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Hamza Yassin has sent fans wild in the Strictly Come Dancing semi-finals with a performance inspired by Scotland.

Holly Willoughby, 41, took a tumble down the stairs as she grappled with co-star Fearne Cotton, leading celebrity guest Will Mellor to clutch fearfully onto Emily Atack's hand, worrying she'd seriously hurt herself.The chaos took place during the filming of the final episode of Celebrity Juice, which airs tonight at 10pm.Holly rushed after Fearne in hot pursuit as the pair competed in a game that involved grabbing pieces of cardboard while running through the audience.The pair playfully grappled, only for Holly to end up tumbling down the stairs backwards while fellow celebrities looked on in horror.Fortunately, she was okay - and the footage of their epic game-filled party is expected to air tonight when Celebrity Juice: A Happy Ending hits the airwaves.Holly and Fearne were the original team captains and opted to return for a single episode to honour the ending of the much-loved ITV show.After fighting with Fearne to secure the cardboard, Holly then grabbed hold of Chris Ramsey, only to end up falling backwards on the floor.Despite her mishap, Holly looked sensational in a blue and black striped trouser suit by Alice + Olivia.Meanwhile, Keith Lemon, whose real name is Leigh Francis, admitted he was feeling nostalgic and had even been reduced to tears as the group filmed their final sequence.He added jokingly that he felt aged when he learnt that Maya Jama had been an avid follower of the show since the age of seven."Not sure what a seven-year-old is doing watching Juice, she should’ve been in bed - but yeah, that made me feel old," he revealed.Keith explained that the part at the end where he became emotional is unlikely to have made the final cut."I was in some kind of emotional bubble.

Holly Willoughby took a stumble while filming the last ever episode of Celebrity Juice.

Strictly Come Dancing's Hamza Yassin is losing his "energy and confidence" ahead of the finale, according to a dance expert. Dr Jill Rose Jacobs believes that the star, who lives in a remote area of Scotland, is starting to doubt himself that he can lift the glittered ballroom trophy.

Helen Skelton, 39, topped the leaderboard on Strictly Come Dancing last night alongside Gorka Marquez, with the pair receiving a whopping 39 points. Gorka's fiancée Gemma Atkinson, 38, took to Instagram to share her support for Helen after the Countryfile presenter included a "subtle middle finger" in the routine.Helen and Gorka completed the energetic dance to Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, with the presenter being met with praise from the judges after the performance.Gemma, Gorka's fiancée took to Instagram to comment on Helen's "subtle middle finger" during the dance, with many viewers calling it her "revenge" after her recent split.The Casualty star shared a clip of the routine in view of her 1.8 million followers along with a caption reading: "It was the subtle middle finger for me.

Strictly star Hamza Yassin was a hit with the judges when he performed a steamy Argentine Tango with his pro partner Jowita Przystal, scoring two tens .

Katya Jones, 33, has been on Strictly Come Dancing since 2016 and addressed being a show judge some day. However, in a recent podcast, the professional dancer defended Craig Revel Horwood's scoring technique after he came under fire for his "unnecessary and cruel" comments about Tyler West on the BBC dance show.Katya spoke to Tim Lovejoy on his The Lovejoy Hour podcast back in September, when the current series of Strictly was due to start.Tim asked Katya why the BBC show was so successful and spoke of his love for Craig and his "honest" way of judging the show.He said: "That's why I think Craig [Revel Horwood] is so important for the show, as while everyone else will give 10s, he will go 'eight' because you missed a step."Which I think is more important as it's how you're judged, you need that integrity."Katya interrupted: "One hundred per cent! I think that's the type of judge I would be honest with.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have made a string of online complaints on following Saturday night's Blackpool special.

Fleur East, 35, and Vito Coppola, 30, took to the floor to perform a sensational Samba tonight on Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly's Kym Marsh pulled out all the stops to deliver a passionate Argentine Tango with partner Graziano Di Prima - but James Jordan was left unimpressed by one aspect of the routine.

