69 m. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Alex Kingston says she is 'fearless' after cancer battle

The actress opened up about her cancer diagnosis and how it changed her outlook on life ahead of her Blackpool performance

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86 m. ago Strictly's Karen Carney completely transformed after emotional BBC journey

Former England footballer Karen Carney opens up about her confidence transformation and emotional breakthrough with partner Carlos Gu as Strictly Come Dancing reaches Blackpool week

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95 m. ago Karen Carney’s Blackpool performance proves she deserves to be in the Strictly Come Dancing final

The former England player didn’t top the leaderboard but she was undeniably the star of this year’s Blackpool episode, writes Rachel McGrath

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2 h. ago BBC Strictly legend admits 'it's terrifying' ahead of series comeback

Strictly Come Dancing stars Danny Mac, Jay McGuiness, Ashley Roberts and Layton Williams are returning to perform at Blackpool's iconic Tower Ballroom on November 23

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2 h. ago Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week nine of the competition

This week’s Blackpool special featured the second perfect score of the series after a contestant was forced to withdraw

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2 h. ago Ashley Roberts 'so nervous' for Strictly Come Dancing Blackpool special

Ashley Roberts, who competed on Strictly Come Dancing in 2018, admitted she felt nervous to return to the training room but she quickly remembered her iconic Jive steps

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star 'physically sick' over returning to BBC show

Some previous iconic Strictly Come Dancing contestants are due to return to the show during a very special Blackpool week as they reminisce about their time on the show

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Jay McGuiness admits 'anxiety' as he returns to BBC show

Strictly Come Dancing's Jay McGuiness has revealed that he felt a sense of anxiety when returning to the dancefloor for The Tower Ballroom following his stint in 2015

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2 h. ago Strictly's Layton Williams sends warning to 2025 cast ahead of return

Layton Williams is best known for his West End musical career but also earned plenty more fans when he appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2023 with Nikita Kuzmin

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2 h. ago Strictly’s former finalists ‘really excited’ to return to Blackpool

The former contestants will revisit their best-known Strictly moments before coming together in a dance routine.

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2 h. ago Strictly legend admits 'I feel sick' ahead of huge Blackpool ballroom comeback

Four Strictly Come Dancing stars will make a huge comeback to the dancefloor during Sunday night's pre-recorded results show in Blackpool

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2 h. ago Strictly finalist reveals he feels 'physically sick' at Blackpool return

Former Strictly contestants take to the legendary Blackpool ballroom dancefloor for Saturday's show

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2 h. ago La Voix breaks silence after being forced to quit BBC's Strictly Come Dancing

RuPaul's Drag Race UK star La Voix has said she is 'devastated' to have had to quit the ballroom competition

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing: Lewis Cope lands 40 as La Voix is forced to pull out

The Blackpool special took place after a turbulent week for hit BBC series

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2 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin fights back tears seeing family in audience

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin was visibly emotional as his family watched from the audience during the Blackpool special on Saturday (22 November).

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing's La Voix is forced to pull out of the competition before Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman's last ever Blackpool Tower Week

The Drag Race star, 45, real name Christopher Dennis, was forced to drop out of the upcoming Blackpool special this weekend after suffering an injury.

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3 h. ago Strictly's Tess Daly tells fans 'we're very sorry' after Blackpool show mishap

Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman were left red-faced as they were forced to issue an apology just minutes into the live show

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing: Lewis Cope lands first 40 of the series as La Voix is forced to pull out

The Blackpool special took place after a turbulent week for hit BBC series

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3 h. ago Strictly hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman apologise for blunder minutes into show

The Strictly Come Dancing hosts were left in disbelief and laughing after getting their feet wrong during a brief performance in the Blackpool special

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3 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing performer's bold new look distracts fans minutes into show

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left distracted just minutes into the BBC show as they questioned a star's bold new look

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