Strictly's Tony Adams turned down BBC show six years ago to be 'taken seriously'

Strictly Come Dancing star Helen Skelton, 39, took to Instagram to share a reel of her moments from the launch show, which included a selfie of her and Kym Marsh, a snap of her sharing a pizza with Ellie Taylor and a group picture of her fellow competitors this series.The presenter will battle it out for the Glitterball trophy alongside; Kym, Ellie, Will Mellor, Richie Anderson, Kaye Adams, Jayde Adams, Ellie Simmonds, Fleur East, James Bye, Molly Rainford, Hamza Yassin and Tony Adams MBE.Despite being rivals, Helen proved all is well behind-the-scenes so far as she told fans she understood why people raved about taking part.In view of her 325,000 followers, she wrote: "Totally understand why people rave about being part of this show in the way they do…"Smiles and laughter are infectious. Very grateful to be part of the class of “22” still in awe this is technically work.Bob Geldof slips up in front of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry"For however long it lasts I have already made memories to last a life time.

It's been just over one month since the latest series of Love Island ended and the contestants left the Majorca villa following a summer of romance and drama.

Daisy Lowe has revealed she's set to be married as her other half Jordan Saul popped the question during a romantic forest walk.The model, 33, took to her Instagram feed to announce the news to her 401,000 followers as she shared a photo of herself locking lips with her other half in the middle of the green scenery. Daisy donned a green shirt and styled her brunette mane down for the occasion while Jordan wore a white T-shirt.The couple appeared lost in their own world as they shared a passionate kiss, which they captured on camera. In the caption, Daisy told her fans: "We took this picture this afternoon moments before @jordanjaysaul ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM!!! "I said f**k yes… i am officially your fiancé & I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you my hubby to be," with two black heart emojis and an engagement ring emoji.

Strictly Come Dancing star Daisy Lowe is engaged to her real estate worker partner Jordan Saul, announcing the news with a sweet post on Instagram.Daisy posted a sweet snap of the pair kissing while on a romantic walk in the woods, rocking a green jacket as Jordan donned a loose white t-shirt.She captioned her post: "We took this picture this afternoon moments before @jordanjaysaul ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM!!!READ MORE: Strictly's Shirley Ballas mortified in nude blunder as she 'flashes builder'"I said f*** yes… I am officially your fiancée & I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you my hubby to be!" she wrote, adding a string of engagement ring emojis.Fans and co-stars flocked to congratulate Daisy in the comments section, with Love Island's Laura Whitmore writing: "Congrats!"Clara Amfo added: "Ahh congrats!" as another pal gushed: "The best news my two dream love birds!"Daisy appeared on the 2016 series of Strictly, partnered up with Aljaž Škorjanec before being booted out in week eight.The fashion model has done an array of different projects in her career, including comedy sketches featuring Jimmy Carr and posing for cover shoots.She met her now fiancé while walking her dog at the park, explaining to her fans on their anniversary: "A year ago today I went to meet @misstilda for a walk on the Heath… But I was running a little late – Mercury was in retrograde."When I arrived, Monty ran straight towards a very handsome Belgium shepherd, attached to this handsome dog was a rather handsome man.

Good Morning Britain viewers were left raging on Wednesday morning over what they called 'disgusting' comments from TV Dr Hilary Jones, during a discussion about how newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss vowed to make the NHS an "early priority".

Love Island is reportedly set to come under fire in a rather explosive documentary, dishing the dirt on everything that happens in the villa and also afterwards.Former contestants from the ITV dating show are believed to be sharing their stories about their experiences on the programme.The docu-series will see contestants being asked questions about becoming famous as well as the prices that come with the meteoric rise they have.READ MORE: Millie Court baffled as fan sets up 'weird' foot fetish site dedicated to her feetAlthough no names have yet been confirmed for Reality Check: Life After The Limelight, the series will also see former Islanders reflect on going back to their former life once work from their instant fame dries up, reports The Sun.The news comes just weeks after Laura Whitmore who recently stepped down from presenting the show dropped a string of bombshell allegations.Laura, 37, claims she was not allowed to speak to the Islanders about their wellbeing whenever she was in the Majorca villa.Speaking to The Sunday Times, Laura said: "I hate having anything I'm not allowed to say.

Kaye Adams has admitted that she ‘struggled to sleep’ after her first day of rehearsals for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing. The TV presenter, 59, said she counted as many sheep as she could but couldn’t switch off after a nervous first day in her dancing shoes. The Loose Women host is among the stellar line-up of celebrities who will be taking part in Strictly’s 20th year on the BBC.

Strictly ballroom when the launch show airs on Saturday, September 17. With all 15 contestants taking part in a group number, rehearsals for which have just begun.

Kaye Adams has suffered a bizarre Strictly Come Dancing injury during rehearsals for the BBC dance competition. The presenter is one of the celebrities who will be hoping to take home the glitter ball trophy this year, competing against fellow famous faces such as Kym Marsh, Will Mellor and comedian Jayde Adams. Unfortunately, Kaye was left with a truly unusual ailment this week.

