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The Latest Breaking News from Strictly

Ex-Strictly pro makes awkward joke about ‘drug scandal’ on This Morning

BBC has launched an investigation into alleged drug use on the dancing programme

The Independent UK

Strictly star pulls out of live show just hours before going on stage after becoming ‘unwell’

Janette Manrara informed fans that she ‘must rest to recover quickly’

The Independent UK

David Beckham 'humbled and proud' as England football legend is knighted in King’s Birthday Honours

David Beckham receives a knighthood as Strictly presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are made MBEs - along with teenage darts star Luke Littler

Evening Standard

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Strictly line-up ‘leaks’: TV bosses eye Blue Peter hosts and reality TV favourites for new series

The scandal-hit BBC dance competition is reported to be keen to prevent any more embarrassing incidents

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing receives rare Bafta TV awards snub after infamous scandal

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Amanda Abbington issues wedding update after ‘constant barrage of abuse’

The news follows one of the ‘worst years’ of the actor’s life

The Independent UK

Amanda Abbington delays wedding by a year amid Strictly fallout

The BBC upheld ‘some, but not all’ of the allegations made by Abbington about her dance partner Giovanni Pernice, 34.

Evening Standard

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Kristina Rihanoff and Ben Cohen ‘split after 12 years together in Strictly curse in reverse’

The Strictly Come Dancing pro, 47, and former England rugby star, 46, first met on the BBC show in 2013

Evening Standard

Ex-Strictly stars including Brendan Cole and Pasha Kovalev back for new tour

The 2025 UK dates is set to see them take part in 36 performances, with more dates to be announced.

The Independent UK

Chris McCausland explains why he thinks Strictly scandal happened

BBC show’s 2024 winner offered rare thoughts on the subject

The Independent UK

Wynne Evans programme airs on BBC despite Strictly tour drama

Opera singer withdrew from the ‘Strictly’ live tour last week after he was caught making crude remark

The Independent UK

Wynne Evans branded an ‘absolute clown’ by Lorraine Kelly after Strictly Tour drama

‘What kind of person says that anyway, but what kind of nutter does that when they are being filmed?’ asked Kelly

The Independent UK

Katya Jones reacts to Wynne Evans’ Strictly tour departure over sexual remark

Evan’s professional ‘Strictly’ partner has broken her silence on the subject

The Independent UK

Dr Punam Krishan on how Strictly ‘was the best thing I’ve done for my health and fitness’

The Morning Live GP tells Lisa Salmon how good dancing is for her health, as she warns of the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.

The Independent UK

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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 judges praise ‘warm and witty’ Craig Revel Horwood on 60th birthday

Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke sent him messages.

Evening Standard

Giovanni Pernice wins Italian TV dance show after leaving UK amid Strictly probe

The programme is the Italian equivalent of Dancing With The Stars.

The Independent UK

Chris McCausland is a heroic Strictly winner in a series struck by one controversy after another

COMMENT: The 20th anniversary run of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has finally drawn to a close. Rachel McGrath looks back on an eventful series, from ‘hand-gate’ to Amy Dowden’s injury

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Tasha Ghouri: Representing deaf community on Strictly has been ‘absolute dream’

The Love Island star and her professional partner Aljaz Skorjanec will perform three more routines on Saturday in a bid to win the glitterball trophy.

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing reveals lineup for 2024 Christmas special

Six stars from across TV, radio and comedy will compete for the festive trophy

Evening Standard

Strictly Come Dancing sees 10th celebrity leave after dance-off defeat

The couples performed their routines for a second time on Sunday’s results show.

The Guardian - UK

Strictly Come Dancing: quarter-final results – as it happened

In Musicals Week, JB Gill topped the scores with a Mary Poppins showstopper. But who would be doomed for the dreaded dance-off? And who would fall short of next Saturday’s semi-final?

Evening Standard

Giovanni Pernice confirms romance with dance partner Bianca Guaccero after Strictly exit

Pernice left Strictly last year after his partner Amanda Abbington accused him of ‘cruel’ behaviour

WhatToWatch

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2024: release date, full celebrity line up and everything we know

Christmas wouldn't be complete without the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special 2024.

The Conversation

What Strictly Come Dancing can teach us about how (and how not) to give feedback

Feedback is a big part of the Strictly Come Dancing experience. Every week, after performing their dance, each professional-celebrity couple waits breathlessly to hear what the four judges made of their routine. Will it be “fab-u-lous” or a “disaster”?

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