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Countdown’s Rachel Has Had Her Last Waltz With Husband Jamie – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 29 November 2013

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Rachel Riley on Countdown - tight red dress, cleavage and nipples showing through fabricCountdown’s Rachel Has Had Her Last Waltz With Husband Jamie – it was revealed today that Countdown stunner Rachel Riley has split from Jamie, her husband of just 16 months.

As reported here Rachel and partner Pasha Kovalev left the Strictly Come Dancing competition a few weeks ago after losing out in a dance-off with Rachel’s best Strictly friend Abbey Clancy.

It is no wonder that there is no time for a home life for Rachel as over the last few months she has been working on C4′s words and numbers programme Countdown, which goes out every weekday, since this summer she has also been co-hosting the technology programme The Gadget Show which is broadcast weekly and on top of all that she had been spending every other waking moment rehearsing for Strictly.

Rachel and husband Jamie Gilbert got married last August after meeting at Oxford University a number of years ago. They had previously split up for a while in 2009 but Jamie then proposed on Rachel’s 25th birthday.

Although earlier reports carried no official conformation of the couple’s split, a report in the Mirror advised that a spokeswoman for Rachel had now confirmed the couple are no longer together.

The eagle-eyed may have spotted something was amiss in Rachel’s marriage as a look at her Twitter postings over the last month or two reveals no mention of husband Jamie.

Rachel’s public profile was given a huge boost by her appearance on Strictly this year and she will no doubt get plenty of offers of work to keep her busy over the coming months.

 


Strictly Week 10, Abbey’s Maximum, Natalie’s Wardrobe Malfunction and are the Jordan’s Leaving? – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 30 November 2013

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Abbey Clancy wraps her legs around Aljaz during disco maximum on Strictly Week 10Strictly Week 10, Abbey’s Maximum, Natalie’s Wardrobe Malfunction and are the Jordan’s Leaving? – it is week 10, the theme for this week’s show was Musicals and there was plenty of drama on and off the dancefloor.

There seems to have been plenty of excitement about this week’s Musicals theme in the build up to tonight’s show but we have been thinking that some of the shows chosen by the dancers (or possibly the show’s production team) are just a little bit too safe and a bit too wet if we’re honest

Now if Ben and Kristina were still in the competition the thought of the Russian dancer dresses up as Maria from the Sound of Music might revive our interest in Austrian convent related musicals but sadly she and Ben are no longer on view.

First visual impressions were not great with Mark Benton dressed as a lion and on the presentation side of the show Tess Daly was wearing a strange and very unflattering Boudica style outfit that managed to make her boobs look like they were making a move in a southerly direction. If the same person chose this outfit as was responsible for the hideous canary yellow number she wore in one of the earlier shows then it really is time to ‘sack the stylist.’

Things improved quickly once the main business of the evening began and Patrick and Anya produced a very good Charleston to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. They scored an impressive 38 points from the judges although we did feel that this was perhaps a tad generous with some of Patrick’s moves lacking snap and precision.

Next on it was Natalie and Artem who danced an American Smooth to the powerful  ”And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ from the musical Dreamgirls. It was a superb performance from Natalie who had tried to get some pre-lift practice in this week by training on a trapeze with some circus performers. Strangely, this manages to score 36 points from the judges, 2 points less than Patrick’s Charleston.

Natalie Gumede nipple wardrobe malfunction with Abbey Clancy, Susanna Reid, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Iveta LukosiuteEarlier in the day Natalie had shared a photo with her Twitter followers showing a wardrobe malfunction when she was having her picture taken with Susanna Reid, Abbey Clancy, Sophie Eliis Bextor and dance professional Iveta Lukesiute. The photo appeared to show Natalie revealing an outsize nipple through her dress but as she explained it was actually just a microphone pack.

@D8Iveta: @OfficialClancy @SophieEB @susannareid100 @bbcstrictly pic.twitter.com/k3JjH2GYeA” that’s a mic pack on my boob not a massive nip!’

Next on tonight’s show were Iveta in a slinky gold outfit accompanied by Mark in that rather dodgy lion costume. As it turned out a pretty good showing with their Samba danced to ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’ from the Lion King. Probably Mark’s best dance so far and he scored 29 points but despite liking both him and Iveta it is really now time for them to go.

After last week’s loud disagreement with the judge’s over the whole ‘sexy or romantic’ Rumba thing it was time for Brendan and Sophie to try to impress the judges with their Viennese Waltz. Dancing to ‘My Favourite Things’ from The Sound of Music they managed to score 36 points from the judges, the same as that brilliant Charleston from week 2. We wonder if that Charleston had come out in week 9 or 10 if it would have seen at least of couple of 10s from the judges?

Next up it was Abbey and Aljaz who bravely took on that disco classic ‘You Should Be Dancing’ from Saturday Night Fever. We saw Aljaz actually pulling off the iconic John Travolta white suit look, whilst Abbey wore ‘big hair’ matched with a bright red disco outfit straight from the 1970s. Their energetic routine received unanimous praise from all 4 judges so if was no great surprise when Craig finally dusted off that 10 paddle and Abbey and Aljaz ended up with a perfect score of 40 points, the first maximum of the series.

