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ITV’s culinary competition, Cooking with the Stars, returns for its fourth series at the end of this month, with Emma Willis and Tom Allen resuming their hosting duties. Paralympian Ellie Simmonds, model-presenter Abbey Clancy, athlete Linford Christie, actor-host Christopher Biggins, presenter Carol Vorderman, comedian Katherine Ryan, YouTuber Harry Pinero, and dancer Pasha Kovalev form the […]

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Rachel Riley has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list for her efforts in raising Holocaust awareness and combatting antisemitism.

The Countdown star and mathemetician, whose mother is Jewish, has been honoured for her services to Holocaust education as an avid campaigner.

Riley was a vocal critic of Labour’s handling of alleged antisemitism within the party and Jeremy Corbyn’s conduct while leader.

The 36-year-old Oxford University graduate took over from Carol Vorderman as co-host of Channel 4's Countdown in 2009, after Vorderman stepped down from the role she had held since the show began in 1982.

Her tenure as the resident number cruncher, beginning when she was just 22, has seen her work alongside presenters Jeff Stelling, Nick Hewer, Anne Robinson and Colin Murray.

In January 2019, she made a speech at a Westminster reception for the Holocaust Educational Trust addressing the abuse she received on social media as a public figure.

Rachel Riley has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list for her efforts in raising Holocaust awareness and combatting antisemitism.

The Countdown star and mathemetician, whose mother is Jewish, has been honoured for her services to Holocaust education as an avid campaigner.

Riley was a vocal critic of Labour’s handling of alleged antisemitism within the party and Jeremy Corbyn’s conduct while leader.

The 36-year-old Oxford University graduate took over from Carol Vorderman as co-host of Channel 4's Countdown in 2009, after Vorderman stepped down from the role she had held since the show began in 1982.

Her tenure as the resident number cruncher, beginning when she was just 22, has seen her work alongside presenters Jeff Stelling, Nick Hewer, Anne Robinson and Colin Murray.

In January 2019, she made a speech at a Westminster reception for the Holocaust Educational Trust addressing the abuse she received on social media as a public figure.

Rachel Riley has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list for her efforts in raising Holocaust awareness and combatting antisemitism.

The Countdown star and mathemetician, whose mother is Jewish, has been honoured for her services to Holocaust education as an avid campaigner.

Riley was a vocal critic of Labour’s handling of alleged antisemitism within the party and Jeremy Corbyn’s conduct while leader.

The 36-year-old Oxford University graduate took over from Carol Vorderman as co-host of Channel 4's Countdown in 2009, after Vorderman stepped down from the role she had held since the show began in 1982.

Riley’s tenure as the resident number cruncher, which began when she was just 22, has seen her work alongside presenters Jeff Stelling, Nick Hewer, Anne Robinson, and Colin Murray.

In January 2019, she made a speech at a Westminster reception for the Holocaust Educational Trust addressing the abuse she received on...

Every year, Strictly Come Dancing brings its yearly spook-fest back to the dance floor.

By now, we’ve seen hundreds of dancers take part in the themed competition week, hoping to impress the judges with routines that are less trick, more treat.

For fans, Halloween is one of the biggest nights in the Strictly calendar. Design-wise, it doesn’t get more extra than this, with the perfect performance featuring a spooky costume and song choice that are well linked together. However, it’s not always easy and we often see a slightly spooky song title pushed together with a random costume that doesn’t exactly make sense or scream Halloween. After all, there are only so many times the show can do the “Monster Mash”.

The best Halloween dances bring all these elements together, from design, to music, to (naturally) the actual dancing. Among this top 10 we have a lot of tangos,...

Ever since Strictly Come Dancing first aired in 2004, it’s been bringing glitter, rhinestones and dad dancing to Saturday night TV.

Over the years, Strictly has grown into one of the biggest shows on UK television, with 10 million people tuning in each week as they watch the celebrity contestants grow from stompy footed to light on their feet.

Here are 8 things you didn’t know about Strictly Come Dancing...

It’s the world’s most successful reality TV format

When it began in a little studio at the BBC, Strictly seemed like a celebrity reality competition series like any other. But since then, the show has grown and grown not only in the UK, but abroad too.

Broadcast under the name Dancing with the Stars, it is the world’s most successful reality TV format and is licensed to more than 75 countries including the US, China and India.

Getting a perfect 40 is hard,...

Ever since Strictly Come Dancing first aired in 2004, it’s been bringing glitter, rhinestones and dad dancing to Saturday night TV.

Over the years, Strictly has grown into one of the biggest shows on UK television, with 10 million people tuning in each week as they watch the celebrity contestants grow from stompy footed to light on their feet.

Here are 8 things you didn’t know about Strictly Come Dancing...

