EXCLUSIVE: Inside Strictly's Karen Hauer and Oti Mabuse's 'supportive' friendship

Strictly Come Dancing star Bill Bailey has come under fire on Twitter after admitting he "wouldn't dance with an unvaccinated partner", but his former professional partner Oti Mabuse has come to his defence.SEE: Oti Mabuse breaks silence following her and Ugo Monye's exit from StrictlyBill made the statement in an interview with The Times, when he was asked if he would have danced with the Strictly pros currently competing in this season, who have decided against the Covid jab.

It has come to that time of year on Strictly Come Dancing when the celebrities take it to the next level for the show's Halloween special. The glitz and glamour of the ballroom has been back in our lives for a few weeks now and this week we get to see our favourite couples take on spooktacular versions of their dances.

Who left Strictly last night?Rugby player Ugo Monye left Strictly last night. Coming back this week after taking a break to recover from a back injury, he danced the rumba with professional dance partner Oti Mabuse, but failed to impress the judges.

Strictly Come Dancing's professional stars have exclusively opened up on their most embarrassing moments on the show – which include everything from falling off props to flying wigs. Giovanni Pernice, 31, Luba Mushtuk, 31, Graziano Di Prima, 27, and Karen Hauer, 39, sat down for an exclusive chat with OK!, revealing the moments that went terribly wrong on the hit BBC show.

Karen Hauer is one lucky woman! The Strictly Come Dancing pro was treated to a special dinner by her boyfriend Jordan Jones Williams just days after she and Greg Wise were eliminated from this year's series.MORE: Strictly's Karen Hauer causes a stir with dramatic hair transformationTaking to her Instagram to share a "date night" photo, the professional dancer looked chuffed to enjoy some TLC with her love.

Strictly Come Dancing legend James Jordan has said that Karen Hauer is to blame for actor Greg Wise leaving the show last week. Greg was the most recent celeb with to be eliminated from the programme after performing a Samba to The Macarena on Saturday night.

Greg Wise appeared on Monday's It Takes Two alongside his professional dance partner Karen Hauer and admitted he 'got the fear' ahead of his elimination from Strictly Come Dancing on Sunday. The actor, 55, said of his and 39-year-old Karen's Samba: 'For some reason, I got the fear and messed up hugely at the start of the dance.

Karen Hauer and Greg Wise may have been voted out of Strictly Come Dancing during week four, but it seems her hairstyle stole the show on Saturday night regardless of position on the leaderboard. Ditching her signature short bleach blonde cropped style, the 39 year old changed up her look by sporting a longer wavy bob created by hairstylist Luca Jones.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have claimed that Shirley Ballas has “issues” with professional Karen Hauer after she and her partner Greg Wise were voted off in last night’s dance-off. Fans of the BBC One show took to social media following the result to air their views, with many saying they feel head judge Shirley has a gripe with Venezuelan-American dancer Karen.

Greg Wise has insisted his wife Dame Emma Thompson won't be following him onto 'Strictly Come Dancing'. The 55-year-old actor and his professional partner Karen Hauer left the competition at the weekend after losing the dance-off to Judi Love and Graziano Di Prima, but the 'Sense and Sensibility' star isn't expecting to be back in the ballroom cheering on his spouse in the future, even for a one-off special because the veteran actress has seen up close just what a tough job it is.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers have realised a 'sadder' reason about Greg Wise leaving the show.

Another week of Strictly Come Dancing has come to a close, and that means another couple has been eliminated from the competition. This Sunday’s dance-off saw Greg Wise and his partner Karen Hauer being sent home.

Greg Wise has become the third contestant to be eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.The actor, who is partnered with Karen Hauer, faced Judi Love and her partner Graziano Di Prima in the dance off, but were sadly voted off the show. Graziano and Judi performed a Waltz to Hero by Mariah Carey, while Greg and Karen did the Samba to Macarena by Los Del Rio.

Strictly Come Dancing star Karen Hauer and her new man fitness professional Jordan Jones Williams have been inseparable.MORE: Strictly's Karen Hauer causes a stir with dramatic hair transformationAnd ahead of another busy live show day, the pair decided to savour some moments in bed on Saturday morning, only to have the romantic moment invaded by Karen's adorable rescue pup, Phoebe!WATCH: Strictly's Karen Hauer causes a stir in fitness video with new boyfriendDocumenting the moment, Karen