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Strictly star’s previous dance experience mysteriously disappears from online CV

But before anyone protests, Lawrence Robb isn’t anywhere near the first ‘Strictly’ star to have had some dance training before joining the show

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing confirms returning professional dancers amid departures

Alexis Warr, Amy Dowden and Aljaz Skorjanec are among the returning performers on one of the BBC’s flagship shows.

Evening Standard

Lewis Cope among stars joining 2026 Strictly Come Dancing UK tour

The final four couples that will be joining the Strictly tour next year have been revealed.

Evening Standard

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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink moved to tears as he has ‘no words’ after Strictly exit

Former Chelsea striker and his professional partner Lauren Oakley were voted off the competition on Sunday

The Independent UK

‘I made my point’: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink speaks out after Strictly elimination

Former footballer is the fourth contestant to be voted off 2025 series

The Independent UK

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink becomes fourth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

‘This experience is going to live with me forever,’ says former footballer following exit

The Independent UK

Fourth celebrity leaves Strictly after dance-off

The remaining 10 couples will return to the dancefloor for Halloween week next Saturday.

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Lewis Cope tops Strictly leaderboard as Johnny Cash during Icon Week

Dancing the quickstep to Ring Of Fire with professional Katya Jones, the pair scored 34 points during Saturday night’s show.

Evening Standard

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week five of BBC series

What judges thought of the ‘Icons Week’ performances

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing week three: Lewis Cope lands first 10 of the series in action-packed Movie Week

All the updates from week three of the BBC competition as Cynthia Erivo joins as guest mentor

The Independent UK

Amber Davies tops Strictly leaderboard after replacing Dani Dyer-Bowen

The contestants’ scores from the first live show of the series were combined with this week’s.

Evening Standard

Strictly star defends contestants with past dance experience after backlash

‘We can’t go out there and compare ourselves to each other,’ said professional dancer Lauren Oakley

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing 2025 couples – full list of celebrities and their partners

Meet the cast of 2025, from Alex Kingston to Lewis Cope – and their professional partners

The Independent UK

Strictly's Amy Dowden insists she's 'stronger than ever' ahead of new series return

The professional dancer was given the all-clear from breast cancer last year only to have to pull out of Strictly in the sixth week due to a foot injury

Evening Standard

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Strictly’s Amy Dowden has ‘strength and confidence back’ amid new dance tour

The Welsh dancer was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2023.

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Amy Dowden says ‘too soon’ to have children after cancer treatment

Dowden explored her fertility and health issues in the 2024 BBC documentary Strictly Amy: Cancer And Me.

The Guardian - UK

‘If anything goes wrong, it happens to me!’ Strictly’s Amy Dowden on cancer, broken feet – and bouncing back

The Welsh dancer turned down her first chance to appear on Strictly – then illness and injury twice took her off TV. She talks about her new tour, her best friend Carlos Gu and her ‘completely new upper body’

Evening Standard

Strictly star Lauren Oakley to join Anton Du Beke on 2025 musicals tour

Professional dancer and Strictly judge Du Beke will perform alongside a live band and a company of dancers at venues across the country.

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First blind Strictly winner Chris McCausland says ‘anything can happen’

He said his win was ‘for everyone out there that thought and got told they couldn’t do something’.

Evening Standard

Comedian Chris McCausland becomes first blind Strictly winner

The BBC One celebrity dancing show saw McCausland and partner Dianne Buswell lift the glitterball trophy.

Evening Standard

Amy Dowden, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley share group hug on Strictly final

Dowden had to leave in November following an injury.

The Independent UK

Vito Coppola suffers awkward wardrobe malfunction during Strictly Come Dancing final

Professional dancer was seen holding onto his trousers mid-routine while performing with Sarah Hadland

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Amy Dowden delights viewers as she returns to dancefloor for group routine

Professional dancer was forced to pull out of the competition halfway through

The Independent UK

JB Gill and Lauren Oakley kick off Strictly final with perfect score

The show will reveal who lifts the Glitterball trophy on Saturday,

Evening Standard

Chris McCausland feels he ‘succeeded above and beyond’ expectations on Strictly

The four finalists will all perform three more routines each in a bid to win the glitterball trophy during Saturday’s grand finale.

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