Strictly's Johannes says same-sex pairing 'changed his relationship with his mother'

Strictly Come Dancing star Johannes Radebe said he considered giving up his "beautiful life" after a series of family tragedies.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Tilly Ramsay shared a happy birthday message to fellow Strictly star Aljaž Škorjanec in a recent Instagram story.The star shared a sweet selfie of the two of them, throwing up peace signs to the camera as they posed wearing face masks.Tilly’s manicured nails were decorated with a gold ring and she wore a grey jumper with the hood pulled over her head.Aljaž sported a black leather jacket and a baseball cap.In another picture below, Aljaž can be seen on a coach, leaning against the window and smiling for the photograph.She captioned the post: “Happy Birthday Aljaž Škorjanec,” and signed off with a party emoji and a purple heart.Tilly recently finished touring the country on the Strictly Come Dancing tour with fellow co-stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, Giovanni Pernice and Maisie Smith.The 20-year-old’s original partner on the show was Nikita Kuzmin but the professional dancer was recently forced to pull out from the Strictly Come Dancing tour before it’s first show.He wrote on Instagram: "So sad to be missing a portion of the Strictly Live Tour but unfortunately I tested Positive for Covid-19.""Lots of luck to all the amazing Strictly cast. Will be back as soon as I can," before signing off with a smiley face.As Nikita tested positive for Covid-19 prior to the initial performance, Tilly was left without a partner.Neil Jones was on call to replace Nikita whilst he recovered from the virus so luckily Tilly could still partake in the tour.The tour played a total of 22 shows up and down the country and Gordon Ramsay’s daughter has shared her gratitude for the experience with her 1.2million Instagram followers.

Giovanni Pernice and Rose Ayling-Ellis may no longer be on the Strictly Come Dancing tour bus, but the two stars are still keeping fans entertained with their antics.MORE: Strictly's Giovanni Pernice pens Rose Ayling-Ellis the sweetest message as they part waysOver the weekend, the professional dancer - who lifted the glitterball trophy in December - shared a hilarious clip of the two with food in their teeth.WATCH: Giovanni Pernice kisses Strictly partner Rose Ayling-EllisJoking that Rose may "kill him", Giovanni gave fans a sweet glimpse into one of their video calls whilst Christina Aguilera's iconic Beautiful song played in the background.MORE: Giovanni Pernice's deep connection and protectiveness over Rose Ayling-Ellis explainedREAD: Rose Ayling-Ellis holds 'deep affection' for Giovanni Pernice - expert discusses relationship"You probably will kill me for this @rose.a.e," he said alongside laughing face emojis before adding: "I am beautiful no matter what they say."Hours later, Giovanni revealed that he had gone on a "date" in London with his friend Aaron Rutigliano. "My date," he teased alongside a loved up emoji.

Emily Atack has lifted the lid on her love life as well as revealing that she receives 'disgusting' penis pics from trolls before breakfast, urging that she "doesn't want to see your hairy ballsack."She has also given fans a glimpse into what it's like to date other famous people as a famous person, admitting that it's "f***ing hard."The 32-year-old TV star and actress opened up about unsolicited dick pics in a recent podcast, where she said: “Before breakfast, I’ve seen about ten penises I have not asked to see. “If someone sends me a sexually explicit message, I’m like, ‘Why have they said that to me?’.“It makes you question who you are and why you’re single.

Strictly Come Dancing star John Whaite has undergone his second dramatic makeover in a matter of days after instantly regretting perming his hair.John, 32, took to his Instagram page to share an update with his fans after they saw him despairing over his decision to opt for a super curly blonde highlighted do.The devastated star hated his new look so much he has now shaved his locks down to an extremely short crop to get rid of the look.The celebrity chef debuted his updated appearance on his stories as he admitted feeling "much better" having got the chop.John previously showed off his styling disaster when he opted for the curly look on Thursday (February 17).He lay on his bed as he chatted to his followers and asked their opinion on his change of style.In the clip on his story, he said: “OK, guys. You know that I said I was doing fine after Strictly, no problems?“That might not be strictly true because I’ve done something and I think I regret it.”The Great British Bake Off winner continued: “So, I wanted a perm and I got one today.“And the colour’s wrong because it was brown and then I had to… Brown with highlights to it’s obviously a bit ginger at the minute anyway… And now I’ve got a very tight, very ginger perm.“I mean, once I’ve styled and relaxed it a little bit it might be a bit better, but should I shave it?“Is it time to shave the hair off and just accept that I don’t have curly hair? What do you think? Let me know.”John then saw the funny side as he posted a follow-up video pretending to be emotional.