It’s the world’s most successful reality TV format

When it began in a little studio at the BBC, Strictly seemed like a celebrity reality competition series like any other. But since then, the show has grown and grown not only in the UK, but abroad too.

Broadcast under the name Dancing with the Stars, it is the world’s most successful reality TV format and is licensed to more than 75 countries including the US, China and India.

Getting a perfect 40 is hard,...

Every year, Strictly Come Dancing brings its yearly spook-fest back to the dance floor.

By now, we’ve seen hundreds of dancers take part in the themed competition week, hoping to impress the judges with routines that are less trick, more treat.

For fans, Halloween is one of the biggest nights in the Strictly calendar. Design-wise, it doesn’t get more extra than this, with the perfect performance featuring a spooky costume and song choice that are well linked together. However, it’s not always easy and we often see a slightly spooky song title pushed together with a random costume that doesn’t exactly make sense or scream Halloween. After all, there are only so many times the show can do the “Monster Mash”.

The best Halloween dances bring all these elements together, from design, to music, to (naturally) the actual dancing. Among this top 10 we have a lot of tangos,...

Caroline Flack, former host of Love Island UK, has died at the age of 40.

The British TV personality died by suicide. She was found in her London residence on Saturday, according to her family’s attorney. The family also provided the following statement to Sky News, which reads as follows:

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“We can confirm that our Caroline passed away today, 15 February. We would ask that the press respect the privacy of...

Caroline Flack, the former host of the U.K. reality competition, “Love Island,” has died. She was 40.

“Everybody at ‘Love Island’ and ITV is shocked and saddened by this desperately sad news. Caroline was a much loved member of the ‘Love Island’ team and our sincere thoughts and condolences are with her family and friends,” an ITV spokesperson told Variety in a statement.

Saturday night’s episode of “Love Island,” which airs daily in primetime, has been pulled in the wake of Flack’s death.

The British star first began her career as an actress on the 2002 sketch comedy show “Bo’ Selecta!” and then joined the ITV network to host shows like “I’m a Celebrity…Get Me out of Here Now!,” “The Xtra Factor,” “Minute to Win It” and “Viral Tap.” In 2014, she won the 12th season of the British dancing show “Strictly Come Dancing” with her dance partner Pasha Kovalev.

Hey, "So You Think You Can Dance" fans. Tonight, September 2,2019, another Live performances/results show did indeed air, and another two unlucky dancers got sent packing at the end of it. The judges: Laurieann Gibson, Dominic “D-Trix” Sandoval, Mary Murphy and Nigel Lythgoe were all on hand to give their critiques. The final 6 dancers were featured tonight. They danced with returning All-Stars from various seasons. Tonight's Live results show kicked off with the final 6 dancers doing another group routine. It featured them dressed up as zombie's and doing a spooky dance number from choreographers Pharside & Phoenix. Right after that, Bailey Munoz and All-Star Koine Iwasaki hit the stage to perform a Broadway routine by choreographer Al Blackstone. Afterwards, Dominic said, "Bailey is an amazing dancer. So, I believed the character and performance." Laurieann said, "I would buy a ticket to any show that Bailey is in." Nigel said, "Bailey is...

Season 16 of “So You Think You Can Dance” is in the home stretch. Going into the Labor Day show on Monday night, September 2, six dancers went in, and by the end America’s votes decided the four finalists who would compete for the title. Find out what happened below in our live blog with all the minute-by-minute developments as they happen.

Contemporary dancers have ruled the live shows, taking 5 of the top 10 slots coming out of the Academy rounds. Their dominance was even greater in the top six; they made up two-thirds of this week’s remaining contestants: Madison Jordan, Gino Cosculluela, Sophie Pittman and Mariah Russell, who went up against lone b-boy Bailey Munoz and ballroom specialist Ezra Sosa. So there was a chance that contemporary could sweep the finals.

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Up until now, the team of Bailey and Mariah...

So now Halloween Week is out of the way, it's back on for the fake tans and sequins and Strictly Come Dancing goes back to normal. Let's have a guess at who might survive another week on the dancefloor now this week's song and dance list has been unveiled.

1. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko

Song: 'The Boy Does Nothing' by Alesha Dixon

Dance: Jive

2. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

Song: 'Man! I feel Like a Woman' by Shania Twain

Dance: American Smooth

3. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice

Song: 'Volare' by The Gipsy Kings

Dance: Samba

4. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec

Song: 'Hello' by Adele

Dance: Rumba

5. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus

Song: 'Trouble' by Ray Lamontagne

Dance: Viennese Waltz

6. Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

Song: 'Diferente' by The Gotan Project

Dance: Argentine Tango

7. Jeremy Vine & Karen Clifton

Song: 'Go West' by The Pet Shop Boys

Dance: Tango

8. Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke

Song: '...

It's Halloween week on Strictly Come Dancing, with scary make-up and spooky props aplenty.