After such a great score it was down to Ashley and Ola to come out and try to impress the judges with their Rumba which they danced to ‘A Whole New World’ from Aladdin. A strange magic carpet start featuring Ashley flying through the air and a revealing sexy genie outfit from Ola saw them escape with a score of 35 points, the same as the previous 2 weeks. With no seeming improvement and similar criticisms coming for Ashley we wonder if his Strictly story might be nearing an end in the next couple of weeks?

Last up this week were Susanna and Kevin who were dancing a Quickstep to ‘Good Morning’ from that classic dance musical Singin’ In The Rain. As it turned out it was a less precise performance form Susanna this week although she still showed her characteristic high energy levels throughout the routine. The judges were clearly not that impressed and they scored only 33 points which placed them second from bottom on tonight’s leaderboard.

Off the dancefloor this week there were 2 main Strictly topics with the aftermath of Rachel Riley’s split from her husband prompting talk of her close friendship with dance partner Pasha Kovalev during her time on the show.

There was also the news that neither Ola Jordan nor husband James would be part of the next Strictly Live Tour starting next year. James quickly took to Twitter to express his disgust and also raised the question as to whether this might also mean their places in next year’s main Strictly show could be in doubt?

James has been outspoken in his criticism of the judges and his remarks on Twitter that if people want to see a proper Latin show they should watch out for his, will not have done much to endear the SCD production team to Team Jordan.

Tune in to BBC1 tomorrow to catch the results show where we predict it will finally be the end of the road for Mark and Iveta.

 

 

 

 

Time To Go For Mark and Iveta On Strictly – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 01 December 2013

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Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute - Iveta wearing tight gold revealing catsuitTime To Go For Mark and Iveta On Strictly – it was not a tense show tonight as even Mark and Iveta seemed  to be somewhat resigned to the fact that they had got as far as they were likely to in this year’s series.

As soon as it was announced that they were in their 4th consecutive dance-off a smile of resignation appeared on both of their faces and they just looked to enjoy their last dance together. In truth Mark realised that he was unlikely to withstand the rigours of training so hard over the coming weeks and with the bar being raised from now and the celebrities having to learn 2 dances for next week’s show no wonder he was smiling.

After the judges scored a unanimous victory for Ashley and Ola in tonight’s dance-off Mark said: ‘I feel fine actually because if I’m brutally honest I think it was right for me to go. ”If I’d have stayed and Ashley had gone out it would’ve been wrong. All the guys are all so good so I think it was the right time because I couldn’t really compete.’

Mark’s relationship with Lithuanian dance professional Iveta was great from the very start with their appearances on Strictly It Takes Two with Zoe Ball one of the highlights of the show. They both have a great sense of humour and had a real chemistry together. Mark quickly found his own ‘Iveta’ accent which he used on many occasions to get his own back after she had made him work hard in training.

Iveta 'Strictly' Lukosiute looking slinky in pink bikiniIveta herself has been a real revelation this season and has turned herself into one of the show’s most popular female professionals. She was only seen fleetingly last series when she stepped in at the last moment to partner Johnny Ball (Zoe’s dad) after his original dance partner, Aliona Vilani, had fractured her ankle just before filming was due to begin.

With Johnny being the first celebrity to leave last series we never got the chance to see any of Iveta’s great sense of humour, not to mention those trademark leg raises and her passion for catsuits!

She clearly had a great time with Mark during their run in this year’s series and made a very moving tribute to him after they found out they had lost the dance-off : ‘I taught him dance and he taught me many more things than that. He is my family.’

As mentioned above things are about to get even tougher for the remaining celebrities as next week not only do they have their solo routine to learn but they also have to prepare to compete in a swingathon dance. This will involve all the couples starting off dancing together with the judges then deciding in what order they should leave until they are left with a winning pair.

The swingathon will carry a points award ranging from 1 point for the first pair to be voted off right up to a 6 points award for the victorious dancers. Those extra points could be vital to see the dancers through to the next round of the competition.

The swingathon round was first introduced to Strictly at the semi-final stage in the 2010 series. It proved a popular feature and we suggest you watch the winners of this round carefully as in 2010 Kara Tointon and Artem won the round before going on to victory and in 2011 Harry Judd and Aliona won that year’s swingathon round before they too went on to win the competition. In case you were wondering what happened in 2012, the swingathon was not held during last year’s Strictly series.

 

Strictly’s Tess Daly Talks Wardrobe Malfunctions – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 02 December 2013

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Tess Daly boobs showing out from under dressStrictly’s Tess Daly Talks Wardrobe Malfunctions – the sexy Strictly co-presenter has been talking about some of her scarier moments on tv including a couple of wardrobe malfunctions.

The 44-year old mother of two was talking to Women’s Health magazine about her most scary moment on live television when technology was nearly responsible for stripping the Strictly star in front of the watching viewers.

‘A microphone pack once fell down my knickers and nearly pulled my pants down’ Tess said.

She also revealed that on another occasion she had more clothing problems during a live performance. ‘I’ve even lactated on live TV, I hadn’t had time to express each side before going on. Thank God I was wearing a black dress.’

As can be seen from the photos here these two incidents are not the only wardrobe malfunctions that have happened to Tess. She has been seen in a very loose-fitting dress that slipped off her shoulders and exposed rather more of the presenter’s breasts than we guess she wanted to.

