Strictly leaderboard topper Delta Goodrem to skip next dance after rib injury Goodrem and professional partner Kai Widdrington have topped the leaderboard for the past two weeks. Evening Standard · Oct 12
Strictly star accidentally reveals spoiler before pre-recorded results show airs ‘Love Island’ star Cach Mercer celebrated making it through to week four before the Sunday show had aired The Independent UK · Oct 12
Shirley Ballas breaks silence after her Strictly 'stunt double' exposed: 'Gloves are off' The head judge, 66, seemingly did a cartwheel, a backflip and even the worm during a special group dance Evening Standard · Oct 12
Josh Widdicombe reveals 'sad' side of Strictly job after fate of hosts 'revealed' The comedian has backlash over his presenting skills, with viewers saying he looks like a ‘spare part’ Evening Standard · Oct 9
Fate of new Strictly hosts 'revealed' after backlash and plummeting ratings Viewers have been calling for Emma Willis to ‘take over more’ and even present the show with her husband Matt Evening Standard · Oct 8
Emma Willis ‘doesn’t pay attention’ to Strictly criticism, insists husband Matt Busted musician brushed off criticism of wife’s new role on ‘Strictly’ The Independent UK · Oct 8
From Strictly pro dancer to bumbling GB News presenter – the many faces of AJ Pritchard LET’S UNPACK THAT: The former dance star’s latest career move has seen him attempt to rebrand as a right-wing media personality. Helen Coffey looks at what on earth he’s up to and asks if this is the inevitable last-chance saloon for a celebrity who’s run out of road The Independent UK · Oct 7
Strictly host reveals hospital dash hours before live show Presenter managed to make it to the BBC studio before they went live The Independent UK · Oct 6
Former Strictly professional AJ Pritchard criticised after GB news presenting debut IN FULL The Independent UK · Oct 5
Strictly Come Dancing: week two results – as it happened Movie Week saw Delta Goodrem top the leaderboard, with Melanie Walters way down at the bottom. But which box office flops would contest the dance-off? And who suffered this year’s first elimination? The Guardian - UK · Oct 3
OPINION - Give Josh Widdicombe a break! Why Strictly host's critics need to calm down The comedian has been slammed as being particularly unfunny - but is the criticism deserved? Evening Standard · Oct 3
Emma Willis hits out at 'judgy' Strictly critics after Josh Widdicombe backlash Widdicombe was accused of being a ‘spare part’ and making a series of live blunders Evening Standard · Sep 30
Emma Willis urged to host Strictly with husband Matt after Josh Widdicombe backlash Josh Widdicombe faced criticism over his presenting skills, with fans pointing out live errors Evening Standard · Sep 29
Strictly fans say It Takes Two feels ‘so wrong’ after major format change Ellie Taylor made her ‘It Takes Two’ debut last night The Independent UK · Sep 29
The Independent UK · Sep 27 Strictly Come Dancing viewing figures revealed by BBC for first live show with new hosts The first live show of the 2026 series took place on Saturday night
The Independent UK · Sep 26 Strictly Come Dancing review: New host Josh Widdicombe is a problem the show needs to solve 3/5 The dance competition’s new trio are finding their collective feet, but comedian Widdicombe needs to tone down his comedic impulses if he wants this to work
The Independent UK · Sep 26 Strictly judges ‘stunned’ as they declare unexpected celebrity ‘the best dance of the night’ YouTube star John Nellis topped the leaderboard during Saturday’s first live show
The Independent UK · Sep 26 Melanie Walters offers answer to Gavin and Stacey fishing trip mystery on Strictly Welsh actor explained how BBC sitcom had ‘changed her life’
The Independent UK · Sep 25 Strictly 2026: BBC unveils dances and songs for first live show The BBC has announced the complete lineup
Evening Standard · Sep 20 Strictly’s Nikita Kuzmin cried ‘tears of joy’ when reunited with Dani Dyer The pair were partnered on last year’s series before Dyer had to drop out after fracturing her ankle.
Evening Standard · Sep 20 Strictly Come Dancing launch show sees peak of 5.8 million viewers The celebrity contestants were paired with their professional dance partners on Saturday’s series opener.
Evening Standard · Sep 19 Dani Dyer reunites with Nikita Kuzmin as Strictly pairings for 2026 revealed The launch show opened with a dance number from the professionals, judges and the new hosts.
The Independent UK · Sep 19 Strictly Come Dancing 2026: All the pairings in the BBC cast The BBC competition is officially underway as the many pairings compete for that glitterball trophy
The Independent UK · Sep 19 All the Strictly 2026 stars with previous dance experience From hip-hop dance champions to stars who say they ‘can’t dance’, here’s how much training and experience the class of 2026 have
The Independent UK · Sep 19 Johannes Radebe on Strictly and survival: ‘It’s a blessing and a curse to know life in both extremes’ THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The professional dancer withstood homophobia and homelessness in his native South Africa before becoming one of Britain’s most recognisable TV faces. Now he’s been tasked with guiding ‘Strictly’ through a post-Tess and Claudia revamp. He speaks to Lauren Morris