“I’m enjoying every minute of it and I don't want to just be in a popularity competition, this will be it for me, I think," he explained to The Sun.It comes not long after the star expressed pride in his new body, which he explained his professional dancer wife “loves”.The actor joked that he needs to 'get his shirt off' somewhere hot when his time on the dance contest comes to an end, to make the most of his fit physique.  Speaking to The Mirror, he added that he's the “fittest he's been in years”.He said his wife Michelle McSween definitely isn't complaining about the transformation.Addressing his fitter physique, Will told the publication: “My wife certainly doesn't mind… I look good now.“I’m 46, I'm not a young man anymore, but I feel the fittest I've felt in years.

James said: “I did, and I worry about that because I think that dance particularly suited him and it was so impressive for the first week.“I’m just not sure if we'll see Will in the final unless he delivers another 'Week One' moment sometime soon,” James added to Hello! magazine.Will recently opened up about how his father's death motivated him to go on Strictly and “create memories”.Appearing on This Morning last week, Will discussed his journey on the BBC contest with dance partner Nancy Xu.He candidly shared with hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield how "horrendous" it was to lose his father, Bill Mellor, from cancer and how it gave him the drive to sign up for Strictly.The actor said the show has given his mother, Shirley Mellor, something to focus on which is why he grabbed the opportunity to take part in the competition by the horns.Reflecting on losing his father, Will began: "It was a horrendous time for me and my family, as anyone who has lost someone will know. "You're left with memories and you know what, I just thought he lives in me now and I am just going to create memories."I am going to say yes to more things and I am just going to grab life and run with it, and do it in his name."Will explained his father's death has "really changed" his outlook on life.He also opened up about wanting to help his mother deal with her grief through his Strictly routines each week as he hopes to remain in the competition for as long as possible.  "For my mum, she lost my dad, her brother-in-law and her sister-in-law in one year, and it was such a tough time for us all," Will added. "But I was given this opportunity and I thought, I want to do it to create memories and look back and say we did that." Last weekend

The star then went on to say the brand, Win A Lot, could go on to fast become her own favourite biscuit as well as her dog’s. “So anyway I have to say that a Win A Lot biscuit is, well it’s Charlie’s favourite. “But actually it could fast become my favourite too.“It wasn’t bad.

Shirley Ballas, 62, has been forced to fend off rumours that she is imminently expected to be axed from Strictly Come Dancing.The head judge took to Instagram to clarify how she really feels about claims that she is due to get the sack, following a backlash she has received from some viewers over favouritism claims towards the BBC show's male contestants.There was an online furore recently after Shirley was accused of expressing favouritism towards the male celebs, and could even get a bit flirtatious - something that Will Mellor has cheerily admitted he reciprocates if it could get him one step closer to the final.However, she insists that there is no truth in the rumours that she might be getting fired, in spite of a magazine cover suggesting otherwise, declaring the claim an "absolute load of rubbish"."Sells papers, I guess! @bbcstrictly," she groaned in her Instagram Story, in view of her 244,000 followers.Meanwhile, Shirley was also in the mood for publicly celebrating the long stint she'd had in the dancing world, musing: "Huge thank you to my legs for carrying me through dance for over 60 years."By the time she was three, Strictly's head judge was already showing an aptitude for ballet, while she began dancing competitively before she so much as reached double figures.Former Strictly panellist Len Goodman was one of her judges in these contests - and she went on to win the Latin American Championships no less than three times.Her supporters are right behind her - but she has experienced criticism from fans over beliefs that she unfairly prioritises male contestants.It was suggested that she regularly swooned over attractive men, calling Will "easy on the eye", while some fans were left devastated earlier this