She has also been spotted in a pink evening gown that appeared to go rather see-through under the flashlights of the press photographers.

Each week during Strictly season Tess’s clothes get almost as many column inches as many of the celebrity dancers and she is on record as saying she that spends a great deal of time pre-Strictly season working on her wardrobe for the new upcoming series of the show. Although she always has a number of outfits each series that have the wow factor she can also make some choices that are less popular with the viewers.

Tess Daly shows nipples through see-through pink dressTess has said that thinks that some of the criticism of her outfits is unjustified and sexist. ‘It’s a reminder that being a woman is very different from being a man on TV. Their outfits aren’t gossiped about endlessly.’

‘But I don’t want to be just another person complaining about their job. To be honest, I rise above it.’

Although she is in great shape Tess is no stranger to body insecurities but despite this she is on record as stating that she will never give way to outside pressure and undergo any cosmetic surgery. She also talks about how her tummy is not as flat as it was in her pre-baby days and how she needs to watch what foods she eats to help keep her in shape.

‘If I eat carbs or foods that have the potential to bloat, I notice the baby pouch again,’ she said. ‘It’s never as flat as it was before, unless you’re Gwyneth Paltrow and spend your entire life dedicated to the cause. Unfortunately, I’m not like Gwyneth. My life won’t permit it.’

That great figure is also helped by regular yoga and Pilates sessions and the fact that husband Vernon Kay has  put an exercise bike in the couple’s front room so Tess can work out while she is watching television.

The full interview with Tess Daly together with some exclusive photos is available in Women’s Health Jan/Feb issue which is on sale from this Wednesday (4 December). It will also be available as a digital download.

 

 

 

 

Susanna Reid Has Wardrobe Malfunction Again On Live Television – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 4 December 2013

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Susanna Reid - newsreader has wardrobe malfunction and flashes her knickers on live tvSusanna Reid Has Wardrobe Malfunction Again On Live Television – Strictly dancing star Susanna Reid has been hit by another wardrobe malfunction on live tv, not during an energetic dance with Kevin from Grimsby, but whilst she was doing her regular day job on BBC Breakfast.

Her second live ‘knicker flash’ in the last few weeks happened during yesterday’s BBC Breakfast when she was  wearing a short black and white dress that rode up her thighs and revealed her cream underwear as she moved on the BBC Breakfast sofa.

It was just a few weeks ago in September this year that Susanna flashed a pair of black and white knickers to the surprised breakfast audience.

Yesterday morning’s wardrobe malfunction quickly brought the attractive 42-year old newsreader to becoming a news item herself on Twitter.

We are not sure if it is significant but yesterday’s flash happened just a few minutes after Susanna’s September flash so those of you who may only be tuning in for another Susanna wardrobe malfunction should be sure to be tuned into the BBC Breakfast show between 6.55 and 7.08 in the morning.

Susanna Reid - Strictly dancer and BBC newsreader flashes her knickers on BBC morning newsLike all of this year’s crop of Strictly celebrities Susanna is clearly loving her time on the series describing the show as ‘magical.’ Talking to OK magazine a few days ago Susanna said ”I call it Planet Strictly because it’s made of sequins and sparkle and all you can smell is fake tan, hair spray and happiness. I thought I’d love doing it, but I didn’t realise that I’d fall in love with doing it, that it would take over every fibre of my being, my heart, my soul and my brain. I love every single sparkling second of being on the show.’

Although newsreaders have had a fairly torrid time of things on Strictly in previous series (remember Kate Garraway and Fiona Philips?) Susanna has been doing really well. In fact at one time she was the bookies favourite to lift the title. Currently she is still expected to get to the final stages although Natalie Gumede is the present likely winner this series if the bookies are to be believed.

Strictly’s Abbey In See-Through Bra On Advent Calendar – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 6 December 2013

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Strictly's Abbey Clancy in see-through bra for Love Magazine advent calendarStrictly’s Abbey In See-Through Bra On Advent Calendar – Strictly Come Dancing’s Abbey Clancy appears in some sexy photos in this year’s Love Magazine advent calendar.

The model and dancer is seen wearing some bunny ears and Calvin Klein underwear which features a see-through bra that leaves nothing to the imagination.

The outfit is finished off with q pair of stiletto heels and a rather bizarre choice of some long black and white striped socks that go up to Abbey’s mid thigh area. Oh, and did we mention that Abbey is also wearing a fox tail pinned to her bottom!

The Love Magazine advent calendar is something of a spin on the traditional version of an advent calendar as it features a different video each day in the run up to Christmas. Today it was Abbey’s turn and she was following in the footsteps of a number of other previous Advent girls including Kelly Brook and Poppy Delevingne.

If Abbey is looking to win extra public votes for her dancing on Strictly then she clearly thinks that this is best dome by flashing the flesh as her appearance in a see-through bra in today’s advent calendar window follows on from her recent tweet featuring a nude photo of her taken by photographer Rankin.

Abbey Clancy shows her breasts in sexy see-through black braToday’s Love Magazine video starts off with a section featuring Abbey’s Strictly dance partner Aljaz before moving onto the more revealing part with the model in her Calvin Klein underwear dancing on her own to festive hit ‘Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree.’

