Strictly's Nina Wadia admits she was 'very down' and 'embarrassed' after she was eliminated first

Amir Khan admits he’s risking his legacy in the sport by fighting Kell Brook.But his wife, Faryal Makhdoom, only gave him the green light to take the gamble when he proved to her he was taking the fight seriously.Khan and Brook will finally settle their rivalry tonight at Manchester Arena in a clash which has been 19 years in the making.There are no titles on the line for the past-their-best welterweights but there is a lot to lose in terms of reputation.Both are at the end of storied careers and this fight has lingered throughout their time in the ring.Khan, 35, has won Olympic silver at 17 and became a unified light-welterweight champion as well as making a name for himself in America.But, should he suffer a sixth defeat tonight, then he may be more remembered for bowing out in defeat to his bitter rival, who he has been bickering with since a sparring session as amateurs when they were teenagers.“You’re always that one fight away from destroying your whole legacy,” said the Bolton fighter.“This is a fight that I could end up losing what I’ve done in my whole career.

UFC fighter Mike Perry is set to take on Julian Lane in the co-main event of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) Knuckle Mania 2 event on Saturday and the pair had a heated show-down at the press-conference.The two fighters exchanged verbal barbs and needed to be separated when Perry pulled out a baseball bat and threatened Lane.After calling Lane a "little b****", Perry put down his microphone, picked up the bat and brandished it towards his opponent.As security personnel stepped between the two fighters to ensure things could not get physical, Lane said: "Oh yeah? You got a bat, b****? Look at this guy: he needs a bat."Lane and Perry previously got into a ringside scrap at the BKFC Fight Night: Tampa event in December, with Lane provoking Perry while he was speaking to the commentary team about his decision to join the promotion.Perry put down his headset and left the commentary booth to brawl with Lane in the crowd before security separated them and the pair are now set to fight in Perry's BKFC debut.Reflecting on the scrap ahead of their bout, Perry said: "When they brought me over – and I had a few drinks that night, so I wasn't fully clear-headed and wasn’t totally sober.What did you make of the scuffle? Let us know in the comments section."I tried to drink some water before I went over there to do the interview. I tried to take some deep breaths and be like, 'Oh man, I've got to try to sober up,' and I don’t know, he threw those cards at me."Whatever, bro.

Coronation Street fans found out that Max Turner spiked Amy Barlow’s drink at their school disco as police seized his video camera.During Friday’s (18 February) instalment of the popular ITV soap, viewers were glued to their screens after they noticed the student filmed the school dance on the big night.But when Daniel Osborne and David Metcalfe started pestering the him for the much-needed footage, Max managed to find ways out of handing the clip into evidence.As he went through the footage on his laptop, David stormed into the house and demanded the camera with a police officer hot on his tails.Yet when the doting dad attempted to look through the clips on the camera, he came up blank as he handed over the equipment to the officer.As he turned his back to the room and pulled out the SD card from his pocket before he ran out of the room.Later on, doting dad David asked what was getting his son so upset as he walked in on him watching back the hidden footage on his computer. It was at this point that he watched Max hide a bottle of GHB inside his cast where he went on to subtly spike one of the drinks.

Prince Harry’s old Army buddies has revealed why he and the Duke of Sussex don’t see each other following a 15-year relationship — even though they both live in California. Dean Stott, who has recently joined the directing team on this season's SAS Australia, first met Harry when they were on a training course for the British Army.The pair then went on tours to Afghanistan together but Dean admits to not seeing his royal pal as much as he used to.

Kell Brook believed he could beat Amir Khan from the moment his mentor Brendan Ingle told him he would as a teenager.Now the Sheffield star is ready to fulfil the late Ingle’s prophecy and finally earn the respect from Khan he has always craved.The pair will meet in the ring at Manchester Arena tonight to end their long-running feud.Famed Irish-born trainer Ingle - who helped Prince Naseem Hamed become a superstar - first predicted ‘Special One’ Brook would topple the Bolton fighter back in 2005 when he was just 18.Now, with both fighters at 35, Brook is ready to deliver on the promise.“Whatever Brendan said to me I believed,” said Brook, who is now trained by Ingle’s son Dom.“He’s my hero, Brendan Ingle.“He’s said that, but I grew up with confidence because I was a winner. I’ve always believed I have the beating of him.