Strictly Come Dancing's head judge Shirley Ballas will be returning to screens this month for the new series alongside Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood.Today, she caught up with fans to thank them for her birthday messages as she turns 62 and went on to give them a behind-the-scenes peek into her dressing room.While giving fans a tour, the dancer revealed she was seen naked by one of the builders in her home, much to her dismay.The Strictly star explained that due to work going on at her home, rooms currently don't have doors on them meaning privacy is temporarily limited.Shedding light on the embarrassing blunder, she spilled: "I had a very interesting morning this morning."I was getting ready really fast and all the builders were in and I got out of the shower and I've got no doors on any of the rooms at the minute.Helen Mirren asked husband if he would 'f*** her again' after role"And lo and behold, when I came around the corner, there was a man standing there and I was stood there in my birthday suit and it was a shock for all, including me and Charlie the dog."Swiftly moving on from the red-faced moment, she told fans she was currently filming for Strictly and will be keeping in touch with viewers throughout the series.Many of the dancer's 235,000 followers flocked to her post to share their thoughts.Emma White Jewellery wrote: "Happy birthday Shirley! And loving that you flashed the builder on your birthday! I bet you made his day too.""Happy birthday gorgeous lady.So excited for Strictly to start.

Strictly stars Tyler West, Ellie Taylor and Will Mellor all shared a look at their experience. Kiss FM DJ and presenter Tyler shared a series of photos to his Instagram story after confessing: "First day at school. Tried to get a boyband photo today.

LOVE Island star Gemma Owen has taken to her social media make-up free for a bare-faced video teasing a "big reveal". The reality TV contestant - who rose to fame on the ITV2 dating show this summer - posted a video as she sat in bed at home with her boyfriend Luca Bish.

Laura Whitmore has opened up about how she was not allowed to check in on the mental well-being of Love Island contestants while fronting the show. The Irish presenter recently announced she would no longer be hosting Love Island, after replacing the late Caroline Flack in 2020.

Laura Whitmore claimed she was unable to check up on Love Island contestants during the series. The presenter, 37, made the claims when speaking to The Sunday Times, just a few weeks after she announced she’s stepping down as the host of the next series of Love Island. Laura told the publication: “I hate having anything I'm not allowed to say.

LAURA Whitmore has opened up about her shock decision to quit Love Island after parting ways with the huge show. The 37-year-old announced she would no longer be the host of Love Island last month, three years after taking over from pal Caroline Flack. In a new interview, Laura hinted ITV2 bosses held her back in some way.

LOVE Island’s Faye Winter and Teddy Soares have introduced the newest member of their family to fans with a sweet photo of their adorable new pup. The reality stars melted hearts with the photo on Instagram - just days after Teddy was forced to confirm they hadn't split up. Faye cuddled the golden pooch as she sat on Teddy's lap in a wicker egg chair.

LOVE Island champ Davide Sanclimenti downed shots after signing a six-figure fashion deal. Davide, 27, hit the town hours after The Sun revealed his mega-money deal with fashion giant boohooMAN. He is the first male Islander from this series to make some serious cash.

Love Island bombshell Antigoni Buxton has revealed the ins and outs of the show's secret "shower politics".The blonde singer, 26, chatted exclusively to the Daily Star about some of the show's biggest secrets and her exciting new music.When asked how she found the cleanliness of the villa, after her co-star Jay Younger revealed how "grim" and "vile" it was to live there - Antigoni said it got the green light.READ MORE:Laura Whitmore reveals 'edgy' new job just two days after quitting Love IslandShe said: "I didn't find it too bad, to be honest, it was pretty clean, so I found it ok...Maybe being in there for longer it might have got a bit much."The girls had a little shower situation where we had to shotgun shower first, shotgun shower second, and all that but I used to shower outside because a lot of the time I would wash my hair in the morning or whatever so I wasn't really too involved in the politics of the shower, I was just like cool."When asked if she wanted to replicate a sexy shower scene like I'm A Celeb's Mylene Klass, the Islander laughed and said: "I mean, I definitely wasn't looking sexy, it was just very practical to have a shower before we had to look glamorous in the garden."The singer-songwriter also announced some news of her own as her brand new single You Can Have Him drops on Friday (September 2).Talking about her new song, she revealed: "It's the idea of if you can take my man, then you can have him, it's kind of like a girl power vibe."It's not saying I don't care, it's saying I want to be with someone who loves me so much that no one can sway him.""I'm excited for it to come out, we have a simple visualiser for it but we are planning a music video for it at the moment."But will there be any

Married at First Sight, which sees love rejects marry a stranger (I know).You may think these singletons desperate for love have taken every opportunity to find 'the one', but I doubt their intentions are as innocent as they may seem.I became familiar with the show after befriending former contestant and MAFS' most memorable wife, Nikita Jasmine, 28, on Celebs Go Dating.READ MORE: 'Laura Whitmore exiting Love Island is the best news viewers could have hoped for'I also got to know Paul Brunson, an expert on MAFS and a love guru on Celebs Go Dating, who proved to be one of the best love mentors I've ever met, along with Anna Williamson.Naturally, I was keen to watch the new series of Married at First Sight which launched this week.