Successful Strictly romances – three weddings, huge homes and emotional IVF journey

Strictly Come Dancing star Ola Jordan has celebrated turning 40 by showing off her figure in a gorgeous red dress, but admitted she had “no idea” how she got into the frock.The British-Polish dancer celebrated the milestone birthday with a snap on social media as she smiled widely and raised her arms up.Showing off her amazing curves in the figure-hugging dress, Ola added some gold heels and looked as glamorous as ever with her blow-dried hair down.Read More:Former Strictly Come Dancing pro Kevin Clifton predicts Molly Rainford will winOla penned: “The big 40!!! Can’t quite believe I managed to get into this dress but I’m hoping it will distract from the number behind!!!“Thanks so much to all of you gorgeous people who’ve been sending me happy birthday wishes. I have had an amazing weekend thanks to my wonderful hubby James Jordan, my family and my friends.“The hangover is real today let me tell you.

Tony Adams, 55, apologised to his Strictly Come Dancing partner Katya Jones, 33, yesterday after he dropped her in spectacular fashion during rehearsals.The former Arsenal player also made reference to the time he dropped his teammate Steve Morrow, 52, and broke his arm.The sports star is one of 15 celebrities to take part in Strictly this year with his attempts to wow the judges with his dance moves. Tony and Katya came bottom of the leaderboard with a score of 15 out of 40 but were saved from the dance-off by the public vote. Taking to Twitter on October 3, the football manager posted some pictures of himself performing the Charleston with Katya to the tune My Old Man’s A Dustman by Foster & Allen.He told his 86,300 followers: “That was a little bit better - but a lot more fun. “Thanks to everyone who voted for me - am trying my hardest to get it right, but at times I revert to type.“Scroll to see my Stevie Morrow moment in training,” he added, tweeting a clip from rehearsals. Above the video, he issued an apology, writing: “Sorry @Mrs_katjones (and Steve.Still sorry after all these years…)”In the clip, Tony can be seen holding Katya on one shoulder before losing his balance and swinging her into a dustbin.Katya lay outstretched on the floor for a minute, before springing back up and brushing it off like a pro. During the video, a red arrow could also be seen pointing to Katya that read “Steve Morrow”.This was Tony’s reference to the time he dramatically dropped his teammate following the 1993 League Cup final.That year, Arsenal were victorious in their match against Sheffield Wednesday, but things quickly took a turn as the post-match celebrations on the pitch became dangerous. Arsenal were riding high after beating

Strictly Come Dancing contestant and model Daisy Lowe has announced she's pregnant.The 33-year-old model shared an adorable bump snap with her Instagram followers on Monday (October 3) as well as a photo of her baby scan.Alongside the black and white picture, she penned: "I wanted to share some news with you- Jordan & I are having a baby.READ MORE: Strictly Come Dancing's Daisy Lowe announces engagement to real estate fiancé"We are absolutely bursting at the seams with happiness. I’m oscillating wildly between excitement & nervousness with a dash of morning sickness thrown in for good measure!"Big love to all of you"Seeing her emotional post, fans rushed to the comment section to congratulate her.One social media user wrote: "Ah huge congratulations you gorgeous pair! What a lucky babe, you’ll be such lovely parents xx."Another penned: "This is just wonderful news.

Tony Adams has taken to the dancefloor on Strictly Come Dancing.But will his performance be trophy winning or an own goal?He and professional dance partner Katya Jones may not have impressed the judges on Saturday night (September 24), but fans loved it, with many declaring Tony a "hero" and a "legend" on social media. READ NEXT: Become a fab-u-lous judge - cast your scores to our Strictly Come Dancing scoreboardTony seems to have captured the hearts of Strictly fans, as the latest series of the BBC competition enters its second week.As viewers wait to see what the pair will perform on the dancefloor next, Daily Star takes a closer look inside Tony Adams' life.Tony is an icon of the sporting world, after playing professional football for both Arsenal F.C and the England squad.The centre-back also captained both teams during his 22-year career.During his time with Arsenal, he won the club 13 honours - including four league titles - as well as 66 caps for England.He also played in four major tournaments between 1987 to 2000, including the Euro '96.That's not all, as the star was quite the heartthrob back in the day, and even posed topless for GQ magazine when he was named "Man of the Year 1998."Speaking to The Mirror, Tony even revealed he still has his six-pack, saying: "I’ve written biographies, warts and all – you know everything about me.

Strictly Come Dancing 's Tony Adams has explained why his first routine last weekend didn't go as planned. The former pro footballer and football manager debuted with dance partner Katya Jones on Saturday night, but found himself at the bottom of the leaderboard. Tony has now confessed why he didn't put on the best routine, or pull off the moves like he was meant to.

Strictly Come Dancing pro dancer Katya Jones, 33, and Arsenal player Tony Adams, 55, ended up bottom of the leaderboard after the first live show on Saturday. Gutted that their debut in the ballroom didn’t go to plan, Tony explained to It Takes Two host Rylan Clark what exactly was going through his head as he forgot all of his footwork.The former manager explained that before he took to the floor he felt like he was suffering from a panic attack, suffering from flashbacks to some frightening moments he had in his childhood.“The fear just got me, didn’t it?” Tony shared, looking to Katya for reassurance.

Fifteen celebs took to the dancefloor for the first time at the weekend as they launched the Strictly Come Dancing class of 22. A host of stars kicked off the BBC dance contest to take us through autumn through to December and topping the leaderboard on Saturday night was snake-hipped Will Mellor.

