Strictly studio in chaos after Motsi Mabuse breaks chair as she 'loses control'

Strictly Come Dancing judge Motsi Mabuse, 41, has been mischievously described as a "diva" for having an entourage backstage to do her hair and makeup. Meanwhile, sidestepping the criticism, the star posted a photo of herself and fellow female judge Shirley Ballas, marvelling that the anniversary special was "an interesting show"."Girls just want to have fun @ShirleyBallas!!" Motsi captioned the photo of the pair of them, as she showed off her bright red sequin dress and an attention-grabbing red lipstick to match.However, Craig has already hit back that the incredible makeup she models during the shows is the result of a hard-working team of six.“Motsi’s got six people in her dressing room doing the make-up, the lipstick, the eyes, the false eyelashes, her hair, her dress.She’s a diva," Craig exclaimed.Meanwhile, he insisted to the Sun: "I have no one...

Twitter on Monday following her elimination on Sunday to issue Strictly Come Dancing viewers a warning. In view of her 48,000 followers, the comedian told voters at home not to be “idiots” and allow Fleur and her dance partner Vito Coppola to get to the final.She issued the warning as she retweeted a post by Fleur, which featured a backstage picture of the pair as she bid farewell to her friend.Fleur penned: ‘Was gutted to see my girls Molly & Jayde in the dance off and so sad to see Jayde go! What a powerful, intelligent and beautiful soul.“Glad I had the pleasure to meet her and cannot wait to see what she does next! Such a force! #bbcstrictly” (sic)In her retweet, Jayde responded: “Fleur and my gorgeous Vito for the final please.“Don’t be idiots #Strictly,” the actress sternly concluded.The impassioned plea comes after Jayde was voted out of Strictly Come Dancing this week after landing in the dance-off against Molly Rainford.Following her exit, Jayde took to her Twitter account to address her departure from the show, as she hit back at criticism from trolls surrounding her place in the contest.Sharing a picture of her dance this week with Karen Hauer, Jayde wrote in view of her 47,400 followers: "Don’t worry about me babes."Ya girls booked & blessed; ITV2 show Ruby Speaking, #AlmasNotNormal s2, UK tour, Take That film.

KYM Marsh was spotted looking emotional after a difficult week on Strictly Come Dancing. The TV star attempted to keep a low profile as she visibly fought back tears after a difficult weekend on the BBC Dancing competition. The former Hear'Say singer was seen looking downcast as she left her hotel in London in a tracksuit with a make-up free face.

STRICTLY pro Amy Dowden sparked concern during last night's results show after looking teary before 'going missing'. The popular Welsh dancer, who is partnered with EastEnders' James Bye, looked overjoyed to make it through to next week's show when hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly called out the pair's names. However, after hugging in celebration the duo then temporarily disappeared from the top deck while the other celebs waited to find out their fate.

WHEN Hamza Yassin was named as the 13th contestant on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, many asked: “Who?” But now the shy wildlife photographer and presenter has captured the hearts of the nation, with head judge Shirley Ballas telling him on Saturday night: “You make our hearts sing, you make everybody smile.” And even the usually waspish Craig Revel Horwood admitted last night: “My goodness, you are a fantastic dancer.” His star moments on Strictly — a light-footed foxtrot in week one that was praised by the judges and marked Hamza out as a contender, and his electrifying salsa in week four that blew the roof off the ballroom bagging him the highest score of the series so far — hurtled him ahead of the much more well-known celebs. But it has not always been easy to get to the top of the leaderboard three times.

Tess Daly, 53, and Claudia Winkleman, 50, returned to the dancefloor on Saturday night for Strictly Come Dancing as they celebrated 100 years of the BBC, with the contestants dancing to theme tunes from famous shows. Despite some viewers being somewhat disappointed with the celebrities dancing to BBC theme tunes, others appeared momentarily distracted by the presenter's attire.Tess looked glamorous as ever in a metallic short dress which featured sheer arms with sparkles donned all over the stylish number.The BBC favourite teamed her look with a pair of silver heels as she flashed her toned legs.She styled her blonde tresses in loose waves and added gold eyeshadow with a lick of mascara and nude lips to accentuate her features.BBC viewers turning into Strictly at home were blown away by Tess's appearance and rushed to Twitter to comment.Twitter user, Dee commented: "I really want a dress like the one Tess is wearing #Strictly."Flowerbomb wrote: "Loving Tess’ dress tonight.

Jayde Adams has become the fourth star to leave Strictly Come Dancing.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left furious at head judge Shirley Ballas this evening over 'inconsistent scoring’. Viewers branded her ‘jealous’ after she gave Kym Marsh low scores once again and many called for the 62-year-old to go.

ACID-tongued Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood has branded Motsi Mabuse “a diva” in an outspoken interview. The Aussie choreographer, 57, also claimed that Anton Du Beke, 56, has a “big head” since winning a National Television Award for his role. He added former co-star Bruno Tonioli, 66, would have liked to have left with “more of a fanfare” and insists that head judge Shirley Ballas is not sexist.

Strictly Come Dancing 's James Bye was left in tears after his performance on Saturday night, as he thanked BBC bosses for the "life-changing" opportunity on the show.

Claudia Winkleman 's outfit choice on Strictly Come Dancing tonight has left viewers distracted with one saying it was like something from Saturday Night Fever.

