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Strictly's Graeme Hall believed 'dancing days were over' after suffering life-threatening stroke

The Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly star gave up his hobby after falling ill

Evening Standard · Nov 9

Strictly star fires back at viewer over Graeme Hall criticism after he dodges dance off

Dancer Lauren Oakley came out in defence of her celebrity partner

The Independent UK · Nov 2

Strictly 2026: 'Stunning' performance lands top spot for actor in Halloween special

Seven couples scored in the 30s for their horror-inspired routines

Evening Standard · Oct 31

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Strictly Come Dancing 2026 songs and dances revealed for first live show

The 15 celebrity contestants will take to the ballroom for the first time on Saturday, with everything from quicksteps and sambas to a Harry Styles tango and a Whitney Houston cha cha

Evening Standard · Sep 25

Dani Dyer reunites with Nikita Kuzmin as Strictly pairings for 2026 revealed

The launch show opened with a dance number from the professionals, judges and the new hosts.

Evening Standard · Sep 19

Strictly Come Dancing 2026: All the pairings in the BBC cast

The BBC competition is officially underway as the many pairings compete for that glitterball trophy

The Independent UK · Sep 19

Strictly star’s previous dance experience mysteriously disappears from online CV

But before anyone protests, Lawrence Robb isn’t anywhere near the first ‘Strictly’ star to have had some dance training before joining the show

The Independent UK · Aug 16

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Strictly Come Dancing confirms returning professional dancers amid departures

Alexis Warr, Amy Dowden and Aljaz Skorjanec are among the returning performers on one of the BBC’s flagship shows.

Evening Standard · May 6

Lewis Cope among stars joining 2026 Strictly Come Dancing UK tour

The final four couples that will be joining the Strictly tour next year have been revealed.

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink moved to tears as he has ‘no words’ after Strictly exit

Former Chelsea striker and his professional partner Lauren Oakley were voted off the competition on Sunday

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025

‘I made my point’: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink speaks out after Strictly elimination

Former footballer is the fourth contestant to be voted off 2025 series

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink becomes fourth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

‘This experience is going to live with me forever,’ says former footballer following exit

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2025

Fourth celebrity leaves Strictly after dance-off

The remaining 10 couples will return to the dancefloor for Halloween week next Saturday.

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2025

Lewis Cope tops Strictly leaderboard as Johnny Cash during Icon Week

Dancing the quickstep to Ring Of Fire with professional Katya Jones, the pair scored 34 points during Saturday night’s show.

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2025

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The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2025

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week five of BBC series

What judges thought of the ‘Icons Week’ performances

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing week three: Lewis Cope lands first 10 of the series in action-packed Movie Week

All the updates from week three of the BBC competition as Cynthia Erivo joins as guest mentor

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2025

Amber Davies tops Strictly leaderboard after replacing Dani Dyer-Bowen

The contestants’ scores from the first live show of the series were combined with this week’s.

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

Strictly star defends contestants with past dance experience after backlash

‘We can’t go out there and compare ourselves to each other,’ said professional dancer Lauren Oakley

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The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing 2025 couples – full list of celebrities and their partners

Meet the cast of 2025, from Alex Kingston to Lewis Cope – and their professional partners

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

Strictly's Amy Dowden insists she's 'stronger than ever' ahead of new series return

The professional dancer was given the all-clear from breast cancer last year only to have to pull out of Strictly in the sixth week due to a foot injury

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2025

Strictly’s Amy Dowden has ‘strength and confidence back’ amid new dance tour

The Welsh dancer was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer in 2023.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

Strictly’s Amy Dowden says ‘too soon’ to have children after cancer treatment

Dowden explored her fertility and health issues in the 2024 BBC documentary Strictly Amy: Cancer And Me.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025

‘If anything goes wrong, it happens to me!’ Strictly’s Amy Dowden on cancer, broken feet – and bouncing back

The Welsh dancer turned down her first chance to appear on Strictly – then illness and injury twice took her off TV. She talks about her new tour, her best friend Carlos Gu and her ‘completely new upper body’

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2024

Strictly star Lauren Oakley to join Anton Du Beke on 2025 musicals tour

Professional dancer and Strictly judge Du Beke will perform alongside a live band and a company of dancers at venues across the country.

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2024

First blind Strictly winner Chris McCausland says ‘anything can happen’

He said his win was ‘for everyone out there that thought and got told they couldn’t do something’.

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