Incidentally the fox tail is not as random a choice as you might first imagine as it references photographer Rankin’s comments on his nude photos of Abbey when he said in her signed copy of his book ‘To Abbey, the sexiest fox I’ve ever met.’

Abbey and her dance partner Aljaz can be seen tomorrow on Strictly Come Dancing as they fight for a place in the semi-finals of the competition. The show will be the first time the celebrities have had to prepare 2 competitive dances for the show as they take part in a special Swingathon round as well as their own individual dances.

 

Have We Seen Ola Jordan’s Last Strictly Dance? – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 8 December 2013

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Ola Jordan adjusts bikini topHave We Seen Ola Jordan’s Last Strictly Dance? – much as we predicted yesterday it was actually safer to be at the bottom of the leaderboard than mid-table as Ashley Taylor Dawson and dance partner Ola Jordan saw themselves eliminated from the series tonight.

It seems that BBC Breakfast presenter Susanna Reid does indeed have a lot of public support as they avoided the dance-off despite trailing all the other competitors after the judges had scored last night’s dances.

Joining Ashley and Ola in the dance-off tonight were Casualty actor Patrick Robinson and his dance partner Anya Garnis. Despite Patrick’s Rumba gaining a maximum 10 points from Darcey Bussell it appears the British public were less impressed by the routine.

Both pairings put everything they had into the dance-off although Ashley failed to pull off the final ambitious lift that her managed during Saturday night’s programme. Patrick appeared to be more fluent in his movement than he did on Saturday and from the remarks made by the first 3 judges it looked like being a unanimous decision.

However when they went to check if head judge Len Goodman agreed with his fellow judges verdicts on the dance-off there was something of a surprise response. Len was quite vocal in his support for Ashley and Ola and went so far as to say ‘I totally disagreed with this verdict.’

Ola Jordan breasts show through wet dress under waterfall - 2014 CalendarIt seems that Len was less than impressed by Patrick committing what he thought to be the cardinal sin in a Rumba i.e. stepping forward on the heel. He said ‘There is never a heel lead. Unfortunately, on that last routine that we saw, Patrick did many and on that basis I would have 100% gone for you (Ashley and Ola).’

It also looks very much like we may have seen our last sighting of Ola Jordan as a Strictly professional dancer. As reported before she had a big row with fellow professional Karen Hauer and the show’s management team had to work hard to convince Ola to carry on in that week’s show. Her husband James Jordan has also recently announced that they are not going to be part of next year’s Strictly Live Tour and they are to tour the UK with their own Latin show next year.

Ola has since revealed that the reason she will not be part of next year’s Strictly Tour is that her celebrity partner Ashley is unable to get sufficient time off from his commitments to Hollyoaks.

Ola has been talking about her future plans and has admitted that she is still unsure if she will return to Strictly after this year. The professional dancers are said to receive around £30k for their time on the series whereas the celebrities are believed to get a minimum £25k even of eliminated straight away and this figure rises to £60k for quarter finalists, £75k for the semi finalists and the winner will receive £100k on top of all that positive publicity.

Another reason Ola’s husband James has not endeared himself to those on the show is that in the last series he said to the media when asked about the professional dancers level of pay compared to the judges ‘We get paid probably a third of what they get. We do seven days a week, 12 hours a day, they rock up on a Saturday, slag a few people off and go home.’

Sadly taking all these things into account it is looking more and more likely that we will not be seeing the lovely Ola on our screens next year on a Saturday night.

Curvy Kimberley Walsh Shows Off Her New Fashion Collection – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 9 December 2013

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Curvy Kimberley Walsh modelling new figure-hugging red dress for Very clothes collectionCurvy Kimberley Walsh Shows Off Her New Fashion Collection – the 32-year old Girls Aloud singer and former Strictly star used her own hot body to show off her new collection of clothing for curvier women.

Showing she has still kept in shape after her Strictly experience last year Kimberley released a set of photos that showed several outfits from her new collection for Very.co.uk.

Kimberley is following in the footsteps of another famously curvy woman, presenter Holly Willoughby, who has also had her own collections for Very.

There is talk already that the photos may herald a new career for Kimberley as a fashion model as if being a singer dancer, movie actress and star of the West End was not enough to be going on with.

The new range of clothing is aimed at those who are looking to pay high street prices rather than those shopping for designer clothing and prices for items from the collection range from £29 to £79. There is also a wide range of sizes available covering UK dress sizes from an 8 up to a 20.

Kimberley is clearly pleased with her new clothing collection saying ’It has been so much fun selecting my favourite pieces for the edit.I wanted to choose glamorous and easy-to-wear pieces and include something for everyone and I think I’ve achieved that.’

Although we can’t guarantee that anyone will look quite as hot as Kimberley does modelling her new clothing we are sure that there will be plenty of people buying a new outfit for their work or family Christmas meal out from this new online collection.

Kimberley’s new SS14 Collection for Very is available from their website from tomorrow (10 December).

Kimberley Walsh shows off hourglass figure in new dress from Very collection Sexy Kimberley looking bootylicious in white lace dress

Strictly Semi Final, Abbey and Natalie Looking Good For a Place in the Final – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 14 December 2013

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Sexy Abbey Clancy shows cleavage and legs in Strictly Samba with AljazStrictly Semi Final, Abbey and Natalie Looking Good For a Place in the Final – often on these sort of nights the hype dictates that the script will say this is the best semi final we have ever seen in this show, tonight that was actually true.

