Strictly Come Dancing

Shirley Ballas Has A Message For Strictly Fans Ahead Of Show's First Ever Same-Sex Pairing

The head judge even pointed out that she'd been partnered with a woman when she was first learning to dance.
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HRVY, One Of This Year's Strictly Come Dancing Celebrities, Reveals He Has Coronavirus

The 21-year-old will now have to self-isolate for ten days.
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There's Less Than A Month Until Strictly Kicks Off, But Bill Bailey Is 'Still In The Dark' About The Show

The comic is one of 12 celebrities taking part in this year's series.
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Shirley Ballas Had Showdown With Craig Revel Horwood Over ‘Very Painful’ Comments About Her Breasts

The Strictly Come Dancing judges came to blows after Craig’s comments left the head judge distraught.
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Graham Norton Says He Doesn’t ‘Need To See A Man Dancing With A Man’ On Strictly Come Dancing

The chat show star thinks same-sex pairings will “muddy the waters for the judges”.
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Strictly's Kevin Clifton Reveals He Nearly Backtracked On Decision To Quit

"I thought, I’ve just made this big announcement. I don’t want to look like an idiot," the pro dancer said.
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Got Questions About How This Year's Strictly Will Work? Well, We've Got Answers

We've got answers about social distancing, missing judges and whether there'll be a studio audience.
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Craig Revel Horwood Makes A Big Prediction About How New Measures Will Affect Strictly 'Curse'

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Strictly is going to be looking a little different in 2020.
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Amanda Holden Reveals The Two Very Good Reasons Why She Wouldn’t Ever Do Strictly Come Dancing

Although the Britain’s Got Talent judge hasn’t ruled out appearing on the show entirely.
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Claudia Winkleman Admits She's 'Waiting To Be Fired' From Strictly As She Talks Imposter Syndrome

The presenter described the feeling as being "incredibly useful" for her.
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About Strictly Come Dancing
Strictly Come Dancing' is a celebrity-pro ballroom dance competition, which launched on BBC One in 2004. It's inspired by former BBC show 'Come Dancing', and shares its name with 1992 film 'Strictly Ballroom'. Being one of the most popular shows on TV, it goes head-to-head with ITV's 'The X Factor' from September to December every year on Saturday and Sunday nights. It was originally hosted by Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly, but Claudia Winkleman has taken over from the veteran entertainer since he stepped down in 2014. The current judges are Craig Revel-Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Bruno Tonioli and Shirley Ballas, who has replaced Len Goodman as Head Judge. Alesha Dixon and Arlene Phillips have both previously sat on the panel. The show is now its 15th series, with the 2017 line-up made up of Alexandra Burke, Aston Merrygold, Brian Conley, Charlotte Hawkins, Chizzy Akudolu, Davood Ghadami, Debbie McGee, Gemma Atkinson, Joe McFadden, Jonnie Peacock, Mollie King, Richard Coles, Ruth Langsford, Simon Rimmer and Susan Calman. Last year's competition won by BBC sports presenter Ore Oduba and his partner Joanne Clifton, who followed in the footsteps of previous winners like Jay McGuiness, Caroline Flack, Louis Smith, Alesha Dixon, Harry Judd and Abbey Clancy. The 2017 series saw the departure of professional dancers Natalie Lowe, Joanne Clifton and Oksana Platero who all quit the show. Among the current line-up are Brendan Cole, Anton DuBeke, Kevin and Karen Clifton and Pasha Kovalev and Oti Mabuse.