16 h. ago Strictly Come Dancing receives rare Bafta TV awards snub after infamous scandal

Popular dancing competition has dominated the ceremony previously, securing a win just last year – but the bullying scandal might have hurt its chances at 2025 ceremony

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3 d. ago Wynne Evans tipped for major ITV show after Strictly Come Dancing scandal

Former Strictly contestant Wynne Evans has been tipped for a return to the screens after a scandal in which he was filmed making an inappropriate sexual comment saw him leave the live dance tour

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4 d. ago Amanda Abbington reveals which huge ITV show she'd like to be a part of

Amanda Abbington has revealed which huge ITV show she'd like to be a part of - as she moves on from the Strictly Come Dancing scandal and Giovanni Pernice bullying row.

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9 d. ago Giovanni Pernice 'set for Celebrity Big Brother' after Strictly Come Dancing scandal

Giovanni Pernice is reportedly set to appear in the new series of Celebrity Big Brother, which is expected to air next month, after he was axed from Strictly Come Dancing in 2023

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1 week ago Amanda Abbington in tears as she breaks silence on 'tricky year' after Strictly apology

Amanda Abbington was left in tears as she admitted the last year has been 'tricky' following the Strictly Come Dancing bullying scandal, but insisted she has no regrets

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1 week ago Oti Mabuse makes refreshing admission about Strictly scandal

Professional dancer lifted the glitterball trophy twice during ‘Strictly’ career

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3 w. ago Fearless and Free by Josephine Baker review – ‘ten lives in one’

For the first time in English, the sensational memoirs of Josephine Baker – cabaret star, activist and spy‘Who else could ever have had a story like hers?” writes Ijeoma Oluo in the foreword to Josephine Baker’s memoir. “The dancer, the singer, the ingenue, the scandal maker, the activist, the spy – Josephine Baker lived at least 10 lives in one.” Translated gorgeously into English for the first time by Anam Zafar and Sophie Lewis, Fearless and Free comprises stories and reflections in Baker’s own voice, drawn from conversations with the French writer Marcel Sauvage that began in 1926 and continued for more than 20 years afterwards. They cover her early life in St Louis, her adventures in Europe and eventual transformation into, as Sauvage puts it, an “actress and French citizen of worldwide renown”.Memoirs that span a lifetime can lack narrative drive. “Life, when you think about it later,” says Baker, “is a series of images a film in your heart.” And yet Baker’s matchless characte...

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