ANDREW Garfield has sparked rumours he could be set to sign up for Strictly Come Dancing. The actor, 38, has hinted that he could be up for doing the hit BBC show if he wins is an Oscar for his film Tick, Tick… Boom!.

Eamonn Holmes has opened up about his exit from ITV in a new candid interview.The presenter, who now works at GB News, took to Twitter to share more insight into him leaving, as well as what he thinks about ITV’s response.In an interview released today, Eamonn shared how he had “no idea” why he’d been dropped from presenting This Morning.This came after he and his wife Ruth Langsford were replaced on the show by Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary in 2021.The broadcaster explained this is what ultimately led to his exit from the channel.Speaking about this, Eamonn said he was not told why this happened, branding ITV “sly” over the move.He said to the Daily Mail’s Weekend Magazine: “No one explained anything to me.“I'm all for TV companies being able to choose who works for them, but it would be nice if you were told why you were going.“They're sly.They didn't want to announce that I'd been dropped because it would adversely affect audience figures, so they made it look as if I'd walked away from them rather than the other way round.“They had a chat with my agent and announced that I was going to GB News when they'd done no more than ask if I'd be interested in joining them.”He also addressed claims that the reasons for his exit were to improve on-screen diversity.Eamonn added: “I'm not going to have myself derided as some sort of has-been.“I may be male and pale but I'm still at the top of my game.”In response to his claims, ITV said: “This isn't a version of events we recognise and as we have said before we wish Eamonn all the very best.”Now Eamonn has reacted to this, as he opened up about the interview to his Twitter followers this morning.He responded to one fan named Miguel Carreras who wrote: “Great article in this

Giovanni Pernice is now preparing to kick off his next venture without his champion dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis. He shared a glimpse into the rehearsals for his This Is Me tour - and said: "Am who I'm meant to be."MORE: Rose Ayling-Ellis leaves Strictly cast member in tears over iconic Giovanni Pernice danceThe message comes shortly after both he and Rose parted ways from their Strictly Come Dancing commitments having met back last summer.

Strictly star John Whaite has showed off his latest hair transformation in the wake of his six-month ballroom dancing journey, but it’s fair to say the finalist was less than impressed with the results.As the 32-year-old slowly adjusts to life after the BBC One competition, the TV chef took drastic action in order to add a little pizzazz back into his life with a brand new hairstyle.On Thursday (17 February) the Great British Bake Off winner decided to show the results of his ginger perm for the first time on Instagram as he shared his disappointment at the final results online.The TV star took to his Instagram Stories to share the hilarious moment online as he reached out to his loyal legion of fans for advice online.In the short clip he posted online, the star was seen lying in bed shirtless which his hair hidden from the frame as he explained what made him want to change up his look.He confessed: “OK, guys. You know that I said I was doing fine after Strictly, no problems? That might not be strictly true because I've done something and I think I regret it.”It was at this point that the star debuted his new do while he asked for advice on how to improve his look.John added: “So, I wanted a perm and I got one today.

Strictly Come Dancing star logged onto Instagram to share his latest dilemma with his 311,000 followers.John took a video of himself laying down in bed as he spoke directly to the camera to confess his aesthetic concerns.In a clip shared to his Story, he said: “OK, guys. You know that I said I was doing fine after Strictly, no problems?“That might not be strictly true because I’ve done something and I think I regret it.”The former Great British Bake Off star continued: “So, I wanted a perm and I got one today.“And the colour’s wrong because it was brown and then I had to… Brown with highlights to it’s obviously a bit ginger at the minute anyway…”“And now I’ve got a very tight, very ginger perm.“I mean, once I’ve styled and relaxed it a little bit it might be a bit better, but should I shave it?“Is it time to shave the hair off and just accept that I don’t have curly hair?“What do you think? Let me know.”In a follow-up post, John took a video of himself pretending to be emotional and typed: “John Whaite’s hair thanks you for respecting his privacy at this difficult time.”John later shared a hilarious edited picture that had been sent to him, showing the TV star with long red locks of hair.John has recently spoken out on his Strictly Come Dancing experience last year.He explained how the series champion, Rose Ayling-Ellis, “had to win” because she has “done so much”.Speaking on the That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John discussed the EastEnders actress’ performance throughout the competition.Gaby pointed out the power of Rose and Giovanni Pernice’s silent Couple's Choice routine.Gaby said: “Rose and Giovanni were beautiful together.

Kate Garraway has given a fresh update on her husband Derek Draper while on Good Morning Britain.

