Strictly's Fleur East breaks down in tears after emotional Viennese Waltz with Vito

Giovanni Pernice refused to share a secret chat with Shirley Ballas from his final Strictly Come Dancing routine of the 2022. Giovanni, who was partnered with Richie Anderson on the BBC One dance contest, was grilled by Rylan on Monday's episode of spin-off show It Takes Two.

Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas has hit out at the "vile trolling" she has received recently.The head judge, 62, took to Instagram on Tuesday to reveal she had won two gongs recently, one at the Legends Of Industry Awards 2022 and another at the Ballroom Dancers' Federation. Posting a snap with her Special Award from the BDF, Shirley penned: "This certainly made a difficult week more beautiful. Second industry award this week.

Shirley Ballas has been blasted by fans - who claimed the Strictly Come Dancing judge is "sexist".The dance veteran has been accused of preferring male celebrity dancers to women on the hit BBC One show.Fans took to Twitter and slammed the head judge after Sunday night's show during which Shirley, 62, was accused of backing a male contestant over a female.Singer Fleur East, 34, and pro partner Vito Coppola, 30, survived the dance off, but Shirley said she would have booted them out in favour of Radio 2’s Richie Anderson, 34, who performed a Samba dressed as a meerkat alongside Giovanni Pernice.Viewers raged on social media, accusing the head judge of bias, and called for her to be axed from the programme.Shirley has since taken to Instagram and shared a cryptic message following the backlash.Taking to her stories, the quote read: "Some people aren't loyal to you, they are loyal to their need of you. Once their need changes, so does their loyalty."Her message comes after Strictly viewers took to Twitter and called for Shirley to be axed following some of her feedback about some of the celebrities taking part in the show.Social media user, Lizzie Man fumed: "Shirley Ballas should be removed from the panel, she’s setting a bad example, she cannot celebrate the young, female celebrities.

Shirley Ballas has issued a direct message to viewers of Strictly Come Dancing after she was hit with backlash following the latest instalment of the BBC dance contest.

Helen Skelton, 39, shared how much of a “privilege” it was to visit her local charity, the Sunbeams Music Trust, after meeting one of the young people who they supported a few years ago.Sharing her admiration for the charity, Helen videoed herself on her Instagram stories, getting visibly emotional as she spoke about Yasmin, an “incredible” young person who the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 star had a close relationship with.With classical music playing over the top of the video, which saw Helen wearing a beige coloured jumper, hooped earrings and her blonde hair resting on her shoulders, the Countryfile presenter said: “In my job you meet lots of interesting and amazing people over the years.“And sometimes those people come full circle.”Starting the video off quite chirpy, it wasn’t long before Helen visibly got choked up, having to pause while she composed herself.She began: “Many years ago I met an incredible young woman called Yasmin…” before pausing.Taking a deep breath and trying not to cry, Helen looked directly into the camera, before starting again.She continued: “Who had lots of life challenges, and she was helped by the fantastic charity called Sunbeams.“They are a music charity who were building a new centre at the time.”Panning the camera to show her surroundings, it is clear that Helen was visiting the now completed music centre which she had heard was being built a number of years ago.“It’s amazing,” she added, before explaining that she was excited to get to do some of her work from the new building.“They help all kinds of people in all kinds of wonderful ways and it is a total privilege to say that actually, I get to do some of my work from here because I can work remotely!“So, thank you technology, thank

Strictly Come Dancing’s live tour has had a major shake-up, with Anton Du Beke replacing Bruno Tonioli.The 2022 contestants will once again take to the dance floor for live audiences in arenas across the UK after competing in this year’s competition.Judges Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood are set to return for the tour with former Strictly professional dancer Janette Manrara returning to host.READ MORE: Strictly turns frosty as fans convinced ‘bias’ Shirley has it in for one contestant However, Anton Du Beke will replace Bruno Tonioli as a judge on the 2022 tour after Tonioli bowed out of the show after 18 years. Bruno couldn’t judge the 2020 series due to travel restrictions because of coronavirus.

STRICTLY Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has been blasted by fans — who claim she is sexist. The dance veteran has been accused of preferring male celebrity dancers to women on the hit BBC1 show. Fans went into meltdown after Sunday night’s show during which Shirley Ballas once again backed a man over his “skilled” female rival, critics say.

Shirley Ballas has issued a direct message to viewers of Strictly Come Dancing after she was hit with backlash following her latest appearance on the show. The BBC One dance contest's head judge was back on the panel on Saturday night for the show's much-loved Movie Week special.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were unimpressed as Shirley Ballas said she would have sent Fleur East packing after the latest dance-off.The TV star, 62, came under fire after Sunday's instalment of the BBC ballroom contest, which saw her back Richie Anderson over Fleur.Singer Fleur and presenter Richie had both ended up in the dreaded dance-off after their performances, and were left facing the boot.READ MORE: Dan Walker makes cheeky jibe at fan after rushing to defend BBC's Strictly Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse all chose to save Fleur and her pro partner Vito Coppola, so Richie was eliminated. But head judge Shirley said that she would have sent Fleur packing."Well with the two couples the public put in the bottom two I would have saved Richie," she said.Many viewers flocked to Twitter to share their outrage over Shirley's comment."Shirley would have kicked out Fleur? Whaaaaat?" said one.Another posted: "I have never used this site before but like many others I cannot believe that Shirley would have not saved Fleur! Unbelievable!""Shirley would rather have saved the men darting around in animal costumes than the technically skilled and beautiful dancer Fleur?" asked another incredulous viewer."I love Shirley but surely not," said someone else."Can't believe Shirley was planning to save Richie over Fleur," said another.

