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UNCOVERED: 4 | History Defined

Ian ‘H’ Watkins: La Voix would have gone ‘a lot further’ in Strictly

The Steps singer said it was “amazing” that his band had the chance to open Saturday night’s dance show nearly 30 years after they got together.

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025

Lewis Cope tops Strictly leaderboard with perfect 40 as La Voix withdraws

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star La Voix had initially been given a bye to the next round of the competition after the injury was announced last week.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2025

Strictly judge describes witnessing mother choke and struggle with ‘debilitating’ condition

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The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

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Strictly’s Shirley Ballas reveals ‘scary’ reality of mother’s lung condition

‘It’s quite sad, it’s debilitating, and also it’s never going to get any better,’ says Strictly judge

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

Shirley Ballas says impact of her mum’s lung condition is ‘really quite scary’

The 65-year-old said she will speak to MPs in Parliament to raise awareness of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing to launch new 10-second challenge that could ‘change everything’

Shirley Ballas teases the new challenge will be ‘a whole lot of fun’

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Strictly’s Vicky Pattison responds to Shirley Ballas comment after tearful show exit

Strictly Come Dancing contestant Vicky Pattison responded to judge Shirley Ballas’s comments regarding her nerves, as the reality star exited the show.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025

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Vicky Pattison becomes the seventh celebrity to exit Strictly Come Dancing

Star topped the leaderboard last week but received low marks for Saturday night’s jive

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025

Strictly 2025 leaderboard: Scores from week eight of the competition

What the judges thought ahead of Blackpool week

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2025

Shirley Ballas reveals glowy skin secrets after saying she feels '20 years younger'

The Strictly star, 65, recently revealed fans are convinced she has had a face list

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Sixth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The judges’ vote was unanimous.

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2025

Vicky Pattison tops Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard with ‘dance of the night’

The former Geordie Shore star, 37, and professional dancer Kai Widdrington scored 39 points for their Tango to Taylor Swift’s The Fate Of Ophelia.

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2025

Lewis Cope and Katya Jones score first perfect 40 of Strictly Come Dancing 2025

The couple wore matching suits for their couple’s choice to Creep by Radiohead.

Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2025

Shirley Ballas’ future on Strictly revealed amid vile trolling and death threats

The 65-year-old has long been a victim of online trolling as a result of her position as head judge on the judging panel

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025

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Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2025

Fourth celebrity leaves Strictly after dance-off

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

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2025

Chris Robshaw becomes third contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

‘EastEnders’ star Balvinder Sopal and her partner Julian Caillon faced the dreaded dance-off for a second week running

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2025

Alex Kingston tops Strictly leaderboard with a 10 and a kiss from Shirley Ballas

The 62-year-old performed the rumba to Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car with partner Johannes Radebe.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2025

Strictly’s Claudia Winkleman and Dave Arch recreate Coldplay kiss-cam moment

‘Strictly’ host was caught cosying up to the show’s long-running conductor in funny gag

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The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Strictly’s Balvinder Sopal breaks silence on bottom two result after Shirley Ballas ‘footwork’ criticism

Strictly Come Dancing star Balvinder Sopal has said that she and partner Julian Callon were “really calm” during the dance-off after they received criticism from Shirley Ballas.

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2025

Second contestant eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing

The remaining 13 couples will return to the Strictly dancefloor next week.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2025

Ross King becomes second contestant to leave Strictly Come Dancing

TV star follows Thomas Skinner off the dancefloor

The National (Scotland) · Oct 5, 2025

See the first celebrity to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2025

Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden have become the first pair to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing 2025

Woman & Home · Oct 5, 2025

Shirley Ballas shares liposuction regrets after getting 'fat sucked out' of her 'arms, tummy and bottom' as she admits 'I don't like mirrors'

The Strictly Come Dancing judge got incredibly honest about the surgery she has had during a chat with Paul C Brunson

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 4, 2025

Strictly’s Vicky Pattison breaks down in tears as judges say she could win series

‘I haven’t really done a lot of stuff to make the north east proud,’ says reality star

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