The One Show's Alex Jones was ripped into by her co-star Rylan Clark after he told viewers about an awkward animal revelation of hers.On Friday's programme, the pair presented the show and discussed the happy news of a new baby aardvark at Chester Zoo.Alex introduced the segment and said: "But first though, another kind of celebration, his week Chester Zoo announce the arrival of a baby aardvark who has been nicknamed dobby after Harry Potter famous house elf.To which Rylan replied: "Keepers weren't initially too sure if Dobby was a boy or a girl. We weren't too sure what one looked like Alex thought on was a mythical creature."Alex then shouted: "Stop it!"Rylan then quipped: "And she thought it was just on CBBC, long live Otis the aardvark.

Duchess of Cambridge via a social media post after seeing her rendition of children's book The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark on CBeebies Bedtime Stories.Though we might know Matt best these days for The One Show, Countryfile and, of course, Our Farm In The Dales, he first rose to fame presenting children's TV shows.The 44-year-old TV star had a seven year stint on Blue Peter earlier in his career, before leaving in 2006.His history left him well-placed to judge the performance of the duchess when she read out the much-loved kids' story - and his response left onlookers in no doubt that he was impressed."Welcome to the Childrens BBC Presenters Club!" he wrote, punctuating his feelings with a love-heart emoji.The Duchess is yet to respond to the comment publicly.However, the official CBeebies Instagram account replied with playful laughing emojis, while other fans shared in their approval of Matt.One joked: "I used to watch you a lot when I was an aupair. I think I've learnt the most of my English from CBeebies."After reading out the story about how the courageous little owl conquered his fears, Kate added a personal message of her own."Wow, what an encouraging tale!" she praised."We can all feel scared sometimes, just like our little owl friend, Plop," she continued."But, as Mrs Barn Owl said, it’s better to find out about the things that scare us before we make up our mind."And with the help of others, we can often face things that worry us."Now it's time for bed.

A case of mistaken identity. Hilary Duff was a good sport when a class of elementary school kids confused her with Lindsay Lohan.

While Maurissa Gunn is still staying mum on her split from Riley Christian, she’s continuing to fuel speculation that he was the one in the wrong.

“Imitation of Life,” according to the Sun. The pop queen, 40, and the “Spider-Man” star, 25, worked together six years ago on a music video and are allegedly eager to join forces once more. “Imitation of Life,” which is based on the best-selling novel by Fannie Hurst, revolves around a white woman who takes in an African-American widow and her daughter, Sarah Jane, whose fair skin allows her to pass as white.

designer clothes, luxury apartment and pricey cosmopolitans. Bushnell, 63, disclosed her journalist’s salary that she made back in the 1990s, putting an end to the yearslong chatter and confusion about Carrie’s finances.The New York native worked as a columnist for the New York Observer and as a writer for Vogue during the decade of “Friends” mania, dark lipstick and denim everything.“In the nineties, for me — it was a real time for media.

Coordinated.The and Uncharted stars attended a New York Rangers hockey game together in New York City on Thursday, February 17, in : Holland’s had “Zendaya” on the back, while ’s was emblazoned with “Holland.” Yes, Zendaya does have a last name—it’s Coleman, but she doesn’t use it, so why would he?Check out the pictures—and Z’s — There’s also another sweet detail on the jerseys some fans may have missed. The number 96, which is featured on both jerseys, likely refers to the year Holland and Zendaya were born. BTW, Zendaya’s Euphoria costar also came with them and also wore a jersey! It looks like Schafer’s jersey had her first name on the back, as well as the number 98 for her birth year.

