Strictly’s unjabbed pro-dancers BACKED by BBC after trio threatened to quit amid mounting pressure

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Acclaimed author Jackie Collins’ bestselling novel Lovers & Gamblers is to be reworked for TV by Sarah Phelps, the director of a host of BBC Agatha Christie adaptations.

DAME Arlene Phillips is set to join the Dancing on Ice judging panel after shamed John Barrowman was shown the door. The dance legend, 78, is in advanced talks about returning to prime-time TV for the first time since the BBC axed her from Strictly in 2009.

EastEnders scenes set to air next week.The feisty daughter of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) dated serial killer Gray Atkins (Toby-Alexander Smith) on and off for a number of weeks.They have since gone their separate ways and Gray is now interested in perusing a relationship with Whitney Dean (Shona McGarty).Chelsea takes a pregnancy test in upcoming scenes and nervously waits to find out the outcome.In the meantime, Whitney spots the test in Chelsea's bag and hides her shock.Is Chelsea expecting Gray's baby and if so, will she keep it?Later in the week, Chelsea tries to confide in Denise, but decides against it when her mum assumes she’s hungover.Gray comments that he regrets dating Chelsea and Whitney is left feeling conflicted.Whitney asks

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Charlie Sheen will no longer have to pay child support to his ex-wife Denise Richards, after his daughter Sami, 17, moved in with him.The 56-year-old actor attended a hearing in Los Angeles on Monday with his lawyer Gregory Pedrick, with Judge Alexander Giza adjusting the child support he pays to Richards to 'zero.'Sheen has had 100% custody of both Sami and his 16-year-old daughter Lola since April, with the judge reflecting that the zero child support would be reflected retroactively to April 1, 2021, when he started taking care of the girls full-time.

With bags of personality and some impressive “mum moves” under her belt, we’ve seen Judi Love being whipped into shape over the past few weeks by her Strictly pro partner Graziano Di Prima, 27, and sharing plenty of laughs with him too. Here, the comedian and Loose Women panellist reveals just how things are going.

Paralympian Stef Reid is the latest celebrity confirmed for Dancing On Ice, Good Morning Britain confirmed on Monday's show.There were also rumours that former Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips will be joining the judging panel.Richard Arnold announced: "We can exclusively reveal though the latest contestant who will be hoping to impress the judges on the ice.""She's a track and field Paralympian. She's won medals at World level, not to mention a couple of gongs at the Paralympic Games.

He is best known as the energetic and ever-smiley host of CBBC – but Rhys Stephenson has taken on a very different challenge by putting his best foot forward on Strictly Come Dancing. And as soon as the competition began, the 27-year-old and his pro partner Nancy Xu – competing for the first time herself after featuring in 2019 as a backing dancer – were earmarked as one of the bookies’ hot favourites to lift the coveted Glitterball trophy.

Loose Women star shared some sweet clips of a cake presented to her by her sons Zachary, Leighton and Rex as they all sang Happy Birthday.Pregnant Stacey is currently on maternity leave as she is due to give birth to her and fiancé Joe Swash's daughter any day now, and enjoyed cuddles in bed to mark the special occasion.Fans know the presenter loves a theme and her bedroom was beautifully decorated with pink and gold balloons, with the cake sporting similar colours.Alongside the clips and snaps, she wrote on her Instagram story: "Had a lovely morning with these three in bed."We had to do the birthday candles about nine times for Rex."He loved blowing out my candles."Then we sat and ate cake in bed and I'm already regretting the crumbs and

BBC has announced Casualty will feature its first transgender character in a continuing role on the hit show.Sah Brockner, played by Arin Smethurst, will join the long-running series with their first scenes airing later this month.Sah, who is transgender and non-binary, is the latest recruit to the paramedic team at Holby City Hospital.They will work alongside Jan, played by Di Botcher, Teddy, starring Milo Clarke, as well as Iain, who Michael Stevenson plays.BBC One bosses say Sah is a "cool character" who dislikes being publicly vulnerable and does their best not to be seen as trying hard.However, they will meet their match when working with boss Jan, who is keen to discover their big heart beneath the cold exterior.Smethurst, who goes by

on this link here.Pogba has often been the subject of heavy criticism for his inconsistencies within the United team, but has so far enjoyed an extremely successful season, topping the Premier League assist charts heading into October.United are hopeful that his form, matched with the intentions of the club, will convince him to stay, but the lure of PSG may be too much, and during the summer transfer window it was reported that the French side were reportedly willing to offer Pogba£510,000-a-week to join them for free next summer.Pogba is yet to find his best position at United, and often flutters between a deeper central role and a wide left position, but could be influential in PSG's side and bolster their already star-studded squad.

Who Do You Think You Are? comedian Josh Widdicombe was left gobsmacked as he discovered his family tree. Josh revealed he was worried that his family tree would be "a bit boring" however, this was quite the opposite as the comedian actually descended from British and French royalty.On an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? the show that discovered Danny Dyer was related to William the Conqueror, has told Josh that his 23x great grandfather was King of England, Edward I who ruled from 1272 to 1307.38-year-old Josh is from a remote area of Dartmoor in Devon.

Jose Mourinho'sRoma - to put the Giallorossi two goals ahead of Empoli - it cemented the Special One's place in Serie A history.Mourinho has now overseen 42 unbeaten home games in a row in the Serie A, a run that started with his Inter Milan side in 2008.The 58-year-old surpassed Massimiliano Allegri record at Juventus - that spanned from September 2015 and September 2017.Mourinho already held the same record in England, thanks to his spell at Chelsea between 2004 and 2007.And the Special One has now added the Italian record to his glistening CV.Mourinho is no stranger to going on long unbeaten runs.Incredibly, Mourinho once staged a run that his sides undefeated at home between 2002 and 2011 - encompassing his entire spells at Chelsea and

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterPopstar Britney Spears has thanked her supportive fans who helped her fight her 13-year conservatorship battle, admitting she 'cried for two hours'.Last week, Judge Brenda Penny suspended Britney's father Jamie Spears from his role controlling her conservatorship, handing the reins to a California-based consultant John Zabel until December 31.The 39-year-old has taken to Twitter to thank her fans for all of the support they have given her over the years.She said: "#FreeBritney movement … I have no words … because of you guys and your constant resilience in freeing me from my conservatorship … my life is now in that direction !!!!!"I cried last night for two hours

The Miz put his fit physique on display for his latest performance on Dancing With the Stars!

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JoJo Siwa is drawing on her own experience as a child star for «Britney Night.» During a segment ahead of her number on Monday's, Siwa shared how she relates to the pressures Britney Spears faced growing up in the spotlight.«I love Britney,» Siwa said. «Britney is a legend.

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