All the past Strictly winners from previous series

Giovanni Pernice looked unrecognisable in a childhood photograph he recently shared on his social media.The Strictly Come Dancing favourite looked worlds away from his now-sculpted frame in a throwback snap posted to his Instagram on Monday, 29 August. As if to admire his ripped physique he captioned the image "20 years later" with a wink and tongue emoji.The star appears to have recreated his younger days which saw him wearing blue shorts with a yellow bum bag.The 31 year old seemed keen to get his facial expression just right as he gazed slightly upward into the camera.

BBC's Strictly Come Dancing is the highlight of the autumn TV calendar and fans of the show are in for a special treat this year as a new themed episode will be making it's debut. Celebrating 100 years of the BBC, the fun-filled new theme will see each of the couples take to the Strictly ballroom floor, either dancing to a theme tune from an iconic BBC programme or in tribute to one of the BBC’s most loved services.

Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington put on an amorous display as they enjoyed a romantic trip to Paris last week.MORE: Strictly's Nadiya Bychkova gushes about romance with Kai Widdrington after sweet reunionSharing a loved-up photo on their Instagram pages, the duo appeared to be head over heels for one another. In the sweet snap, Nadiya and Kai could be seen posing on a bridge against a stunning Parisian backdrop featuring the world-renowned Eiffel Tower.WATCH: Nadiya Bychkova and Kai Widdrington hold hands in sweet videoNadiya, 32, looked lovely in her chic summer outfit as she cosied up to her beau.

Earlier this month Strictly Come Dancing pro Neil Jones sparked rumours of a romance with Love Island bombshell Chyna Mills. The pair were spotted holding hands while leaving the Reality TV Awards Afterparty together and jumped into a car with Neil’s fellow Strictly pro Giovanni Pernice, adding fuel to the fire. According to onlookers Neil, 40, and Chyna, 23, were holding hands at the event but dropped them when they saw a photographer with a source telling The Sun: “Chyna and Neil are getting close after meeting that night, they have great chemistry.” Now it seems that things are only heating up for the pair as they enjoyed a trip to the city of love, Paris, together.

Loose Women favourite Kaye Adams has been announced as part of this year's Strictly Come Dancing line-up, and already she's thinking about what she will be like on the dancefloor. Kaye, 59, admits she doesn't know what came over her when she agreed to take part in the competition alongside Paralympic swimming gold medallist Ellie Simmonds and Britain’s Got Talent finalist Molly Rainford, as she said: “I’m really not good at all the sexy stuff. "I’m pretty good at performance if it’s jokey because I’m a bit of a show-off.

As this year’s Strictly hopefuls get ready to slip on their sequins and strut their stuff, it’s not surprising to hear that last year’s winner, Rose Ayling-Ellis, is feeling a tug at her heartstrings. “I really miss it,” the EastEnders actress, who was partnered with pro Giovanni Pernice, tells us.

Strictly Come Dancing champion Rose Ayling-Ellis has shared a collection of behind-the-scenes snaps from EastEnders amid her exit news. It was announced earlier on Thursday that Rose, 27, who won Strictly in 2021 with Giovanni Pernice, would be leaving the hit BBC One soap as Frankie Lewis after first joining in 2020.Taking to Instagram after the news was announced, Rose shared a collection of photos from her time on EastEnders from the first photo of Frankie to her "very last day on the square".The actress penned: "Start from my very last day on the square, to my first successful pint in The Vic and end with the first photo of Frankie.

Strictly Come Dancing bosses have signed wildlife camera man and presenter Hamza Yassin to take part in this year's show. The star, who presents the BBC’s Animal Park and has also served as a guest presenter on Countryfile, is the thirteenth famous face confirmed the show's 20th series. Sharing his joy at landing a place on the show, Hamza said: "I am absolutely over the moon to be joining Strictly 2022.

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READ MORE: Britain's Got Talent and CBBC star Molly Rainford is 10th Strictly contestant Tony Adams MBE said: “To say I’m excited is an understatement - the lure of the sequins and the call of the salsa has me swapping my battered old football boots for a set of Strictly soft shoes. Am absolutely thrilled to be giving it my all on this year’s 20th anniversary of Strictly Come Dancing. I can’t wait to meet my partner - god help her - and start the dancing.

Ellie Taylor has been announced as the ninth celebrity to be joining the Strictly Come Dancing 2022 line-up.The news was shared on this morning's Lorraine, Tuesday 9 August, where Ellie chatted to Ranvir Singh. Speaking ahead of their debut next month, Ellie admitted that her mum started crying when she told her the exciting news. She also shared that she's not the best dancer, but one of the routines she'd love to perform is the jive.