Matt Goss, 54, was the third contestant to be voted off Strictly Come Dancing last weekend, with the singer in tears as he heard the judges' choice. As the singer recorded his new Christmas single The Beautiful Unknown, Matt took some time to speak to Express.co.uk about the judges' "harsh" scoring, due to his "improvement" week to week.Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton du Beke make up this year's Strictly judging panel and have been met with criticism this year due to their scoring.Express.co.uk asked Matt what he thought of the judges' scores, with the Bros singer admitting: "I think if I'm improving maybe the scores should reflect that."But I don't want to be that guy who moans about my scores.

Strictly Come Dancing panel alongside Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood from 2004 until 2009 and still shares her firm support for the BBC dance show. As the dancer discussed her partnership with Wiltshire Farm Foods, Express.co.uk asked Arlene what she thought of Anton Du Beke's permanent role on the judging panel.Anton took a permanent role on the judging panel this year alongside Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas.This comes after he covered for Bruno Tonioli last year when he took a break from the show due to travel limitations as he continued to judge on the US series Dancing With the Stars.Arlene was replaced on the BBC dance show in 2009 by Alesha Dixon.Express.co.uk asked Arlene what she thought about Anton's permanent judging role on the show.She revealed: "Oh I always thought Anton would make a good judge.

Shirley Ballas, 62, posted a picture of her and Motsi Mabuse, 41, on social media laughing away on the most recent Strictly Come Dancing live show, Motsi was quick to reciprocate Shirley’s affirmation, sharing on her own social media page that she hoped there would be “many years of laughing” to come.The pair’s public display of affection comes soon after some members of the public called for Shirley to be removed from the panel after she was accused of preferring male celebrity dancers to women.Shirley and Motsi’s friendship was plain to see after Shirley posted the following to her 81,700 followers on Twitter: “Cherry on the cake @MOTSI_MABUSE we laughed so much yesterday.“Brilliant lady, love sitting next to you.“You are a star x @bbcstrictly.”In response to Shirley’s high praise, Motsi was not short of admiration for her fellow judge.Replying to the tweet, Motsi wrote to her 76,500 followers: “With my dearest @ShirleyBallas.To many years of laughing like this.”Sharing their friendship online, it was clear that despite speculation, many fans of Strictly want the panel to remain exactly how it is.User Ioana Vladoi wrote: “Love you both! You just bring so much happiness every Saturday.”And Jackie Carreira also added: “You two make me wish I was in your gang!”With many calling the pair “friendship goals,” there was one disgruntled Twitter user who shared his option on Shirley’s judging style.User Charlie Smorley commented: “Why are you giving Matt Goss low score he so doing very well and giving who are really rubbish at dancing higher score for don’t make sense.“You used to be my favourite Judge but I’ve seen a nasty side to you and I’m very disappointed in you shouldnt be on the show anymore ROOD.” (sic)Replying to the

Katya Jones, 33, gave fans on social media a candid update on her concerns over preparations for Strictly Come Dancing, ahead of this week's live show.The professional dancer took to Instagram last night to share a glimpse of her and Arsenal legend Tony Adams' break amid a busy rehearsal schedule.Posting a video in full view of her 212,000 followers, Katya admitted it had been an "intense" day, as she rested on the floor of a rehearsal studio next to Tony.Panning the camera towards Tony’s face as he grinned broadly, Katya began: “It’s a bit intense today, isn’t it?”Tony then interrupted while still making a funny face and quoting the late Hollywood actor Humphrey Bogart: “In all the towns in all the world, you have to come into my studio,” said the former footballer, before bursting into laughter.Looking confused, Katya insisted: “It’s been intense today, that’s all I’m going to say.”Katya then panned the camera back to her, before zooming into one of her eyes, while pulling a terrified expression.Progressively zooming in more as she looked intensely into the lens, Katya added: “Fear in those eyes, look!”Last week's live show saw Tony apologise for swearing after he got lost in the moment following his successful American Smooth routine.After receiving praise from Craig Revel Horwood, Tony went to walk off before swearing when he realised he hadn't heard from Motsi Mabuse.He then apologised to presenter Claudia Winkleman for the blunder before breaking down as he reflected on the positive comments from the judges.It happened after he received some impressive feedback from the notoriously hard-to-please Craig, with the sporting legend shouting: "Oh s***".Following his own apology, he said he'd like to dedicate his dance,

VANESSA Feltz joined forces with Love Island and Strictly stars for a night of glam and to celebrate some real life-changing names at the Best Heroes Awards. The glitzy bash, held at London's Saint Ermin's Hotel, sought to celebrate some truly heroic and game-changing people whose lives have positively impacted others.

FURIOUS Strictly Come Dancing fans have claimed Helen Skelton was underscored on Saturday night. The Countryfile star, who is dancing with Gorka Marquez, wowed those watching at home as she performed an energetic paso doble to Tamacun by Rodrigo y Gabriela.

Vernon Kay shocked fans earlier this month when he revealed he had a large tattoo of a man’s face on his back. And even though he later admitted it was a prank, it seems even wife Tess Daly didn’t know about it beforehand.

Matt Goss has heaped praise on the costume department at Strictly Come Dancing who helped him disguise his hidden health condition. The Bros singer was left in tears when he thanked viewers and the team behind the BBC One dance contest for welcoming him back to the UK as he left the competition.