Strictly fans in tears as Greg Wise dedicates emotional dance to late sister Clare

Fêted and eternally fabulous, Isabelle Huppert is this year’s Berlin Film Festival honorary Golden Bear laureate for her life’s work so far, with an accompanying program of some of her most celebrated films. About Joan is her newest, screened out of competition as a Berlinale Special gala (though Huppert was unable to make the trip to Berlin after testing positive for Covid). That is quite a lot of weight to carry for Laurent Larivière’s slender story about the malleability of memory. That subject in itself, broad and deep as it is, may be too much for this rickety film to bear, even with Huppert’s flickering brilliance in the title role.

EastEnders actress June Brown has turned another year older and marked her 94th birthday on February 16.The soap icon is beat known for playing Dot Cotton and joined the BBC One soap back in 1985.In 2005, she won Best Actress at the Inside Soap Awards and previously received the Lifetime Achievement award at the British Soap Awards.June was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to drama and to charity.In 2009, she was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, making her the second performer to receive a BAFTA nomination for their work in a soap opera, after Jean Alexander.It was announced in February 2020 that June had decided to leave EastEnders behind and quit her role as chain-smoking Dot permanently.To celebrate the birthday girl, Daily Star has taken a look back at her wild life from opening up about being "sick and tired" of having sex to her unexpected friendship with pop sensation turned Hollywood actress Lady Gaga.June was born on 16 February 1927 in Needham Market, Suffolk and was one of five children.Her younger brother John Peter died of pneumonia in 1932 at 15 days old, and her elder sister Marise died in 1934 aged eight from a meningitis-like illness. She was educated at St John's Church of England School in Ipswich and then won a scholarship to Ipswich High School, where she passed the school certificate examinations.During the Second World War, she was evacuated to the Welsh village of Pontyates in Carmarthenshire.

Amanda Holden turned up the heat on Wednesday in honour of her 51st birthday.MORE: Amanda Holden's £35k wellness spends revealed: From fat-burning treatments to facialsThe Heart FM star took to Instagram to share a daring new snapshot with fans, showing her posing in a black bra.WATCH: Amanda Holden's 7 best bikinis and swimsuitsAmanda looks glamorous in the photo with her hair tousled into loose waves, heavy eye makeup, a nude lip and statement heart earrings. "Hello 51," she captioned the post.READ: Amanda Holden's pescatarian diet: the TV star's daily meals revealedMORE: Amanda Holden just did a workout in a mini dress and knee-high boots!The mum-of-two was quickly inundated with birthday well wishes from fans and friends – including Saira Khan, John Torode, Keith Lemon, Myleene Klass and Jess Wright.A post shared by Amanda Holden (@noholdenback)Amanda looks incredible in the daring photographAmanda is no stranger to risqué photographs.

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STRICTLY Come Dancing fans believe they've spotted a "secret feud" between Karen Hauer and her celebrity partner Greg Wise. Viewers were surprised to see the pair sitting "miles apart" on the show's sister programme It Takes Two.

Monty Don left many of his followers intrigued after he shared a glimpse of a secret part of his garden on Instagram today.The 66-year-old's latest post shows a concrete pathway, surrounded by plants and trees with an open door at the end. The door leads to another garden which he revealed had never been on camera.In view of his 952,000 followers, he wrote: "Door to the secret (or at least, unfilmed) garden."Many of his fans flocked to his post to comment.Kola Lazenby wrote: "Wow wonderful. Good to keep a little mystery.""Oh I love a secret garden," Cheryl Whitworth commented.Emma Thompson and Greg Wise abandoned post-Brexit life in EULynn Flemming penned: "That looks very tempting.

STRICTLY Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has taken a swipe at his rival Brendan Cole. The dancers feuded as co-stars on the BBC show before Brendan was sacked in 2018.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans couldn't take their eyes off Olympian Adam Peaty's tight trousers as he danced the quickstep with pro partner Katya Jones. The Olympic Gold Medalist, 26, dressed to impress on the BBC One competition tonight in grey trousers and a checked shirt.

STRICTLY Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas was seen holding back tears after Greg Wise's "moving" dance for his late sister. The star took to the floor alongside professional partner Karen Hauer for the Disco-inspired number that equally moved viewers at home.

Greg Wise was left fighting back tears on Saturday 2 October's instalment of Strictly Come Dancing after dedicating his routine with partner Karen Hauer to his late sister Clare.The 55 year old, who has been married to actress Emma Thompson for 18 magical years, spoke about his sibling before taking the stage. Greg's sister sadly passed away in 2016 at age of 51 after battling both breast cancer and bone cancer.