Strictly Come Dancing star Kym Marsh, 46, risked being eliminated from the show last week after being placed in the bottom two, but was saved by all four judges in the dance-off. Kym’s former Coronation Street co-star Charlie de Melo, 33, described the soap actress as a “force of nature” as he shared his honest opinion with Express.co.uk at the 2022 Inside Soap Awards on Monday.Charlie, who is best known for his portrayal of Imran Habeeb on Corrie, began by complimenting former Hear'Say singer Kym on her dancing skills. “I watched her yesterday - it was fantastic! Absolutely brilliant,” the actor confirmed warmly. Asked if he thought Kym had the potential to win the competition, Charlie replied: “Well, the standard is unbelievably high. “I’m not a regular viewer, if I’m being entirely honest, but I did watch the entire thing yesterday and a lot of people… “Hamza [Yassin], who I wasn’t aware of before, was absolutely extraordinary. Charlie added that another star to impress him with his moves was Will Mellor, whom he had overlapped with during his time on Corrie. “Usually there’s someone that’s there and people turn their noses up and they snort and they laugh, but everyone is doing such a good job,” Charlie reflected. “I love to see it, because I think Kym’s an absolute force of nature,” he added. “But I think it would be insincere of me to say… Because this year the competition she’s up against is unbelievable.

Strictly Come Dancing professional Nancy Xu, 31, admitted she was “worried” about her partner Will Mellor, 46, when he took to the dance floor on Saturday night. Nancy explained how she was forced to “hold up” Will, who was barely standing on account of his illness. On Saturday night, Will and Nancy took to the ballroom to perform a rumba to Ed Sheeran's The Joker and the Queen.The Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps star had already been dealt a huge blow earlier that week when he became seriously ill with a virus that forced him to miss a number of rehearsals.The usually energetic actor was visibly struggling when the pair performed and judges awarded them 23 points out of 40, their lowest score so far.Speaking to Janette Manrara on Strictly: It Takes Two, Will admitted that everything “felt good” until “the judges started talking”. Addressing the pair, Janette said: “You were very worried last night because of the time and it being such a difficult dance."Nancy replied: “That night, for me, he’s my winner and I said that in the live show because it was a challenging week and he put himself out there."“It let people see what he could give to the show,” Nancy continued in a heartfelt tribute to her partner. “He said to me, ‘I want to do this for you.

Strictly star Will Mellor has been declared one of the top favourites to win by bookies, but he recently found himself so annoyed that he questioned whether he should have "left".The Coronation Street star has now opened up about the one element of appearing on Strictly Come Dancing that he absolutely can't stand.Will, 46, told the world that he crumbles over tough criticism - something which has been a sore point for him recently.After a bout of viral illness last week, he underperformed, leading to the judges admitting they found him underwhelming - and Will felt their comments were "a kick in the teeth".He took it especially hard when the routine with Nancy Xu to the tune of Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift's 'The Joker and the Queen' was described as "not good", as he had dedicated his performance to his late dad."I was a bit annoyed by it, to be honest, because I was struggling, and when you’re that way you feel a bit sorry for yourself."When I got the scores I was a bit, ‘After all that…?!’" he exclaimed to the Independent, adding indignantly: "I got a four from Craig [Revel Horwood]!"That’s up to them [but] maybe I shouldn’t have [danced], because the judges slagged me off – I should’ve just left it!”He then opened up further on the subject when he appeared on It Takes Two."‘I find being criticised by the judges hard. I find being criticised hard as a person," he exclaimed candidly."Some people can let it go over them, but I find it hard to hide my emotions.

Strictly Come Dancing's Will Mellor was certainly a proud dad as he posed with his son Jayden at the Black Adam premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square.The Coronation Street and Hollyoaks actor, 46, sported a light blue shirt under a navy blue waistcoat and matching trousers. Jayden rocked a cream jumper, navy blue fitted trousers and a beanie hat.

Brooklyn Beckham was in tears after taking on a controversial 'One Chip Challenge'. The 23-year-old son of former Manchester United footballing star David and fashion designer Victoria was seen with tears rolling down his face as he completed the viral feat.

James' wife Victoria shared the clip to her family blog Instagram. In the lengthy caption she said: "When the lovely folks at Strictly gave me the nod to pop in with the rabble to surprise James, I was there!"The EastEnders actor is currently partnered with pro Amy in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing. As they rehearsed to perform their dance, Victoria came to visit with their sons, Edward, 8, Louis, 6, and Hugo, 3.

Coronation Street's Alan Halsall was among those showing their support for Isabella Flanagan as the ITV soap star picked up one of her first major awards. The young actress is loved for playing troublesome child Hope Stape on the cobbles.