Strictly Come Dancing
People’s champion Tom storms to victory in Strictly final
Tom Chambers sensationally overturned the odds to win a hotly contested Strictly final. The Holby City actor, 31, and dance partner Camilla Dallerup stormed to the title after wowing judges and the public with a superb performance in the no-holds-barred freestyle. Runner up Rachel Stevens and partner Vincent Simone narrowly missed out on the coveted title... »
Why Strictly Come Dancing has a panel of grudges
John Sergeant has been mercilessly bullied out of Strictly Come Dancing, but the show is still bursting with doddering oldsters. Most of us had never heard of Arlene Phillips, 64, until she was squinting at us with her good eye on a Saturday night. Can’t Arlene be replaced by a youngster in her 50s? »
Small hits back at ‘Strictly’ judges
Heather Small has claimed that the Strictly Come Dancing judges were too “harsh” when they commented on her performance at the weekend. The M People singer and her partner Brian Fortuna faced criticism for poor footwork and a lack of energy after dancing the Quickstep in Saturday night’s show. “I was surprised because I thought... »
Jessie Wallace gets ‘Strictly’ boot
Jessie Wallace has become the fourth contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing. The former EastEnders actress and her dance partner Darren Bennett were in the bottom two alongside Heather Small and Brian Fortuna following another all-female round of the competition. Wallace and Small, who had both danced the Quickstep in last night’s show,... »
Strictly Come Dancing – John Sergeant on becoming an unlikely sex symbol
With a bulgy tum, thinning hair and the face of a grumpy little troll, John Sergeant has everything it takes NOT to be a sex symbol. Yet at the age of 64 that is exactly what he’s become to thousands of adoring women who watch him strut his unprepossessing stuff on the Beeb’s Strictly... »
Strictly Come Dancing (Series 6)
The sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 20 September 2008, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters, and Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returning as judges. The show features 16 new celebrities (two more than the previous series) who have been paired... »
Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes voted off Strictly for his ‘flat as a pancake’ footwork
Celebrity chef Gary Rhodes has become the latest contestant voted off Strictly Come Dancing after judges described his footwook as ‘flat as a pancake’. Rhodes’ jive with partner Karen Hardy left him languishing in the bottom two after the Saturday night show alongside Olympic swimmer Mark Foster. He picked up just 18 points out of... »
Dirty dancing: Strictly’s Andrew Castle reveals the naked truth of how he practises his moves – Strictly Come Dancing Searies 6
Strictly Come Dancing Searies 6 – GMTV presenter Andrew Castle shocked the judges and his fellow Strictly Come Dancing contestants when he admitted that he practises his dance moves around his bedroom at night – naked. He made the admission on Saturday night’s show during his post-performance interview with Tess Daly. The former tennis star’s... »