get better every week.

The Weakest Link were left totally confused by Strictly Come Dancing star Ugo Monye when he deployed a very unusual tactic during the show.Ugo joined his celebrity teammates in answering questions on the hit BBC quiz show as host Romesh Ranganathan put them through their paces with his general knowledge questions.The former rugby player was struggling to think of the answer when he was quizzed on a quote from '90s Rom Com Jerry Maguire when he stunned viewers by putting on a baffling display.Putting his sporting prowess to the test Ugo, 38, bizarrely began squatting as he tried to summon up the answer to the question from his mind.Finding the move baffling viewers took to Twitter to discuss their confusion.One social media user wrote: "#Theweakestlink why is Ugo doing squats?!"Another added: "Is Ugo trying to distract us from the fact he just doesn't know the answer here?"A third continued: "What is Ugo doing? I don't understand. Does he need the toilet?"Another viewer noted: "Ugo is giving some shocking answers #theweakestlink."Sadly for Ugo, the squatting wasn't of much benefit to him as his failure to answer the question correctly led to his fellow contestants giving him the boot and he was voted off as The Weakest Link at the end of the round.Giving him the push Romesh said: "Ugo, you've got an interesting way of trying to squat your way to the answer."Seeing the funny side the sports pundit joked: "I'm taking muscle memory to another dimension."Ugo then admitted he was dreading checking his phone when people had seen his performance on the show.He explained: "When you do badly your phone blows up, it goes viral.

Strictly star, 38, has teamed up with Boots UK for the second series of the health and wellbeing podcast Taboo Talk, where he discusses the topic of chronic pain with host Vogue Williams. In an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Ugo described the pain he feels on a daily basis, as well as addressing why pain is such a taboo subject in the sporting world.When quizzed on the subject of pain, Ugo began: “I think we have almost a slight strained relationship with it. “Playing a physical contact sport you become adapted to pain, don't you? But messages you get on the pitch… If you've been tackled hard in any sense, your competitive instinct is to get back up because you don't want to let anyone down. “You want to be able to do your best for the team and just contribute as much as you can, and I only ever spent 80 minutes on a pitch - but those behaviours become part of your day to day.”Ugo went on to reveal that he suffers from chronic back pain, a health issue that made his time on Strictly Come Dancing particularly difficult.“Now I've been retired for six years, dealing with chronic back pain has just become part of my norm,” Ugo admitted. He went on to share that he would be undergoing surgery to try and lessen the pain, which he had at the start of this week.“I'm actually having back surgery on Monday and my symptoms...” he began. “I mean, there's not a moment of the day where I'm not in pain.  “And because it's been a number of months now, you just become used to it,” Ugo explained. He went on to discuss how athletes, and particularly men, struggle to open up about the pain they are experiencing.“But then dealing with it: that's the next hurdle.

STRICTLY'S Oti Mabuse showed off her stunning natural hair as she returned to her hometown in South Africa. The professional dancer looked radiant as she posed for a candid snap unveiling her shorter hairdo.

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

She's been flooded with support after being forced to withdraw from the Strictly Come Dancing final through injury, and AJ Odudu was all smiles as she posed for a cast photo the night before.

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.

Jeremy Clarkson, 61, about Top Gear, after the latter questioned what was going on with A Question of Sport since the comedian was appointed as Sue Barker's replacement.

jaw-dropping physique. The former Andy Sugden star got pulses racing on Friday - as he strips off for a shower at a local health club.

Strictly Come Dancing star Bill Bailey has come under fire on Twitter after admitting he "wouldn't dance with an unvaccinated partner", but his former professional partner Oti Mabuse has come to his defence.SEE: Oti Mabuse breaks silence following her and Ugo Monye's exit from StrictlyBill made the statement in an interview with The Times, when he was asked if he would have danced with the Strictly pros currently competing in this season, who have decided against the Covid jab. Bill responded: "I wouldn't.

Fans of Strictly Come Dancing have been left fuming as contestant Judi Love 's dance and song for the next episode was revealed.

Dan Walker has been accused of "spoiling" Sunday's Strictly Come Dancing results show after he appeared to reveal who was going home before it was announced.Some upset viewers slammed the presenter for letting the cat of the bag prematurely as he already said his goodbyes to Ugo Monye and his professional dance partner Oti Mabuse online.Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Dan posted a pic of Ugo and Oti and penned: "Gutted that @ugomonye is the latest to leave the ballroom."Take care of that back big man.

Strictly Come Dancing on week five. The burly rugby ace was also forced to miss a week, due to a back injury.

STRICTLY'S Dan Walker has said he is 'glad' Ugo Monye was booted off the show on Sunday during BBC Breakfast. However, the comments were made due to the presenter being concerned for the Rugby stars health.

STRICTLY'S Dan Walker has said he is 'glad' Ugo Monye was booted off the show on Sunday during BBC Breakfast. However, the comments were made due to the presenter being concerned for the Rugby stars health.

STRICTLY'S Dan Walker has said he is 'glad' Ugo Monye was booted off the show on Sunday during BBC Breakfast. However, the comments were made due to the presenter being concerned for the Rugby stars health.

Who left Strictly last night?Rugby player Ugo Monye left Strictly last night. Coming back this week after taking a break to recover from a back injury, he danced the rumba with professional dance partner Oti Mabuse, but failed to impress the judges.

FUMING Strictly fans have accused BBC star Dan walker of spoiling who went home on Sunday night. Sports broadcaster Dan, 44, shared his disappointment on Instagram over rugby ace Ugo Monye getting the boot - just as the results show ended at 8pm.