Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Lauren Oakley

Strictly Come Dancing reveals songs and dances for Blackpool week

Here are all the songs and dance routines to expect when ‘Strictly’ returns to Blackpool on Saturday

The Independent UK

There is so much excitement swirling round: Strictly stars prepare for Blackpool

The special of the BBC dancing show will feature an appearance from Pet Shop Boys.

Evening Standard

Strictly 2024 leaderboard: The scores from week eight of the BBC dance competition

Couples scored high across the board at Blackpool Tower with a close contest this week

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Claudia Winkleman hopes for Amy Dowden’s return ‘very soon’ to Strictly dance floor

Dowden was forced to withdraw from the competition after making her return following treatment for cancer

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing latest: Pete Wicks leaves viewers in tears as Lauren Oakley replaces Amy Dowden again

Two Couple’s Choice performances and a stunning American Smooth provided three of this week’s most memorable moments

The Independent UK

Why isn’t Amy Dowden competing on Strictly Come Dancing and who is her replacement?

Dancer said she was ‘gutted’ to miss out on competition for second time

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden’s health journey as she’s forced to exit competition

Dancer has been replaced by Lauren Oakley in this year’s competition

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Strictly Come Dancing's week 8 songs and dances as Lauren Oakley replaces Amy Dowden

This weekend’s live show will include two Couple’s Choice and an Argentine Tango

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden fights back tears as she fears 'letting JB Gill down' after foot injury forces Strictly exit

Dowden revealed the heartbreaking news this week that she would be leaving the competition due to injury

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden reveals Strictly plan for emotional anniversary dance with JB Gill before injury exit

It’s been one year since the professional dancer finished chemotherapy treatment

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden hoped to mark one year since ending chemotherapy on Strictly

The dancer was forced to pull out of the competition this week after suffering an insufficiency stress fracture to her foot.

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Amy Dowden says injury 'nothing to do with previous health scares'

The 34-year-old underwent treatment for breast cancer last year

Evening Standard

Tearful Amy Dowden hints she may make a sensational Strictly return

Amy revealed she had suffered a shin fracture

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden praised for ‘determination’ by Strictly partner after leaving contest

JB Gill says he was so grateful to her for ‘everything she’s done as my partner to date’.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden's final words to Strictly audience before injury forced her exit

The professional dancer, 34, was forced to step down due to a foot injury after collapsing backstage last week

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden makes heartbreaking statement addressing Strictly replacement Lauren Oakley

‘I’ll forever be your biggest cheerleader,’ the professional dancer said

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden says her heart is ‘breaking’ after foot injury forces Strictly exit

The Welsh dancer said she had felt ‘free again’ recently after getting to focus on choreography rather than cancer.

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Amy Dowden ‘sadly’ departs competition early after foot injury

Lauren Oakley will now be partnered with JB Gill for the rest of the competition, the BBC One show said.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden’s future on Strictly Come Dancing revealed as BBC gives ‘sad’ update

Dowden is being replaced by Lauren Oakley as JB Gill’s dancer partner

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden says her heart is 'breaking' after injury forces Strictly Come Dancing exit

Fellow professional dancer Lauren Oakley will now take her place alongside celebrity partner JB Gill

The Guardian - UK

Injury forces dancer Amy Dowden to leave this year’s Strictly

Spokesperson says Dowden will not take part in the rest of the competition owing to foot injury

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden recounts ‘tough week’ after being forced to pull out of Strictly broadcast

Dowden did not perform in Saturday night’s show following illness

Evening Standard

He was a human Glitterball: Strictly stars celebrate Robin Windsor’s life

The professional dancer died earlier this year at the age of 44.

Evening Standard

Strictly star ‘gutted’ to leave competition after dance-off defeat

All four judges agreed unanimously to save one couple in the dance-off.

The Independent UK

Amy Dowden breaks down as JB Gill scores first 10 with replacement partner

Strictly Come Dancing’s Amy Dowden broke down in tears as JB Gill scored his first 10 with replacement partner Lauren Oakley on Saturday, 2 November.

1 2 3 4

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.