There would be little disagreement from many of the Strictly fans that between them and the judges the best 5 celebrities have made their way through to the semi final stage of series 11 of the dance competition.

Nerves looked to be running high tonight even before the couples took to the dance floor and Abbey, who is always on edge anyway, looked to be almost too nervous to come out at one stage. However if, as several sources reported before tonight’s semi, Abbey was indeed ‘terrified’ then she used that anxiety of hers to pull off her best performances of the series so far.

First on the floor tonight though was Natalie Gumede who it has to be said has not looked overawed by the show in the least. This might however go a little way to explain why she is not perhaps so popular with the public as her performances should have made her. The Strictly fans always like a few stumbles early on from their celebrities and enjoy the whole ‘journey’ from having 2 left feet to being a very good dancer.

Natalie and Artem started the show off with a brilliant Salsa to Michael Jackson’s Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ which was full of great moves and was so slick and exciting that even Craig had to bring out that dusty old 10 paddle of his. As is nearly always the case when you spot a 10 from Craig you can be fairly sure that the rest of the judges will be joining him and so it was tonight and Natalie and Artem started the semi final off with a brilliant maximum 40 points.

Somewhat surprisingly Artem revealed this was actually his first 40 point score in his 4 years on the show. Although he won Series 8 of Strictly in 2010, his first time on the show, he and partner Kara Tointon only ever managed a score of 39 points.

The next 2 couples danced very well but after such a strong start from Natalie and Artem they looked to be a little way off the standard that had been set. Patrick and Anya scored 36 points for their Waltz to Unchained Melody and Sophie and Brendan scored 35 points for their Paso Doble danced to Prokofiev’s Montagues and Capulets ( perhaps better known to many BBC viewers as the theme from The Apprentice).

Next up was the celebrity who was the pre-show bookie’s favourite to lift that glitterball trophy, newsreader and presenter Susanna and her dance partner Kevin. They danced a Foxtrot to Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You that was a hit with both the audience and the judges and scored 38 points.

Finally finishing off the first half of the show tonight Abbey and Aljaz danced a Samba to George Michael’s Faith. It was a great performance and the model has never looked better on the dance floor as she showed off plenty of cleavage and her long shapely legs with a sizzling routine. In fact Bruno Tonioli appeared even more animated than usual and was raving about her performance calling the model ‘sex on legs’ and ‘like a young Brigitte Bardot.’ Craig even accused his fellow judge of being on the turn!

Abbey and Aljaz score 39 points for their Samba and are looking on course to take a place in the final.

Natalie Gumede shakes her funky stuff wth Artem Chigvintsev in Strictly semi finalThe second set of dances tonight saw another great dance from Natalie and Artem who scored 38 points for their Argentine Tango danced to Montserrat by Bajofondo. Judges comments ranged from ‘sensual’ to a criticism that Natalie took the lead instead of Artem.

Patrick and Anya then danced a Paso Doble to Because The Night that may well prove to be their undoing. Patrick seemed ill at ease during the routine and mostly watched Anya twirl around him. The judges were not impressed and a score of 33 points looks to be sending them to tomorrow’s dance-off.

Next up it was Sophie and Brendan who danced a stylish American Smooth to The Can’t Take That Away From Me. Sophie looked poised but Brendan had the stand out move from the dance when he slid all the way down the bannister, pretty brave on a live show.Mixed comments from the judges and a total of 36 points.

Susanna and Kevin then danced a rather disappointing and messy Salsa to Move Your Feet that was a long way from her best performance. The judges agreed and her score of 32 points would surely mean an appearance in the dance-off without those loyal voting supporters of theirs. In fact it is being quoted that Susanna is actually receiving twice as many votes from the public as any of the other celebrities so we would be surprised to see her feature in tomorrow night’s dance-off.

The semi final was finished off by Abbey and Aljaz scoring another 39 points for a beautiful American Smooth danced to Neil Diamond’s Sweet Caroline. Her total of 78 points from both of tonight’s dances put Abbey in joint 1st place on the leaderboard with Natalie. However unlike Susanna there is some talk that the stunning looking model has not been taken to the public’s heart and she may still be in danger of making an appearance in the dance-off. We would say on the evidence of tonight’s showing though that there is little doubt she would be put through by the judges if this happens.

So we would predict that as many people thought a few weeks ago we are likely to see an all female Strictly final this year. As always the results show is on BBC1 tomorrow evening as will be hosted by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

Strictly Judge Darcey Bussell Talks Body Image – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 16 December 2013

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Strictly judge Darcey Bussell looking slim and sexyStrictly Judge Darcey Bussell Talks Body Image – the former principal dancer of the Royal Ballet has been giving her thoughts on body image.

Talking to Hello! magazine she said that she tries to never moan in front of her daughters about any body issues she has. The 44-year old Strictly judge has 2 daughters aged 9 and 12 and she is keen to encourage a home environment that focuses on health and fitness rather than body image.