Emma Thompson and Greg Wise are both famous actors boasting impressive careers. Between them they have starred in some of the most famous shows, including Love Actually and Sense and Sensibility.

Strictly Come Dancing is back on screens at last, so consider us obsessed with all things sequin and dance floor related until one celebrity lifts that famous Glitterball trophy.The professionals are back to whip the celebrities into shape and put them through their paces ahead of every weekend of live shows. Karen Hauer is one of the pro dancers and this year is paired up with Greg Wise, the actor husband of Oscar winning Emma Thompson.

Strictly Come Dancing dance floor for week two.The pair first met on the set of Sense and Sensibility when Emma was going through a “painful” divorce with Kenneth Branagh.During last week’s show, Emma and her daughter Gaia Wise were front and centre to support Greg on the dance floor.The couple has been married since 2003 after they first met on the set of Sense and Sensibility.Emma was in the process of ending her marriage to director Kenneth at the time.They had been married for six years before they announced their separation in September 1995.The actress has opened up about how she and Greg first started dating in an unearthed interview.During an appearance on Desert Island Discs back in 2010, Emma said Greg was there to “pick up the

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterStrictly Come Dancing star Greg Wise and his wife Emma Thompson have been together for almost three decades.The couple met on the set of Sense and Sensibility and began dating in 1995, shortly after Emma's separation from her former husband Kenneth Branagh.They tied the knot in July 2003 and have been going strong ever since, though it looks like trouble could be ahead for the pair as Emma recently confirmed that she bought 55-year-old Greg 'a packet of condoms' ahead of his Strictly partnership with Karen Hauer.The Cruella actress, 62, jokingly told The Sun: "I am worried about the Strictly curse, very much so."I have put a packet of Durex into Greg’s good luck

HIS American Smooth failed to get the Strictly Come Dancing judges on their feet during the first week of the competition. But Greg Wise’s daughter Gaia thinks her dad will wow them when he is properly able to flex his muscles on the dance floor and do the iconic lift from Dirty Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing.The actor, 55, says his Couple’s Choice dance is for his film executive sibling Clare, killed by bone cancer in 2016 aged 51 – and buried in a glitterball coffin to the sound of a Gloria Gayner track.Greg, who shares two kids with his actress wife Emma Thompson, 62, said about feeling Clare’s ghost guiding him through the BBC One show: “We are doing our Couple’s Choice this week.

Strictly Come Dancing star Greg Wise is undeniably one of this year's fan favourites – and it comes as no surprise that his biggest cheerleader is his wife, Emma Thompson.MORE: Emma Thompson and Greg Wise's son Tindy gives intimate insight into A-list familyDuring Wednesday's It Takes Two, the Crown star revealed his partner was so impressed with his progress that she "burst into tears" when she watched a rehearsal video before the first live show.WATCH: Greg Wise's son Tindy reveals family secretsHe told host Janette Manara: "She was nervous throughout the whole thing." Asked if he had practiced with his Hollywood star wife, Greg replied: "No, no I didn't pass anything by them at all...MORE: Emma Thompson brings Hollywood glamour to

Strictly spin-off It Takes Two along with partner Karen Hauer on BBC Two on Wednesday night. But in scenes showing the dancing duo preparing for their Couple's Choice dance, the Sense and Sensibility actor was seen wearing a bandage on his leg and over his knee.

Karen Hauer is marking a major milestone and has taken to social media to celebrate the news with fans.The Strictly star posted a glamorous snapshot showing her dressed in a plunging silver top, high-waisted black pants, and sheer black trousers as she shared her happy news.MORE: Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec shares sweetest love note to wife Janette Manrara WATCH: Strictly's Karen Hauer causes a stir in fitness video with new boyfriend"A whole decade of dancing with @bbcstrictly," Karen, 39, revealed, adding a 'speak no evil' monkey emoji.READ: Everything you need to know about Strictly star Karen Hauer's love lifeMORE: The Strictly Come Dancing relationships that didn't stand the test of timeOf course, the Venezuelan dancer was quickly

Strictly Come Dancing star Greg Wise's fans were delighted to spot his wife Emma Thompson in the show's audience cheering him on. Yet Greg and Emma aren't the only stars in the family, with their 21-year-old daughter Gaia Romilly Wise joining her parents in the industry.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterStrictly Come Dancing star Greg Wise and his wife Dame Emma Thompson have a famous daughter, Gaia, who has been praised for talking about important issues on her social media. 21-year-old Gaia has followed in her parents’ footsteps with acting, she has starred in multiple big roles including in A Walk in the Woods, alongside her mum and Last Chance Harvey.