Holly Willoughby pleaded with viewers 'don't do it' as she revealed how she was almost the victim of a text scam. The presenter shared her story while appearing on This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield on Monday (October 10).

Richie Anderson became emotional as he spoke out on his "incredible" experience on Strictly Come Dancing. The TV and radio personality held back tears and struggled to get his words out during his first interview since being eliminated from the BBC One dance contest.

STRICTLY viewers left distracted by the "tense" interview with Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice on tonight's It Takes Two. Radio star Richie, 34, was left in floods of tears as he opened up about his shock exit with host Rylan Richie and Italian dancer Giovanni were given the boot on Saturday after landing in the bottom two with popstar Fleur East and pro dancer Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have branded judge Shirley Ballas "sexist" and have called for her to be sacked from the hit BBC show.The 62 year old panellist, who recently called for "respect" after receiving hurtful messages during live shows, has been accused of favouring male celebrity dancers to women on the programme. Fans of the dance competition went into a frenzy on Sunday 9 October night's segment after she backed Richie Anderson, 34, and his pro partner Giovanni Pernice, 32, who were eliminated after a dance off with Fleur East, 34, and Vito Coppola, 30. While fellow judges Craig Revel Horwood, 57, Anton Du Beke, 56, and Motsi Mabuse, 41, chose to save Fleur and Vito, Shirley said: "Well with the two couples the public put in the bottom two I would have saved Richie and Giovanni.” Host Tess Daly, 53, then pointed out that it "of course makes no difference to the results," but fans were left fuming over the ordeal and called for Shirley to be booted off the show.

Fleur East has revealed her instant reaction to finding herself in the dreaded Strictly dance off over the weekend. The X Factor star found herself in the bottom two on the Strictly Come Dancing result show on Sunday night, and she had to face fellow fan favourite Richie Anderson to keep her place in the BBC competition. Appearing on her own Hits Radio Breakfast Show on Monday, she admitted she was stunned when her name was called out.

Dan Walker gave a Strictly Come Dancing fan some stick after the presenter's defence of the BBC show was questioned on Twitter.Viewers had been shocked to see Fleur East end up in Sunday's (October 9) dance off after her performance of the American Smooth to Little Mermaid's Part Of Your World with her partner Vito Coppola scored 29 out of a possible 40 from the judges.Walker, who spent over a decade at the BBC presenting Football Focus and Breakfast before moving to Channel 5, was quick to defend the show after fans expressed their anger online.READ MORE: Katie Piper's acid attacker flees country as police warn people not to approach him“Surprised by the #Strictly result but there is no need to start shouting about people 'needing to go',” Walker wrote on Twitter.“It’s always been a mix of those who can dance a bit and those who are learning from scratch and… it’s not a dancing competition… it’s an entertainment show!” One Twitter user replied to point out that “The show is called Strictly Come Dancing Dan” but Walker quickly fired back, replying: “I don’t see any ninja warriors on Ninja Warrior”.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has called for "respect" after receiving hurtful comments on social media.The head judge, 62, posted on Twitter following the BBC One show's Movie Week special, which saw the exit of Radio 2's Richie Anderson and his partner Giovanni Pernice. Many fans were baffled by Shirley's comments following Sunday night's dance off, when she said she would have saved Richie over X Factor star Fleur East, despite her receiving all three of her fellow judge's votes to stay in the competition.

After a samba to Hakuna Matata from The Lion King as part of Movie Week, Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice became the second couple to leave the BBC One dance contest on Sunday night. The Radio 2 presenter and his professional dance partner found themselves in the bottom two in the results show against Fleur East and Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas was accused of being "disdainful" towards Fleur East as she ended up in the bottom two following a tense public vote.Some fans were left furious when they learnt that Shirley would have saved Richie Anderson and his dance partner Giovanni Pernice over Fleur, if she'd had the final say.Some viewers were so livid that they called for her to be removed from her role on the judging panel. One Twitter follower exclaimed: "If Shirley genuinely thought Richie was better than Fleur (which I'm sure she didn't) then she shouldn't be a judge on Strictly anymore, let alone Head Judge."Shirley was also accused of displaying favoritism towards young men, and downplaying the positive aspects of Fleur's performance, after she took to the stage in a costume with seashell-shaped bra cups to channel the Little Mermaid on Saturday.On Monday, Shirley took to Twitter to clarify to her almost 80,000 followers that she was ready to put the episode behind her."I have received many apologies over the weekend regarding hurtful messages I’ve received on social media," she wrote."All apologies are accepted and from now on let’s all respect each other and enjoy the show.

Despite knowing the news himself for almost 24 hours, it appears Gorka Marquez didn't let slip the Strictly Come Dancing results to his young daughter. Following his latest stint on the BBC One show alongside celebrity partner Helen Skelton, the dancer returned home to Greater Manchester to spend some quality time with Mia and his fiancee Gemma Atkinson.