But who brought a bit of magic to the dance floor, and who had a monstrous night? Find out with our round-up of the scores and comments from judges Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli - and you can relive every dance below:

1. Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke dancing the paso doble to 'Phantom of the Opera' by Steve Harley and Sarah Brightman: 4+6+6+5=21

Len: "The problem is you're like an English rose and the paso is a cactus, sharp aggressive and spiky. It doesn't really suit your personality. I got the willies at one time when I thought you would use the wrong foot. It wasn't great, Kate - I wish it was."

Darcey: "You look the part – absolutely stunning. To help strengthen your performance use those beautiful eyes.

It's Halloween, so that means Strictly Come Dancing gets spooky. Fangs replace fake tans, and ghouls, phantoms and zombies take over the dancefloor. Check out week 6's song and dance list below:

1. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko

Song: 'Once Upon A Dream' by Lana Del Rey

Dance: Waltz

2. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

Song: 'I Think I Love You' by The Partridge Family

Dance: Rumba

3. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice

Song: 'Ghostbusters' by Ray Parker Junior

Dance: Tango

4. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec

Song: 'Take Your Mama' by Scissor Sisters

Dance: Samba

5. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus

Song: 'The Time Warp' from the Rocky Horror Picture Show

Dance: Jive

6. Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

Song: 'Lil Red Riding Hood' by Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs

Dance: American Smooth

7. Jeremy Vine & Karen Clifton

Song: 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson

Dance: Salsa

8. Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke

Song: 'Phantom Of The Opera' by Steve Harley and...

Ainsley Harriott and his professional partner Natalie Lowe have become the fourth couple to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.

The pair found themselves in the dance-off against Jamelia and Tristan MacManus, after the judges' scores were combined with the viewers' votes.

Strictly Come Dancing Week Five: All the scores and judges' comments

Harriott and Lowe jived to 'Shake, Rattle and Roll' by Bill Haley & His Comets, while Jamelia and MacManus performed their foxtrot to Celine Dion's 'Because You Loved Me'.

Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Bruno Tonioli all voted to save Jamelia and MacManus, sending Harriott and Lowe home.

Head judge Len Goodman said he agreed with his fellow judges' decision.

It marked the second time that Jamelia and MacManus have been saved in the dance-off. Harriott and Lowe had survived in Week Three.

The result continues the run of male celebrities being eliminated from this year's show,...

Week 5 has come on Strictly Come Dancing and we were treated to an even dozen of dances as the celebrities took to the dancefloor.

But who wowed the panel and who could be in danger? Digital Spy has the judges' comments and scores from all 12 dances here:

1. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice dancing the salsa to 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)' by Sylvester = 7+8+8+8=31

Len: "It was a great show starter and a bit of a show stopper. Terrific routine, a disco salsa. You were really working your assets. Well done – great start!"

Bruno: "You're a gorgeous little strumpet! Those hips were like a bag of steps. More of that please. It's good to see you so alive. Be careful of the lifts' dismount – that has to be absolutely flawless."

2. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev dancing the Viennese Waltz to 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' by Seal: 4+6+6+5=21

Darcey:...

Strictly Come Dancing is already three celebrities down... and we're going to lose another this week! The remaining stars will be doing everything to make sure it's not them, so we should be in for some pretty spectacular moves this evening.

As we saw last week with Jay's quickstep, anything could happen, so join us from 6.35pm when the show kicks off on BBC One and we'll bring you all the action...

20:20That's your lot for tonight though? Do keep hitting the comments to let us know what you made of tonight's action. Who was the best? Who was the worst? And who do you think will be going home? And stick with DS for all the Strictly coverage you need!

20:17Right, so Kellie and Helen are at the top of the leaderboard... while Jeremy is down at the bottom. But will that stay the same after you've cast your votes?...

Strictly Come Dancing is already at week 5 and things are getting serious. Jay McGuiness jived his way to a 10 in week 3, but will we see another this time? Check out the coming weekend's song and dance list and get speculating:

1. Ainsley Harriott & Natalie Lowe

Dance: Jive

Song: 'Shake, Rattle and Roll' - Bill Haley and the Comets

2. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko

Dance: Tango

Song: 'Sweet Disposition' - Temper Trap

3. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

Dance: Viennese Waltz

Song: 'I've Been Loving You Too Long' - Seal

4. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice

Dance: Salsa

Song: 'You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)' - Sylvester

5. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec

Dance: Quickstep

Song: 'You Can't Hurry Love' - Diana Ross and the Supremes

6. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus

Dance: Foxtrot

Song: 'Because You Loved Me' - Celine Dion

7. Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

Dance: Paso Doble

Song: 'It's My Life' - Bon Jovi

8. Jeremy Vine...

Strictly Come Dancing is now into its fourth week and the competition is really hotting up, with an incredibly close leaderboard.