She said this means she has to be careful about comments she makes with regard to her own body: ‘It means I can never whinge in front of them. If I don’t say things like, ‘Ooh, I can’t do up my skirt, my waist is going,’ or, ‘I’ve got to keep my tummy in,’ they won’t worry about those things. It’s an instinct with any girl to want to look good, and my eldest loves fashion and clothes, but I just tell them, ‘You’ve got to be healthy, you’ve got to have a proper breakfast.’

Darcey is now in her second year as a Strictly Come Dancing judge and she seems so much more relaxed this year than she did last year when she first joined the panel in place of Alesha Dixon. She looks very relaxed and seems to thoroughly enjoy her Saturday nights on the judges’ bench with Craig, Bruno and Len. She said recently of her new job: ‘I am slightly spoiled in my job as we are entertained constantly. I’m a happy-go-lucky person and it’s hard not to get a grin out of me.’

She also looks in great shape and you certainly wouldn’t guess that she is 44-years old from some of the dancing demonstrations she has put on when she has appeared on Strictly It Takes Two with Zoe Ball. She still has an amazing pair of legs and looks very slim and fit. All those hard years of ballet training have obviously paid off.

These days she no longer has to push herself as hard as she did when she was still with the Royal Ballet but she still goes swimming every week and also does a regular Zumba class to ensure she keeps fit.

Dancing is still a huge part of Darcey’s life and as well as all her work with the Strictly team she is also the current President of the Royal Academy of Dance, where one of her roles is to make sure that dance is promoted not just as a leisure pastime and an art form but also as a career.

We are not sure which celebrity Darcey thinks will win this year’s Strictly final this weekend but she is on record as saying that she would love to see Wimbledon champion and new BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Andy Murray on a future series.

Darcey is clearly delighted about the effect that Strictly Come Dancing is having here in the UK and how it has led to a resurgence in people taking up dancing at their local dance schools. ‘All I’ve wanted to do all my life is show people how fabulous dancing is and how uplifting it can be. Now dance classes are packed, which is wonderful.’

Susanna Reid Is Favourite To Win This Year’s Strictly Final – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 20 December 2013

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Susanna Reid 2013 Strictly look

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Susanna Reid Is Favourite To Win This Year’s Strictly Final – the 43-year old BBC Breakfast presenter and mother of three is currently the bookie’s favourite to lift this year’s Strictly glitterball trophy.

Susanna is ahead of her 3 fellow female finalists according to the latest odds from both Paddy Power and Coral Bookmakers. Paddy Power quotes her as current favourite at odds of 6/5 and Coral is currently quoting 5/4. An insider has actually suggested that as much as 90% of all the bets placed in the last few days have gone on Susanna so this might make things fairly hard for the other 3 finalists as the winner is chosen by public votes and  the judges’ votes tomorrow are only for guidance.

Despite this many people see tomorrow night’s final as being likely to be one of the closest in Strictly history. At this stage all of the dancers are capable of pulling off series-winning performance on the night and it is genuinely all to play for on Saturday evening.

Unlike many of the recent series of Strictly the pairings have been brilliantly worked out and without exception all of the celebrities have been thrilled with the dance professional they were paired with. Likewise the professionals this year have been able to relax without having to endure many of the prima donna antics inflicted on them by celebrities in previous years.

In particular Brendan Cole seems to have been a very different man this year and has loved his time working with Sophie Ellis-Bextor. She has not only been very hard-working but has caused him none of the problems some of his more temperamental partners have in other years.

All of this good-natured feeling has also taken in place in what is quite possibly the first year that there has been no big Strictly romance between a celebrity and their professional dance partner. However we may have spoken too soon on that score as there may yet be a surprise announced after this series of Strictly has ended!

All of the 4 women left have earned their place in tomorrow night’s Strictly final and it was clear from their appearances on tonight’s Strictly It Takes Two with Zoe Ball that the only sad thing for all 4 is not if they don’t win the title but the fact that whatever happens tomorrow it will be the end of the road for all of them in terms of their time on Strictly.

Susanna Reid at 2012 Oscars

Susanna Reid at 2012 Oscars

Actually that is not strictly true! In fact 3 of the girls are going to be part of the Strictly Live Tour 2014 which starts in January next year. Natalie Gumede, Abbey Clancy and Susanna Reid are all part of the Strictly Live Tour and will all be dancing with the same professional partners that have taken them all the way to this year’s final.

Natalie, Abbey and Susanna are going to be joined on the Strictly Live Tour by fellow 2013 Strictly celebrities Deborah Meaden, Mark Benton and Ben Cohen and will also be joined by Nicky Byrne from Westlife who danced with partner Karen Hauer back in Series 10 of Strictly.

The Strictly Come Dancing Live Tour 2014 starts in Birmingham on 17 January and is presently due to finish at London’s O2 Arena on 9 February. However due to the show’s phenomenal success this year we would not be surprised to see a couple more dates added to the current schedule if the celebrities can find any more room in their crowded schedules.

It is a certainty that whoever wins tomorrow night all 4 finalists have added greatly to their bankability by the time they have spent on the show. In particular Susanna Reid has been a revelation and is apparently the current subject of a bidding war between the BBC and rival channels ITV and Channel 5. Don’t be surprised if Susanna stays at the BBC though as she has always spoken of a very strong connection with the network, although we would suggest her greatly increased fanbase is sure to mean a fairly generous increase in her benefits package if she does decide to stay.

