The Latest Breaking News from Strictly

Strictly Come Dancing’s Adam Thomas undergoes medical testing to get chronic condition ‘under control’

The Waterloo Road actor, who is partnered with Luba Mushtuk on this year’s series, shared an update about his health on Tuesday

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

Angela Rippon reveals she was told to move aside for ‘younger women’ by BBC bosses

The Strictly contestant recalls being told: ‘Angela, you’ve had your day and you have to make room for the other women coming up behind you’

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

Strictly’s Amy Dowden to rejoin BBC show ‘full time very soon’, according to fellow pro

Dianne Buswell hinted the star, who was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer this summer, will rejoin the show soon

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

Nikita Kanda, the radio presenter preparing to bring ‘Kanda Chaos’ to the Strictly ballroom

Meet the radio star who is host of BBC Asian Network’s breakfast show

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Angela Rippon, the legendary newsreader making Strictly Come Dancing history aged 78

Former ‘Come Dancing’ host is oldest ever contestant

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Meet Angela Scanlon, the Irish presenter and style icon sashaying onto the Strictly 2023 dancefloor

BBC and RTÉ presenter is donning her sequins for this year’s competition

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

The Strictly stars with previous dance experience, from Layton Williams to Angela Rippon

From musical theatre stars to ‘zero’ experience, we’ve broken down which ‘Strictly’ stars have dance training

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 couples – full list of celebrities and their partners

Meet the cast of 2023 – and their professional partners

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

Gorka Marquez channels Ryan Gosling’s Ken as Strictly teases Barbie inspired routine

The Spanish professional dancer has some serious ‘Ken-ergy’ going on in a clip shared on social media

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023

Strictly Come Dancing’s greatest ever Movie Week dances, ranked

Including Jay McGuinness, Alexandra Burke, and, of course, Ed Balls

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023