Digital Spy was watching along and have rounded up all of the scores and judges' comments below:

1. Anita Rani and Gleb Savchenko dancing the samba to 'Hips Don't Lie by Shakira: 6+7+7+7=27

Len: "Your hips certainly don't lie. A little bit long getting started but once you got into it… I thought you coped very well. I think it could have been better leg action, but I'm being pernickety."

Bruno: "That was warming up nicely. The samba has a carefree feel to it, but a couple of times there you got a little tangled and it kind of stopped it a little bit. The technique is actually very very hard. It was a bit on and off."

2. Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff dancing the American Smooth to 'Fly Me To The Moon...

Last week on Strictly was pretty special - with everything from our first 10 of the series to some "disappointing" dances from celebs we thought had been doing well. It just goes to show that anything can happen... so what will week four bring?

We're about to find out, so join us right here from 6.30pm when the show begins on BBC One and we'll bring you all the ballroom action as it happens...

20:21But that's your lot for this evening! Tomorrow: Will Young (yay!) and someone going home (boo). Let us know who you think it will be by leaving your comments, and be sure to stick with DS for all the Strictly coverage you need...

20:19Incidentally, Joan Collins has some thoughts about this week's Strictly.

#strictlycomedancing so sad about Jay stumbling - he's my favourite!

— Joan Collins (@Joancollinsdbe) October 17, 2015

Katie is good unfortunate dress #strictlycomedancing

— Joan Collins...

Well, we've had our first 10 of the series on Strictly Come Dancing courtesy of Jay McGuiness - but will any more pop up on Saturday night? Well, we can start guessing now as the song and dance list is out:

1. Ainsley Harriott & Natalie Lowe

Dance: Waltz

Song: 'What a Wonderful World' - Louis Armstrong

2. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko

Dance: Samba

Song: 'Hips Don't Lie' - Shakira

3. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

Dance: Paso Doble

Song: 'Espana Cani' - Trad

4. Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff

Dance: American Smooth

Song: 'Fly Me to the Moon' - Frank Sinatra

5. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice

Dance: Quickstep

Song: 'Reach' - S Club 7

6. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec

Dance: Salsa

Song: 'Miami Sound Machine' - Doctor Beat

7. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus

Dance: Charleston

Song: 'Straight Up' - Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox

8. Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

Dance: Quickstep

Song: 'My Generation' - The...

It was pretty much business as usual on The X Factor tonight as the Six Chair Challenge reached its nail-biting conclusion – but one element of the show was noticeably lacking.

Viewers were united in their confusion when they took to Twitter to ask a vital question: where the heck was Caroline Flack?

It certainly didn't seem to go unnoticed that the majority of the show was presented by Olly Murs, flying solo as his co-host was nowhere to be seen.

Some weren't particularly happy about Flack not performing her presenting duties, with one viewer tweeting: "Wonder how much Caroline Flack gets paid for 'presenting' on the X Factor for about 17 seconds each episode".

While others joked that Flack had more reason to kick off about lack of airtime than contestant Mason Noise, with one user tweeting: "Can't believe Mason Noise kicking off about getting 47 seconds on the x factor, that's...

It's week 3 of Strictly Come Dancing, and with the first couple voted off last week the heat really is on.

Digital Spy was watching along and have rounded up all of the scores and judges comments.

1. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev dancing the quickstep to 'Wash That Man' from South Pacific: 3+5+5+4=17

Bruno: "It's not quite a tropical heatwave, more a lukewarm breeze. You looked like you were shuffling on damp sand. It was a very difficult dance - you need to sort out the frame."

Len: "I thought that routine had far more content than previous weeks. I love the way you come out and enjoy yourself, and it made me enjoy it. A lovely bubbly dance."

2. Anthony Ogogo & Oti Mabuse dancing the Paso Doble to 'Eye of the Tiger' from Rocky: 4+6+5+4=19

Darcey: "It's your best dance so far, you have this energy – in your body, when you pose,...

As if Strictly Come Dancing wasn't sparkly enough, it's time to inject some of the magic of Hollywood - that's right, it's Movie Week! The celebs and their partners will be boogying on down to some classic tunes from cinema, but who will come out on top?

We'll be here hoping for some serious movie-level drama, so grab the popcorn and join us from 6.20pm when the show begins and we'll bring you all the action.

20:25Right, that's it for tonight's show! Who was your favourite? Who do you think will be in the dance-off tomorrow? Let us know all your thoughts below and stick with DS for all the Strictly coverage you need...

20:19Right, here's the leaderboard - Jay is right up at the top followed by Kellie and Helen. Down at the bottom is Carol, with Anthony and Ainsley making up the bottom three. And get dialling/clicking,...