Another finalist who will find a great deal more money in the bank next year is model Abbey Clancy who has just been named as the new face and body for Ultimo lingerie. A rumoured £250k deal will first see her fronting the lingerie company’s Spring/Summer 2014 collection.

Whoever wins tomorrow night’s Strictly 2013 final we are sure to see one of the best evening’s entertainment the show has ever served up to Strictly fans. The Strictly Come Dancing 2013 final is on BBC1 tomorrow night with the first of 2 live programmes starting at 6.30pm.

 

 

Abbey Wins The Strictly Come Dancing Final – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 21 December 2013

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Abbey Clancy wins Strictly Come Dancing 2013Abbey Wins The 2013 Strictly Come Dancing Final - after what was acknowledged as the highest quality competition in Strictly history Abbey Clancy was tonight crowned the 2013 Strictly Come Dancing champion.

In a very good-natured final it was for once true that all 4 girls were so delighted to have made it so far in the competition that they really did not seem to mind who out of them got to lift the glitterball trophy.

Just as we all expected the standard of dancing this evening was very high and right from the start it was clear that whoever was going to win was going to have to pull out something very special indeed.

The opening dance from each couple was a choice from the judges and Abbey and Aljaz scored a maximum 40 points for their waltz to Kissing You by Des’ree. Coming just a point behind Abbey was Natalie and Artem’s Cha Cha Cha to Boney M’s Rasputin’, which gave Artem a chance to get his pecs out again.

Rounding off the first section of the final Sophie and Brendan scored 30 points for their Viennese Waltz to My Favourite Things and Susanna and Kevin scored the least points from the judges for their Quickstep danced to Good Morning from Singin In The Rain.

Next was the popular showdance section which saw Natalie score a maximum 40 points for her routine to Fred Astaire’s classic track Steppin’ Out With My Baby. Scores of 38 for Abbey, 35 for Sophie and 36 for Susanna left Susanna at the bottom of the judges scorecards at the end of the first live show but as we were told throughout the judges scores were only for guidance tonight.

Natalie Gumede shows her cleavage in 2013 Strictly Come Dancing finalAs we have expected Susanna was indeed saved by her loyal fans and it was Sophie Ellis Bextor and Brendan Cole who were the couple not destined to make it through to the second section of tonight’s final. Sadly this meant we lost the chance to see their wonderful Charleston from week 2 of the competition being performed again.

The final dances of the evening were the couples own choices of their favourite dance from the whole series. Susanna as expected picked her emotional Paso Doble and indeed it was an even more emotional performance this time than the last time they performed the dance.

Abbey picked her Quickstep danced to the ever popular Walkin’ On Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. It was another great performance and brought the house down.

Finally it was Natalie’s turn and her American Smooth to And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going from Dreamgirls was quite possibly the most superb dance ever seen on Strictly.

Susanna Reid in Strictly Come Dancing final 2013It has drama, style, superb choreography from Artem and was quite simply a breathtaking performance. The judges were similarly impressed and scored it the full 40 points. You would have to say though that it was way ahead of many of the dances that achieved a maximum in this and other series and if they were able to you feel they would have given the routine an extra star rating.

With Abbey scoring 38 points and Susanna 39 points it was then down to the great British public to see if they agreed with the judges. The answer was a no as we had perhaps expected all along. It seems that the show likes a journey more than it is looking to reward the best overall dancer if that person started off too good to begin with.

That said few would disagree with Abbey Clancy getting to lift the trophy as she has grown consistently throughout this series and her performance last week had such sexual chemistry it even seemed to have Bruno Tonioli on the turn!

Abbey’s husband, Stoke footballer Peter Crouch, was there to see her last dance and win the title but missed the first 2 dances as he had to drive down from Stoke after today’s match finished at 5pm.

After this year’s incredibly high standard of dancing we think the BBC production team are going to have their work cut out over the next few months in trying to get a new group of celebrities that not only dance that well but also that get along together so well. With the high ratings that this season of Strictly has got you can bet they will be trying however.

 

 

Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 25 December 2013

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Rufus Hound and Flavia Cacace wn Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2013Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special – the Strictly story continues as Christmas Day saw the latest Special edition of the programme.

There has been a Strictly Christmas Special since 2004 and since 2006 it has been a part of UK Christmas Day tv celebrations. Although the first Christmas Specials featured celebrities who had taken part in the main series since 2010 the programme has featured different celebrities who have not taken part in the main series. This is normally due to them not being able to clear time in their schedules for such a big commitment.

This year the celebrities taking part were Ricky Norwood from Eastenders, singer and West End star Elaine Paige, Radio 1 dj Sara Cox, Rochelle Humes from The Saturdays and comedian Rufus Hound.

The winner of tonight’s Strictly Christmas Special was Rufus Hound who was partnered with 2012 Strictly dance professional winner Flavia Cacace. They danced a very unusual and entertaining tango to Never Do A Tango With An Eskimo.

The routine featured live huskies and a prop fishing line with a plastic fish ended up inflicting an injury on the 34-year old comedian. After their tango finished Tess Daly pointed out to Rufus that there was blood on his face.

The judges were all agreed that Rufus and Flavia had put on a great performance with Bruno describing it as a ‘nutcracker of a tango’ and Darcey Bussell, who looked very glamorous this evening, saying that she thought Rufus was ‘an unusually hot Eskimo.’

