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Shirley Ballas reveals glowy skin secrets after saying she feels '20 years younger'

The Strictly star, 65, recently revealed fans are convinced she has had a face list

Evening Standard

Sixth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The judges’ vote was unanimous.

Evening Standard

Vicky Pattison tops Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with ‘dance of the night’

The former Geordie Shore star, 37, and professional dancer Kai Widdrington scored 39 points for their Tango to Taylor Swift’s The Fate Of Ophelia.

Evening Standard

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Lewis Cope and Katya Jones score first perfect 40 of Strictly Come Dancing 2025

The couple wore matching suits for their couple’s choice to Creep by Radiohead.

Evening Standard

Shirley Ballas’ future on Strictly revealed amid vile trolling and death threats

The 65-year-old has long been a victim of online trolling as a result of her position as head judge on the judging panel

Evening Standard

Fourth celebrity leaves Strictly after dance-off

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

Evening Standard

Chris Robshaw becomes third contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

‘EastEnders’ star Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon faced the dreaded dance-off for a second week running

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Alex Kingston tops Strictly leaderboard with a 10 and a kiss from Shirley Ballas

The 62-year-old performed the rumba to Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car with partner Johannes Radebe.

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman and Dave Arch recreate Coldplay kiss-cam moment

‘Strictly’ host was caught cosying up to the show’s long-running conductor in funny gag

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Balvinder Sopal breaks silence on bottom two result after Shirley Ballas ‘footwork’ criticism

Strictly Come Dancing star Balvinder Sopal has said that she and partner Julian Callon were “really calm” during the dance-off after they received criticism from Shirley Ballas.

The Independent UK

Second contestant eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The remaining 13 couples will return to the Strictly dancefloor next week.

Evening Standard

Ross King becomes second contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing

TV star follows Thomas Skinner off the dancefloor

The Independent UK

See the first celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2025

Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden have become the first pair to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2025

The National (Scotland)

Shirley Ballas shares liposuction regrets after getting 'fat sucked out' of her 'arms, tummy and bottom' as she admits 'I don't like mirrors'

The Strictly Come Dancing judge got incredibly honest about the surgery she has had during a chat with Paul C Brunson

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Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Vicky Pattison breaks down in tears as judges say she could win series

‘I haven’t really done a lot of stuff to make the north east proud,’ says reality star

The Independent UK

Strictly’s Thomas Skinner left visibly frustrated by second week of low scores

‘I ain’t good at dancing,’ businessman admits after salsa to Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Bonkers’

Woman & Home

'Nobody seemed to understand me' - Shirley Ballas reveals the 'dark place' menopause took her to

The Strictly judge shared a very candid account of her difficult menopause and the 'wake-up call' she needed to get help

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The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing’s launch show sees ‘sensational’ footballer Karen Carney top leaderboard

Actor Lewis Cope and Dani Dyer’s replacement Amber Davies also stormed the rankings – while presenter Ross King came dead last

The Independent UK

Strictly Come Dancing announces shocking vote twist that ‘will change everything’

Head judge Shirley Ballas has long criticised a particular element of the show’s voting system – and it will be axed this series

Evening Standard

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey moved to tears during first Strictly live show of 2025

Aikines-Aryeetey said he had been dreaming of the dance having suffered an injury last year.

The Independent UK

Shirley Ballas makes honest admission about menopause leaving her in ‘dark place’

Shirley Ballas has opened up about how the effects of the menopause left her feeling she was "in a dark place" with "no one to talk about it with."

Evening Standard

Strictly judges get into costume and hit the dance floor

Images of the first live show see the judges – Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabus and Anton Du Beke – dancing through the decades.

The Independent UK

First look: Strictly judges to hit the dance floor on Saturday’s show

The images were released ahead of the first live show of the new series of Strictly Come Dancing

Evening Standard

Janette Manrara to return as host on Strictly Come Dancing live tour

Dates for the 2026 performances have been announced, with organisers promising a show ‘more dazzling than ever before’.

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