Caroline Flack ''wept'' when Jack Street dumped her before the final of 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 'X Factor' host has opened up about her split from the music manager - who she's said to have briefly rekindled her romance with earlier this year - to admit she was devastated when he ended things while she was competing on the celebrity dance contest. Caroline shared: ''As it started to fall apart, so did I.'' The 35-year-old presenter claims she forgot the moves her and her professional dance partner Pasha Kovalev had rehearsed for their quarter finals performance because she was so distraught that her...

Strictly Come Dancing is getting even more glitz and glamour than normal this weekend - it's Movie Week! The 14 remaining celebs and their partners will be going all Hollywood to perform to songs from the cinema, but what exactly can you expect?

1. Ainsley Harriott & Natalie Lowe

Dance: Cha Cha

Song: 'Boogie Wonderland' - Happy Feet

2. Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko

Dance: American Smooth

Song: 'Unchained Melody' - Ghost

3. Anthony Ogogo & Oti Mabuse

Dance: Paso Doble

Song: 'Eye of the Tiger' - Rocky

4. Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

Dance: Quickstep

Song: 'Wash That Man' - South Pacific

5. Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff

Dance: Cha Cha

Song: 'Summer Nights' - Grease

6. Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice

Dance: Rumba

Song: 'Writing's on the Wall' - Spectre

7. Helen George & Aljaz Skorjanec

Dance: Foxtrot

Song: 'I Wanna Be Loved By You' - Some Like It Hot

8. Jamelia & Tristan MacManus

Dance: Salsa

Song: 'Heaven Must Be Missing...

It's week two of Strictly Come Dancing, and all 15 contestants have taken to the dance floor before the first elimination tomorrow evening (October 4).

Digital Spy was of course watching, and has rounded up all the judges' scores and comments, along with videos of the dances.

1. Jamelia and Tristan MacManus dance the cha-cha to 'Don't Cha' by The Pussycat Dolls: 4-6-5-6 = 21

Darcey: "Very cheeky and very hot and you had that until the end. With performances like that, you will go places."

Bruno: "She's turned into a wild pussycat! A good attitude and you did it well. Len is right, you have to work on technique... I like to see the wild animal in you!"

2. Daniel O'Donnell and Kristina Rihanoff dance the Charleston to 'Let's Misbehave' by Cole Porter: 5-6-6-6 = 23

Craig: "You need to be a lot more higher up on toes, more swivel, make...

Strictly Come Dancing was all very pleasant last week - everyone danced and had a lovely time. We even had a wardrobe malfunction, courtesy of Anthony Ogogo and his trouser-splitting jive. But no amount of glitter can disguise the fact that tomorrow night the first celebrity will be eliminated. Sniff.

Luckily, we have 15 exciting celeb dances ahead of us tonight - and we're sure it's still going to be a lot of fun, elimination fears aside. So slip on your sparkliest lycra and join us on the sofa from 6.20pm as we bring you all the action from the Strictly ballroom...

20:25But that's it! The first results show will be airing tomorrow at 7.15pm as we lose our first celeb of the series - and Rod Stewart has a bit of a sing-song. We're already feeling nervous (about the elimination, not about Rod, obviously). But for now, thanks for...

The Strictly Come Dancing couples are going to be two-stepping to Beyoncé, Billy Joel and more this weekend.

A list of week 2's songs has been revealed by the BBC - with all 15 couples taking to the dance floor ahead of the series's first elimination.

Strictly Come Dancing 2015 winner: We rank the celebrities' chances of topping BBC One's dance-off

Ainsley Harriott and Natalie Lowe will dance the salsa to 'Don't Touch My Tomatoes' by Joséphine BakerAnita Rani and Gleb Savchenko will dance the Charleston to 'Pencil Full Of Lead' by Paolo NutiniAnthony Ogogo and Oti Mabuse will dance the waltz to 'If You Don't Know Me by Now' by Simply Red.Carol Kirkwood and Pasha Kovalev will dance the American Smooth by 'Isn't This a Lovely Day?' by Irving Berlin.Daniel O'Donnell and Kristina Rihanoff will dance the Charleston to 'Let's Misbehave' by Cole Porter.Georgia May Foote...

Hoorah! Strictly Come Dancing has returned to our screens for another few months of celebrities making fools out of themselves braving the dance world. The first six stars took to the platform tonight (September 25) and here are their performances, plus what the judges said:

1. Kellie Bright and Kevin Clifton's Tango: 6-7-7-7 = 27

Craig: "I thought that was absolutely marvelous."

Len: "Just right, Kellie Bright… First dance, first night, it's fantastic".

2. Anthony Ogogo and Otlile Mabuse's Jive: 4-5-6-6 = 21

Bruno: "Wonderfully enthusiastic, wonderfully enthusiastic… you've done very well."