The dance scored an impressive 38 points from the 4 judges but it was actually Elaine Paige’s seasonal Cha Cha Cha to Jingle Bells with dance partner Pasha Kovalev which scored best with the panel of judges getting an almost perfect 39 points.

However the final result was down to the fact that the studio audience preferred Rufus Hound and Flavia’s tango and the special glittery star-shaped trophy was theirs.

Although some might think it surprising that Rufus was chosen to lift this year’s Strictly Christmas Special trophy he does have some pedigree as a dancer having previously won the Let’s Dance For Sports Relief competition in 2010. On that occasion Rufus danced his own version of Cheryl Cole’s Fight For This Love which the singer described as like ‘looking in a mirror.’

That is the end of Strictly for this year on television although anyone lucky enough to have tickets for the Strictly Live Tour will not have long to wait to see some more dance action as the tour begins in Birmingham at the National Indoor Arena on 17 January.

Strictly’s Flavia Marries Jimi Mistry – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 30 December 2013

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Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace marries Jimi Mistry.Strictly’s Flavia Marries Jimi Mistry – it has been quite a Christmas for Strictly Come Dancing star Flavia Cacace, first she won the Strictly Christmas Special with Rufus Hound and now she has married fiancé Jimi Mistry in a ceremony held at a London hotel yesterday.

Flavia and Jimi chose the romantic St Pancras Renaissance Hotel for their special day. It is known for its classic Victorian styling and its restaurant features cuisine from the 2 Michelin star chef Marcus Wareing. However the most famous feature of the hotel is its grand staircase that was featured in the Spice Girls Wannabe video as well as being their choice of venue to launch their musical Viva Forever last year.

The famous staircase was featured in the wedding day photo that Flavia and Jimi shared with their fans when they announced their wedding on Twitter. Flavia wrote on her page: ”Had the most amazing day with family & friends @StPancrasRen xxx.’ She also used the site to let her fans know that her last name is now Cacace-Mistry.

The couple first met during the 2010 series of Strictly when they were paired together and were the 5th pair to be eliminated that series just failing to get to Blackpool by 2 weeks. Theirs was not the only romance during the 2010 Strictly series as the eventual winners, actress Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev, also started a relationship after they were paired together.

Jimi plays the part of Khalid Nazir, better known as Kai, a former soldier who is now a personal trainer in Coronation Street. He has previously had a number of roles in movies including lead roles in East is East and The Guru, where he played a dance teacher turned sex guru opposite Heather Graham and Marisa Tomei.

Flava has spoken before about the secret of her successful relationship with Jimi saying that it works because they are so different in personality and can complement each other. ‘He’s quite a chilled person whereas I’m disciplined and hard-working, probably too much. He’s more, “Let’s have a weekend away”. On the other hand he now goes to the gym, eats his greens and his vitamins. I appreciate him calming me down when I need to, and I get the whip out when it’s gym time.’

Flavia and Jimi have not revealed if they are going on honeymoon.

NTAs 2014, The Winners and Who Was Hot and Who Was Not On The Red Carpet – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 23 January 2014

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NTAs 2014, The Winners and Who Was Hot and Who Was Not On The Red Carpet – apart from last night’s wardrobe malfunction from Kelly Brook there were a lot of things going on at the National Television Awards. The least surprising part of the night came with Ant and Dec winning the Best Entertainment […]

Is Susanna Reid Going To ITV For £1m Salary? – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 8 February 2014

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Is Susanna Reid Going To ITV For £1m Salary? – the BBC might be a little less pleased tonight at how popular Susanna Reid was on the recently finished series of Strictly Come Dancing after reports have surfaced that she has been offered one million pounds to go to a rival breakfast show on ITV. […]

Abbey Clancy Has Nipslip Wardrobe Malfunction At London Fashion Week Show – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 16 February 2014

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Abbey Clancy Has Nipslip Wardrobe Malfunction At London Fashion Week Show – the model and Strictly winner ensured more eyes were on the audience than the catwalk with the outfit she wore to a London Fashion Week show. Abbey had turned out to support her friend and  fellow Strictly competitor designer Julien Macdonald at the […]

Michelle Keegan To Join Strictly? – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 23 February 2014

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Michelle Keegan To Join Strictly? – the Coronation Street star looks like being a part of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing series after failing to join the show for the last 2 years. Michelle has made no secret of her desire to join the celebrity dancing show but her chances have been scuppered each time […]

Abbey Clancy Models New Ultimo Bridal Lingerie Collection – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 25 February 2014

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Abbey Clancy Models New Ultimo Bridal Lingerie Collection – the 28-year old is clearly going to make the most of all the exposure she has gained by winning the Strictly Come Dancing crown last December and her latest venture sees her modelling a sexy new bridal collection for lingerie company Ultimo. Abbey has already modelled […]

Susanna Reid Talks About Her New ITV Job – What’s Hot and What’s Trending 4 March 2014

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Susanna Reid Talks About Her New ITV Job – the BBC’s Breakfast Golden Girl has broken her silence for the first time since it was confirmed she will be leaving to join ITV to front a new breakfast programme. It seems that the lure of her own show together with an increase in salary from […]
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