Strictly star admits he 'disappointed' BBC co-stars after not getting with dance partner

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Primark shoppers have rushed to defend the retailer's new range for older women that "break the stigma of menopause" after one social media user was left baffled by a new top.

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Fugitive sex offender Nicholas Rossi will be transferred to England for questioning over an alleged rape from 2017.

A Peter Kay fan was left in tears after splashing a whopping £377 on tickets to see the comedy icon - only to realise she'd bought briefs for the wrong show. Leah-Dionne Short, from West Yorkshire, had been waiting in a Ticketmaster queue "all morning" to snap up tickets to the Phoenix Nights star's comeback tour.

Strictly favourite Hamza Yassin has revealed the secret behind his dancefloor success – years spent tossing the caber in the tiny Scots village he calls home. The BBC wildlife presenter, whose stunning lifts have made him the stand-out star of this year’s show, said training for the traditional strongman event at his local Highland games has definitely given him an edge.

The White House was said to be “giddy and gleeful” in the wake of Election Night’s surprisingly strong showing by Democrats. But the administration has nothing on the mood of Bill Maher, as exhibited on Friday’s Real Time.

FROM her wrinkles to her wobbly bits, dancer Kristina Rihanoff admits she has body hang-ups just like any other woman. But the 45-year-old will not give up wearing miniskirts any time soon and says it is a misconception that women of a certain age have to lengthen their hemlines. After being pictured recently in a thigh-skimming outfit on holiday in Turkey, the former Strictly Come Dancing professional insists you should wear what you want, when you want, regardless of your age.

After eight years dancing together on the BBC hit show, former Strictly pros Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec are learning to live like a normal couple as they focus on their separate careers. Here, they open up about the emotional shift in their 11-year relationship and reveal why the time apart has brought them closer than ever. Are you an OK! VIP? If not, why not? It’s free and gives you backstage access to stories like this, exclusive home tours, special discounts and so much more! All you need to do is pop your email address below! P.s.

Strictly Come Dancing star Simon Webbe has revealed contestants who argued back at the professional judges on the show were soon kicked “out the door”. Over the years, contestants have clashed with the star-studded judging panel after dancing their hearts out on the beloved BBC One ballroom competition.

Strictly Come Dancing star Simon Webbe has revealed some of the “cliquey and childish” clashes that happened backstage on the BBC One dance competition.The infamous pop star placed third on the beloved series back in 2014 after he was pipped to the post by the late Caroline Flack who stole the show with her professional dance partner Pasha Kovalev.For many people on the show, the stars form life-long bonds with their professional partners and fellow contestants as they battle it out to impress the judges on the iconic dancefloor.READ MORE:Strictly's Gorka Marquez 'trades in' Helen Skelton for real-life beau despite high scoreBut the same can’t be said for all the stars, after the Blue singer, 43, shared some of his awkward clashes with his fellow co-stars on the reality show when the cameras stopped rolling.During an exclusive Facebook Live chat with Daily Star, the boyband hunk opened up about the tension that took place between himself and the other contestants on the show.Despite the fact the dad-of-two made it all the way to the live finals, he confessed that he struggled to build bonds with the cast on the show.He explained: “There was a lot of clashes but I'm not gonna name any names because it can be very, very cliquey with celebrities”.The singer confessed that during his time on the 14-week show, stars would often stop talking when he entered a group setting.Simon added: “That's one of the things I hate about being a celeb sometimes because you can walk into a room and everyone stops talking.“I'm like, ‘Why have you stopped talking? Now you’re making me feel like you’re talking about me’.“[They’d say] ‘No, no, no we’re not, we’re not’.”But that hasn’t stopped the star from standing up for himself after he

Strictly Come Dancing star Simon Webbe revealed why he would never submit to the Strictly curse.The Blue singer opened up to the Daily Star during a Facebook Live earlier this week as the dancing show is in full swing.The 43-year-old star revealed that he purposely asked for a single dance partner to avoid all of the Strictly curse drama during his time on the show.READ MORE: Strictly's Giovanni Pernice hails Richie Anderson the 'perfect student' amid 'tension' He came first runner-up on the show back in 2014 when he was partnered with Kristina Rihanoff.Explaining his decision, Simon said: "That's very important for me because I didn't want my experience of the show to be overshadowed by the Strictly curse so to speak."I was single at the time and it was nice to be able to just dance and it not mean 'ooh you fancy each other or are you gonna get it on?'"And being honest that's the kinda thing that was going on behind the scenes, it was 'are you two gonna get together or what?' And I was like 'hmm, na, sorry to disappoint'."I didn't want to have any tension like when you're walking into the room the next day when you've gotta do your job."I'm gonna just say giving your body away to somebody isn't something which is just willy nilly to me, not to me anyway, so I'd rather use that energy and put it into the dancing."Simon is now married to his beautiful wife Ayshen, who he shares a one-year-old daughter Cyan Shenel with.He also went on to mention how he hasn't spoken to his dance partner Kristina in over six years.Talking about his partner, Simon said: "I haven't spoken to Kristina in at least six years.

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its 20th series this weekend, as our favourite celebrities took to the dance floor to perform dazzling routines. From Ellie Simmonds to Kaye Adams, a brilliant line-up of stars waltzed across the dancefloor to impress the judges and viewers at home.

The One Show's Ronan Keating has been left red-faced after his co-star Alex Jones exposed him on air. The presenting pair chatted to Strictly Come Dancing 2022 star Fleur East about her time on the BBC show.

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Maya Jama has been officially announced as the brand new host of ITV2’s Love Island. Maya will make her debut as host as the new ninth series returns in early 2023.

READ MORE: Ekin-Su's Dancing On Ice salary revealed as highest-ever paid Love Island contestantDirector of Reality Programming & Acquisitions at ITV2, ITVBe and CITV Paul Mortimer said that finding a new host "was never going to be easy", but added that Maya is a "high profile fan of the show".He said: "In Maya Jama though, we have another high profile fan of the show who’ll be a great addition to the Love Island family. "Cool, charming and charismatic, I speak for us all when I say Maya will also bring a unique presenting style to the show, as did Laura and, of course, the very much missed Caroline Flack.

Strictly Come Dancing secrets during an exclusive Daily Star chat. The Blue singer, 43, is set to talk about the behind-the-scenes secrets of the show and his thoughts on the new series.In September 2014, Simon participated as a contestant on the twelfth series of Strictly. READ MORE: Strictly's Giovanni Pernice hails Richie Anderson the 'perfect student' amid 'tension' During the contest, Simon was partnered with professional dancer Kristina Rihanoff.The dancing duo was the first runners-up on the show and came in second after they battled it out in the grand finale, beaten by the late Caroline Flack.Simon is best known for being in iconic pop group Blue, which made a comeback this year.