Len: "It had plenty of attack and plenty of attitude… well done on your Jive, terrific."

3. Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec's Waltz: 7-7-7-8 = 29

Darcey: "You were able to give such a feeling to the dance… there were glimmers of Ginger Rogers there."

Len: "Hold me upside down and smack my bottom! I can't believe it's only week one…...

It doesn't seem long ago that Caroline Flack was lifting last year's Glitterball, but here we are at the first Strictly Come Dancing live show of 2015.

Six couples will be hitting the dancefloor tonight to shake and shimmy and hope that they don't trip up on their first appearance.

Join Digital Spy back here at 9pm as we talk sequins, fake tan and fancy footwork.

22:00So that's it for tonight. We'll be back on Saturday (September 26) at 6.15pm to see what the other couples have got!

21:59So, there was the first glimpse of all the other couples who will be dancing tomorrow night...Jeremy Vine's facial expressions look like they're going to be incredible to watch!

21:57So currently Helen & Aljaz are top of the leaderboard, with Pasha and Carol at the bottom, but there's still another nine couples to come.

21:55Scores are in for Anita:...

Strictly Come Dancing has announced its full music and dance list for the first week of the 2015 show.

The list has been released by the BBC, but as always, this may not be the order that we'll see the couples on Friday and Saturday night.

Strictly Come Dancing 2015 winner: We rank the celebrities' chances of topping BBC One's dance-off

Carol Kirkwood and Pasha Kovalev will dance the Cha Cha to 'Thunder in My Heart' by Leo SayerDaniel O'Donnell and Kristina Rihanoff will dance the Waltz to 'When Irish Eyes Are Smiling' by Ruby MurrayKatie Derham and Anton Du Beke will dance the Jive to 'Roll Over Beethoven' by Chuck BerryJeremy Vine and Karen Clifton will dance the Cha Cha to 'September' by Earth, Wind and FireJamelia and Tristan MacManus will dance the Waltz to 'Do Right Woman, Do Right Man' by Aretha FranklinIwan Thomas and Ola Jordan will dance...

Strictly Come Dancing kicks off on Friday and to get us even more excited, the lovely folks at the show have unveiled the first official photographs of the couples together. And aren't they sparkly?

Ainsley Harriott & Natalie Lowe

Anita Rani & Gleb Savchenko

Anthony Ogogo & Oti Mabuse

Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev

Daniel O'Donnell & Kristina Rihanoff

Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice

Helen George & Aljaž Skorjanec

Iwan Thomas & Ola Jordan

Jamelia & Tristan MacManus

Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani

Jeremy Vine & Karen Clifton

Katie Derham & Anton Du Beke

Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton

Kirsty Gallacher & Brendan Cole

Peter Andre & Janette Manrara

Strictly Come Dancing kicks off its first live show on Friday (September 25) at 9pm on BBC One.

The pairings have been set and training has begun on Strictly Come Dancing 2015, with the live shows starting on September 25 and 26 - avoiding a clash with The X Factor.

All the celebrities have been matched up with their professional partners and the couples are as follows:

Ainsley Harriott and Natalie Lowe

Jumping for joy with the selection, chef Ainsley said: "Wonderful! I don't know who chose her but thank you!"

Helen George and Aljaz Skorjanec

Call the Midwife actress Helen said pairing up with Aljaz was a "wonderful surprise".

Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani

With singer Jay looking very nervous, Aliona promised to take good care of her partner for 2015.

Kirsty Gallacher and Brendan Cole

Bagging the show's former bad boy, Kirsty said she needed the twelve years of Strictly experience that Brendan brings to their partnership.

Iwan Thomas and Ola Jordan

Spinning his new partner around and already attempting a lift,...

Strictly Come Dancing feels like it's ages away, so thank you to the BBC for keeping us going by releasing this photograph of the professional dancers in training.

The pros don't even know who they'll be competing with yet, but they're already hitting the dance studios to keep limber (and pose for pictures, obviously).

The BBC posted the snap on Twitter and pointed out that it's our first glimpse at new pros Otlile Mabuse, Giovanni Pernice and Dancing with the Stars alum Gleb Savchenko.

The photo also shows Ola Jordan looking in good health after she picked up a knee injury during training for Channel 4's The Jump at the end of last year; she later admitted that she feared she might never walk again.

The gang are back together with new pro-dancers @otlile_mabuse @Gleb_Savchenko & @pernicegiovann1#keeeeepdancing pic.twitter.com/kmHXgxYMlV

— BBC Strictly (@bbcstrictly) August 3, 2015

And Kristina Rihanoff...