Strictly Come Dancing star Tilly Ramsay has left Maisie Smith in tears with a sweet post marking the end of the programme's live tour.The 20-year-old TikTok star finished in fifth place in the most recent series of the BBC show, which saw EastEnders actress Rose-Ayling Ellis crowned as champion.Alongside her fellow Strictly stars as well as 2020 additions Maisie Smith, HRVY and Max George, Tilly recently featured in the live Strictly stage tour which came to an end this week.Tilly marked the occasion by posting a number of photos to Instagram which documented the group's tour fun.In a caption alongside the post, Tilly wrote: "No words can describe how incredible these past 5 weeks have been!!"So grateful for all the amazing, kind and talented people that I got to be with."I've made memories and friends for life and have had the best time ever."Replying to the images, former EastEnders actress Maisie grew emotional.The Tiffany Butcher star, also 20, finished in joint second place in her own Strictly year and grew close to Tilly over the course of the tour.Last month, the pair were pictured enjoying a girls night out with Tilly's older sister Holly Ramsay and responding to Tilly's tribute post, Maisie replied: "Tils, stop, I'm gunna cry again."Maisie wasn't the only Strictly tour alum to show Tilly love, as stars including John Whaite and Amy Dowden shared their own sweet messages.Last year's runner-up John Whaite wrote: "Love you Tilly."Meanwhile, Dragons' Den star Sara Davies remaked: "Bloody love you missus! Miss you already!"Strictly 2020 alum Max George replied: "Love you tills."Professional dancer Amy Dowden concluded: "Partner! Ding dong…… rrrrready! Oh how I miss shouting this out to you before waltzing away!!!

Emmerdale’s evil serial killer Meena Jutla has already claimed four victims, with another two characters’ lives currently hanging in the balance after her latest antics. But the actress who plays menacing Meena, Paige Sandhu, has now revealed she ‘feels sorry’ for her ITV soap alter-ego.

BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Saffron Barker "nearly died" filming a new TV show. Saffron says she was "covered in bruises" while filming dangerous stunts. The BBC Strictly fave is set to star in the Real Dirty Dancing.

Tilly Ramsay said she'd made friends for life as she penned a sweet message to her Strictly co-stars at the end of the show's tour. The 20-year-old star – the daughter of celeb chef Gordon Ramsay – was a contestant on the last series of the BBC ballroom contestant and was one of the stars on the live tour.

Dermot O'Leary was left cringing and issuing an apology after an 'awkward' moment with Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy on This Morning.

Rose Ayling-Ellis has shared a gushing tribute to her time on Strictly Come Dancing after being made champion for a second time.

Giovanni Pernice marked the end of his Strictly journey with a touching tribute to dance partner Rose Ayling-Ellis on Instagram. The duo completed the final leg of the live tour together and, after the final show on Sunday 13 February at London's O2 Arena, the Italian declared his love for his inspirational friend. The 31 year old acknowledged their success in both Strictly shows, writing, "SCD champion (tick), SCD live tour champion (tick)" before his sweet announcement.

Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2022 wrap party. Last year’s winner was pictured kissing her good friend dancer Luba Mushtuk as they left the event.Rose opted for a flower print crop top, while Luba was seen wearing an all black ensemble.The pair looked fabulous as they shared a smooch together and walked hand in hand as they left London's O2 Arena.Rose and Luba had been performing together during the tour, which started after Rose and her dance partner, Giovanni Pernice, won Strictly in December.The actress took to Instagram yesterday to reflect on her Strictly journey and thank Giovanni for “telling her story”.She also thanked fans for showing the pair their support in a lengthy message shared with her 548,000 followers.Rose penned: “Six months ago, I didn't have a clue what I signed up for and to be honest I was terrified.“Now, I know for sure that it was the best decision I have ever made, what a crazy ride and life changing experience it has been.“@giovannipernice , I am so grateful that you were part of my strictly journey.“Thank you for telling my story and showing everyone who I am.

Rose Ayling-Ellis attended the Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2022 wrap party with the fellow cast members, including close pal Luba Mushtuk.

Giovanni Pernice makes fans cry after he shared an emotional message to his Strictly Come Dancing partner Rose Ayling-Ellis.The professional dancer told the deaf EastEnders actress in a gushing Instagram post that he loves her.The pair lifted the BBC's shows Glitterball trophy together before Christmas after beating Bake Off star John Whaite.The 32-year-old dancer gushed over his partner for "the best six months of his life" as he shared a throwback snap of the competition.He penned: "The end of our Strictly journey but the beginning of an eternal friendship!! I love you @rose.a.e. THANK YOU for the best 6 months of my life."Fans were quick to rush to the comments to praise Rose for helping Giovanni realise what "true love" is.One said: "I love that she's changed your life and opened your eyes to real love.