Strictly Come Dancing

Layton Williams Makes Strictly Come Dancing History With 'Extraordinary' Quickstep Routine

The West End performer and his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin had the judges on their feet during Saturday's live show.
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Strictly Come Dancing Says Goodbye To First Celebrity Of The New Series

“I hope I’ve entertained, that’s what I came here for..."
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This Is Why Giovanni Pernice Will Be Missing From Some Strictly Come Dancing Group Dances

As the new series of Strictly gets underway, the dancer has explained why he won’t feature in some of the professional routines this season.
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10 Lowest-Scoring Strictly Come Dancing Routines To Ever Grace (Or Disgrace) The Ballroom

These 10 performances made Strictly history for all the wrong reasons.
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Strictly Star Amy Dowden Says She's Feeling 'Empowered And Positive' After Shaving Her Head

The Strictly Come Dancing favourite is currently halfway through chemotherapy treatment following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year.
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Shirley Ballas Names The Member Of This Year's Strictly Cast She's Already 'Fangirling' Over

"We have history," the Head Judge previously teased.
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Bobby Brazier Makes A Bold Admission About His Own Strictly History Ahead Of Dance Floor Debut

The EastEnders star and his professional partner Dianne Buswell are currently in training for the first live show of the series.
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Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova Refutes Claims About Why She Didn't Get A Celeb Partner This Series

“Unfortunately, this year it was me who wasn’t picked.”
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Les Dennis Reveals One Unusual Outcome He Hopes To Get Out Of Doing Strictly Come Dancing

The comedian and former Family Fortunes host is still affected by an incident from his teens, which he hopes to overcome.
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'It's Quite Heartbreaking': Gorka Marquez Names Reason He Considered Quitting Strictly

The dancer has been part of the professional line-up since 2016.
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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.