'Strictly Come Dancing' bosses fear a huge showdown between the professional dancers. Rehearsals for the BBC dance competition are due to begin on Monday (03.08.15), but pro dancer Kristina Rihanoff - who is in a relationship with her former contestant and dance partner Ben Cohen - has riled her co-stars by listing other professional dancers who have had flings with their celebrity dance partners and colleagues, including Janette Manrara, Pasha Kovalev, Flavia Cacace, Artem Chigvintsev and Aljaz Skorjanec, in order to defend her own romance. A show source said: ''A lot of the dancers are expecting fireworks on Monday because of everything...

Rachel Riley has no plans to marry her ''perfect'' boyfriend Pasha Kovalev. The 'Countdown' star has confessed she has no interest in tying the knot with the 'Strictly Come Dancing' professional - who she was partnered with on the show in 2013 and began dating after splitting from her husband Jamie Gilbert - at the moment because their current life together is ideal. She said: ''We're happy and things are perfect as they are at the moment.'' The 29-year-old beauty has been learning Pasha's native Russian as she wants to be able to converse with his family when she goes to visit...

Caroline Flack has had her say on rumours that Nick Grimshaw will be a new judge on The X Factor.

The Love Island presenter will co-host the ITV talent show with Olly Murs when it returns later this year with a new judging panel.

Appearing on Alan Carr: Chatty Man, Flack teased that she doesn't know the full lineup yet.

"I know who one is and I've got an idea who the other fourth one is but I keep hearing different names," she said. "I'm so excited to find out who it is."

On whether BBC Radio One DJ Grimshaw or One Direction's Louis Tomlinson could be joining the show, Flack added: "I'm not going to say if he is, Grimmy, but I think he'd make a very good judge.

"I think he would be very, very good at that, if he was."

The 35-year-old star also revealed what...

Anton Du Beke has joined the Strictly Come Dancing live tour judging panel.

The dancer and presenter will join Craig Revel Horwood, Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup on the panel at Liverpool's Echo Arena (February 3 and 4) and The Sse Arena Wembley (February 5 and 6).

It Takes Two presenter Zoe Ball hosts the Strictly live tour, and this year's pairings are as follows:

Caroline Flack with Tristan MacManus

Simon Webbe with Kristina Rihanoff

Rachel Stevens with Kevin Clifton

Mark Wright with Karen Hauer

Alison Hammond with Aljaž Skorjanec

Thom Evans with Iveta Lukosiute

Scott Mills with Joanne Clifton

The 31-date arena run kicked off at Birmingham's Barclaycard Arena on January 16.

It will conclude on February 8 at the O2 London.

Flack was named winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2014. The former Xtra Factor host was partnered to victory by Pasha Kovalev.

Caroline Flack has said that winning Strictly Come Dancing has made her rethink her career.

The former Xtra Factor presenter revealed on Alan Carr's New Year Specstacular that she would like to carry on performing.

"It's made me sort of want to change my career - not [to] be a dancer, because I'm not a dancer - but it's made me want to do things like maybe be in a musical or do something like that, and I'd never thought of that before," she explained.

"Like literally, it's changed my life."

Flack won this year's competition with her professional partner Pasha Kovalev, receiving perfect scores for all her dances in the final.

"It is the best time of your life," she said of her time on the show. "It makes you feel so happy, it releases all these endorphins that you don't realise that you can get from dancing."

Elsewhere, Mark Wright...

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The majority of Digital Spy readers have agreed with Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev winning Strictly Come Dancing.

The couple were crowned 2014 champions last night (Saturday, December 20), beating their rivals to lift the glitterball trophy.

78.42% of DS voters believed Flack and Kovalev were deserved winners.

The other 21.58% ruled that one of the three couples competing in the final should have been victorious.

More than 13,000 readers voted in the poll.

Flack, who beat Frankie Bridge, Simon Webbe and Mark Wright, said: "This is the best feeling in the whole world! I've been so lucky to get to know [the other contestants] - it has been so lovely!"

She joins past Strictly winners, including Abbey Clancy, Harry Judd and Louis Smith.

The final of Strictly Come Dancing peaked with more than 11.4 million viewers last night (Saturday, December 20), according to overnight figures.

BBC One's dancing competition managed 11.43m (48.2%) at 7.30pm.

The first part of the final averaged 10.65m (46.4%) from 6.30pm, while the results show - which saw Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev lift the glitterball trophy - was watched by 10.21m (42.8%) from 8.50pm.

In between, the latest episode of Atlantis drew 4.74m (21.6%).

On BBC Two, a repeat of Dad's Army entertained 2.53m (11.5%) from 7.55pm. It was followed by Christmas University Challenge and Qi Xl, which garnered 1.79m (7.8%) and 1.07m (4.5%) respectively.

ITV aired Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince from 7pm, which attracted 2.91m (12.6%) and an additional 348k (1.6%) on +1. The Jonathan Ross Show followed with 2.24m (13%).