Katya Jones said she has "disconnected" from showbiz and isn't bothered about what people think about her.The 33-year-old told Tim Lovejoy that she learned "the hard way" after going from competitive dancing with ex husband Neil Jones to being in the spotlight on Strictly Come Dancing"Nobody prepares you for it," she said of first coming onto the BBC show back in 2016."Obviously I've learned the hard way from simply just doing interviews and talking to people and suddenly being on front of the press."But, I've grown so much from it and evolved so much that honestly now, it really doesn't matter.

Strictly Come Dancing star Richie Anderson has spoken out following claims he's not getting on with professional partner Giovanni Pernice.The 34-year-old radio presenter took to his Instagram page on Sunday to share a video of them together alongside a sweet message. Underneath the clip of them dancing the Cha Cha Cham, he penned: "A moment I'll never forget and so grateful I got to share it with Giovanni.READ MORE: Strictly slammed by fans as they share same complaint about 'awful' Neil Jones decision"Thank you Gio for being the most amazing teacher over the past fortnight.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have taken to social media to share their disappointment over Neil Jones not being given a celebrity partner.The 40-year-old ballroom dancer has missed out on being partnered with a famous face for the 2022 series.It's the fourth time in six years he's not been part of the main line-up.READ MORE: James Jordan claims Strictly judges 'softened' Ellie Simmonds dance critiqueNeil will still appear in the group numbers but it appears that this isn't enough for fans of the BBC One dancing show.Taking to Twitter, one fan penned: "Can’t believe that Neil Jones doesn’t have a celebrity partner this year!"Another added: "I think its absolutely dreadful that yet again Neil Jones after years of service to #Strictly has been left out of the partnerships. Awful decision imo.

The footballer revealed that wife of 20 years Poppy has been in close contact with his partner Katya Jones to tell her how to handle him.He said Poppy wasn't worried about the "curse" - when relationships end because of closeness on the show - and joked "she's trying to get rid of me, that's why she pushed me into doing it".Tony said he was pleased to be on the dance floor at all after a heart scare seven years ago. He needed surgery after doctors found a blocked vein and he said he hoped that dancing would improve his physical and mental health.But he said the main reason for his being on the dance floor was to raise awareness for mental health - an issue dear to his heart.Tony made his debut live appearance on BBC last night dancing to the tune Go West by Village People, an Arsenal anthem.Tony, 55, who is the oldest man in this year's series, has been sober for 26 years and says his professional partner will not let him back out of the 50 rigorous training hours a week.Of his wife's reaction to him signing up for Strictly, Tony said: "I think she's trying to get rid of me, that's why she's pushed me into doing the show.

Tony Adams's Strictly Come Dancing partner demanded "can we have another go, please!" after the former footballer fell foul of mistakes in their Tango to the song Go West. As Tony, 55, and professional partner Katya Jones, 33, headed for their analysis, they didn't seem to exude confidence as Tony had gone wrong a couple of times during the routine.

STRICTLY Come Dancing legend James Jordan has slammed show bosses for snubbing British pro Neil Jones in favour of foreign dancers. The 40-year-old ballroom dancer missed out on being partnered with a celebrity in last night's launch show.

Strictly Come Dancing is finally underway, with last night’s show unveiling who would be dancing with who - including the announcement of two same-sex couples in a show first. One said couple was TV star Helen Skelton, who has been partnered up with show favourite Gorka Marquez - a fast fan favourite duo.

Strictly Come Dancing couples were announced on Saturday night with one professional dancer notably being left without a partner. James Jordan, 44, called out the BBC show for downgrading Neil Jones, 40, in favour of “foreign dancers”. James took to Twitter to put the show on blast in view of his 318,000 followers. The former professional dancer wrote: “Hi guys - just missed a lot of the launch. “Did Neil get a partner this year? Maybe I missed it,” he added with a sarcastic shrugging emoji.Moments later, he replied to Twitter user Kay Fogg, who tweeted: “Why Does Neil miss out again?” James replied: “Very strange - such a shame they don’t use the talent we have in this country. “Especially when he has the best pedigree,” James added with another shrugging emoji.“Nothing against the foreign dancers as my wife was one of them BUT too few home grown so why not Neil???” (sic) James’ followers took to the comments section to share their thoughts on Neil’s position in the show this year. Alison Tinsley wrote: “Totally agree with you James.

Not only is there a new set of celebrities taking to the ballroom this year, there are also four new professional dancers who will be putting on their expert dancing shoes when Strictly Come Dancing returns.

Strictly Come Dancing has seen some impressive names take to the BBC dancefloor.Over the years, we have seen stars across the worlds of stage, screen, sport, music and even modelling take to the ballroom to try and impress the formidable judges and lift the glitterball trophy.The Daily Star is here to look back at some of the most impressive contestants to light up British screens during the autumn weekends.READ MORE: Strictly's Matt Goss shares tragic reason for joining BBC series after family lossAs Strictly hits our TV screens on Friday (September 23) to welcome a new class of dancers, we remember some of the stars who truly dazzled on the dancefloor. Rachel competed in the sixth series of the ballroom dancing BBC One competition where she was one of the runner's up.Her partnership with with Vincent Simone went down a storm on the floor as the couple went from strength to strength and were a favourite amongst the judges, scoring an average of 35.81 points across the series.The former S Club beauty also had the highest score of the series in 6 styles the dances whilst scoring a perfect score of 40 for two of her routines.

Strictly Come Dancing will return to our screens tonight (September 23) after the BBC delayed the show's launch due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8. A brand new cast of 15 celebrities will be introduced to Strictly viewers tonight, including Paralympian Ellie Simmons, EastEnders star James Bye and TV presenter Helen Skelton.

It's felt like a long time coming but the countdown to Christmas will officially begin tonight with the return of the all-sparkling Strictly Come Dancing. And the brand new group of celebrities have officially undergone their glitzy and glam makeovers ahead of the 2022 series.