Chloe Ferry has sparked speculation that she is engaged to her Johnny Wilbo after just three months of dating. In a snap shared to her Instagram account on Thursday evening, the former Geordie Shore star, whose romance with Johnny was confirmed in November, wowed in barely-there lingerie. While her flawless curves were front and centre in the racy pink and yellow floral two-piece, the enormous ring on her engagement figure was hard to miss.Taking the saucy snaps in the mirror with her perfectly manicured hands, the 26 year old's huge sparkler hinted that she and Johnny may have moved onto the next step of their whirlwind romance.

Strictly Come Dancing began - not just to the performances, but to the drama unfolding between Craig Revel Horwood and fellow judges Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.Fans noticed that Craig kept making comments at Motsi Mabuse for "shouting" through dances and at her outfits, with one saying on social media: "I have to say Craig Revel Horwood is bloody grumpy today. Didn’t like his snapping at Motsi at all."Others also noticed that he made a swipe at new judge Anton Du Beke as well, after Anton admitted to Katie McGlynn in Week Two that he hadn't noticed one of the mistakes she made.Craig said to him: "Anton you need to keep a watchful eye, darling.

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Neil Jones and his former wife Katya Jones look unrecognisable in a throwback Britain’s Got Talent audition video featuring the pair. The professional dancers auditioned for the talent show in a dance troupe named Kings and Queens back in 2014.The troupe also included Strictly new professional dancer Kai Widdrington.

Strictly Come Dancing, some of the professionals had their first taste of showbiz on the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent.The likes of Neil Jones, Katya Jones and Kai Widdrington all formed part of Kings and Queens, who auditioned for the series in 2014.Kai had already experienced BGT fame two years prior after appearing on the show in 2012 at just 16-years-old with dance partner Natalia Jeved - making it all the way to the final, before they were beaten by winners Ashleigh and Pudsey.When he returned to the stage, he was with Neil and Katya, among others, who he now works with for the BBC One show.The dance group performed dressed for the occasion and certainly had the judges mouths wide open as they dominated the stage for their

Strictly Come Dancing 2021 in week two.The former EastEnders actress has now said how she was left stunned by Craig Revel-Horwood's, 56, scoring in the week she got the boot.The bottom two is determined by both the voting public and judges' scores.Nina had wowed in week one with her Samba, however her tango left her at the bottom end of the leaderboard.During the dance off, judges Craig, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas all chose to save Katie McGlynn, while Anton Du Beke preferred Nadia and Neil Jones' performance.Speaking to The Lads Dads and a Couple of Beers podcast, Nina detailed how her early exit made her feel "very down", being left with a "feeling of embarrassment".Nina was stunned during her eviction week to see her score compared

STRICTLY Come Dancing star Nina Wadia has said her shock dumping from the show was 'difficult' and left her 'very down' The EastEnders star, 52, who was the first celeb to get booted off the show has opened up about how she felt being the first celeb to get axed in week two. Nina is still reeling after being eliminated from Strictly after losing the dance off to Katie McGlynn.

Strictly Come Dancing star Katie McGlynn shared that due to Covid restrictions the cast of this year's show couldn't head out for a drink, so instead used group tanning sessions as a social gathering.The former Coronation Street actress chatted to the Daily Star at the Pride of Britain awards on Saturday where she shared some behind the scenes secrets.Katie was given the boot from the show on the second week, resulting in her and her partner Gorka Marquez leaving the show.When asked if she still watches the programme upon leaving, she said: "I love it, I still watch it, we're still friends and I'm going back in December actually."When nudged about any backstage info, she added: "Everybody is genuinely lovely, I know that's not a secret but

Katie McGlynn has revealed she is still in the Strictly Come Dancing group chat, despite being eliminated from the show earlier this month. Former Coronation Street star Katie, 28, took part in this year's series as she was paired with professional dancer Gorka Marquez.

STRICTLY pro dancer Neil Jones has asked his girlfriend to move into his luxury pad, pals have told The Sun. Neil, 39, is said to have gone “head over heels” for model Sophie Lily Kerr — who shares underwear and bikini snaps with online fans.