Channel 4's Rewind the Christmas Hits appealed to 1.21m (5.3%) from 8pm, before Four Christmases was seen by 835k (4.2%).

Channel 5 showed Albert Finney's Scrooge, which managed 725k (3.2%) from 7.55pm.

Caroline Flack has insisted that her dance training did not give her any advantage on Strictly Come Dancing.

The presenter and her professional partner Pasha Kovalev were crowned champions of Strictly Come Dancing in Saturday's (December 20) grand finale.

Caroline Flack on Strictly Come Dancing: 'Simon Cowell's proud of me'

Strictly Come Dancing: The best reactions to grand finale

Speaking to Digital Spy and others, Flack explained that she had not practised dance in years before joining the series.

"I trained as a dancer when I was a teenager at a stage school that was more drama and singing," she said. "That was 16 years ago when I did my last dance class."

The star continued: "If I was trained as a dancer then I probably would have been a dancer and I'm not. I don't think I had more dance training or experience than anyone else.

"Especially...

Strictly Come Dancing presenter Claudia Winkleman has offered a health update on her daughter.

Winkleman was absent from the BBC One show for several weeks after her 8-year-old daughter Matilda was injured in a fire-related accident in October.

The presenter praised a group of "incredible" NHS staffers in attendance at the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday (December 20) for taking great care of Matilda.

Winkleman said in front of an audience including Digital Spy: "Some of you may know that my daughter had an accident.

"She's fine now, but some special people are here, the people who looked after her. Thank you all so much."

Winkleman returned to Strictly Come Dancing in November to host along with Tess Daly.

Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev were victorious in the Strictly Come Dancing final on Saturday night.

Strictly Come Dancing returns with a Christmas Special on December 25 on BBC One.

Caroline Flack has said that her former Xtra Factor boss Simon Cowell is proud of her for competing on Strictly Come Dancing.

The presenter and her professional partner Pasha Kovalev were crowned champions of Strictly Come Dancing in Saturday's (December 20) grand finale.

Strictly Come Dancing: The best reactions to grand finale

Speaking to Digital Spy and others, Flack revealed that she recently received some encouragement from X Factor judge Cowell.

"He sent me a lovely text actually saying how well I've been doing and he was really proud of me, and so that was nice," Flack revealed.

Flack also suggested that she would love to put her ballroom dance training to use in a musical in the future.

"My life has changed a lot. I believe in myself a lot more, I feel a lot more confident... Pasha has changed me more than Strictly," she said of competing on the show.

Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton's samba: 9-10-10-10 (39)

Len: "You had the quantity of steps in there, and most importantly the quality."

Craig: "You have redeemed yourself, darling! You've shown so much improvement in that."

Mark Wright and Karen Hauer's Cha Cha Cha: 8-9-9-9 (35)

Darcey: "You have made such an improvement. It was a great job, well done."

Bruno: "I love the fact that you've applied yourself to this competition. You did a fantastic job"

Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev's Cha Cha Cha: 10-10-10-10 (40)

Len: "I could see the clean, crisp movements throughout the dance. 24-caret, well done."

Bruno: "My golden sex goddess!"

Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff's Charleston: 9-10-10-10 (39)

Darcey: "Still shining! You are still finding so many more details and accents in that music."

Craig: "It was tight, it was clean... brilliant."

Frankie Bridge...

Strictly Come Dancing crowned its newest winner on Saturday (December 20) as Caroline Flack and celebrity partner Pasha Kovalev were named ballroom champions.

The action was hot and heavy – with a bit of grace thrown in for good measure – and the final result led to a lot of chatter on social media.

Digital Spy rounds up the best reactions to Saturday's final below:

1. Mark Wright was the first finalist to be eliminated in the Grand Finale, putting him in fourth place:

4th place to Mark Wright right result phew, I was worried public votes may distort things. Done well overall though #Strictly #Scd #SCDfinal

— AnnieGE2 (@AnnieGE2) December 20, 2014

Mark Wright leaves strictly , but he did so well from knowing nothing about dancing

— Lord Sugar (@Lord_Sugar) December 20, 2014

I was hoping for a Mark Wright double whammy. One for Strictly and one for The Apprentice.

— Laura Hughes (@LauraJordHughes) December 20, 2014

The look of murder...

Strictly Come Dancing crowned its latest winner on Saturday (December 20), as Caroline Flack and professional partner Pasha Kovalev emerged victorious.

The couple triumphed over Frankie Bridge and Kevin Clifton, Simon Webbe and Kristina Rihanoff, and the duo of Mark Wright and Karen Hauer.

Wright was eliminated early in the proceedings, with the final result being announced by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman at the climax of the night.

So, Strictly Come Dancing has crowned its latest champion, but was it the right decision? Vote in our poll below and leave your thoughts in the comment section:

Strictly Come Dancing aired on Saturday night on BBC One.