BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Fleur East shares hair transformation ahead of live show and fans are completely stunned

Helen Skelton has broken her silence after her dance partner Gorka Marquez jumped to her defence and paid her an emotional tribute during the latest Strictly Come Dancing live show. The Countryfile host looked panic-stricken when the Spanish dancer halted proceedings to have his say.

Shirley Ballas has issued a direct message to viewers of Strictly Come Dancing after she was hit with backlash following her latest appearance on the show. The BBC One dance contest's head judge was back on the panel on Saturday night for the show's much-loved Movie Week special.

Despite knowing the news himself for almost 24 hours, it appears Gorka Marquez didn't let slip the Strictly Come Dancing results to his young daughter. Following his latest stint on the BBC One show alongside celebrity partner Helen Skelton, the dancer returned home to Greater Manchester to spend some quality time with Mia and his fiancee Gemma Atkinson.

Strictly Come Dancing fans were left gobsmacked when movie week turned into a horror when Richie Anderson and his dance partner Giovanni Pernice and Fleur East and Vito Coppola landed in the bottom two and therefore had to dance again for their survival in the BBC One dance contest on Sunday night.

Richie Anderson has been revealed as the second celebrity to depart the Strictly dance floor. After the second public vote, the 34-year-old TV and radio personality found himself up against Fleur East, 34, in the dance-off. Richie, also 34, then performed his Lion King routine with partner Giovanni Pernice for the second time after Saturday evening’s live show.The pair danced their head-turning samba to Hakuna Matata from the much-loved Disney movie.

Strictly. Here's our roundup on the top stories from the show, including the celebrities' struggles and the real reason Fleur East was crying. READ MORE: Strictly's Katya Jones given incredibly sweet message at Boots as she says 'people are so kind'Strictly has eliminated its first celebrity as week two saw Kaye Adams and dancing partner Kai Widdrington leave the dancefloor.

Johannes Radebe and Ellie Taylor are facing an early exit from Strictly Come Dancing and all because of a lack of chemistry, according to a body language expert.

Fleur East has explained the reason behind her emotional appearance following her latest performance on Strictly Come Dancing. The Hits Radio host was overcome with emotion as she finished her second routine of the brand new series of the BBC One show alongside professional dance partner Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Fleur East has explained the touching reason why she cried during her Waltz with professional Vito Coppola. During Saturday’s show, the former X Factor contestant danced the Viennese Waltz with her partner and Latin American champion Vito. Following the stunning performance, Fleur, 34, became emotional while chatting with Claudia Winkleman.

Gorka Marquez was back in the ballroom on Saturday night as he and new celebrity partner Helen Skelton competed in the second week of Strictly Come Dancing.

Helen Skelton made an appearance on ITV's Lorraine alongside her pro dance partner Gorka Marquez on today to talk all things Strictly Come Dancing. The Countryfile presenter is one of 15 celebrities in the running to win the 2022 series of the BBC dance contest which kicked off last Saturday (September 24).

Strictly Come Dancing 2022 is set to begin on Friday 23 September, with a new host of celebrities preparing to take to the dance floor. The launch show will reveal who is partnered with who, and the following evening (24 September) the first live show will air.

Strictly Come Dancing kicked off with a bang but fans are adamant they know who will be the first to go.The hit BBC One series launched last night with a new host of celebrities competing to lift the Glitterball. But after the first episode aired, viewers are convinced that Kaye Adams will be booted off first. Social media was set alight with many believing the Loose Women star, who is paired Kai Widdrington, does not stand a chance, although some rooted for her.

The wait was finally over and the latest series of Strictly Come Dancing finally burst back onto our screens. The brand new 20th series of the BBC dance contest launched on Friday night (September 23) bringing glitter, glamour and glorious dancing to homes across the nation once more.

Fans wasted no time in flocking to social media and sharing their joy at Strictly Come Dancing being back on screens. In a change, the hit BBC One show returned on Friday night (September 23) with its pre-recorded launch show.