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Angela Rippon has praised the backstage heroes' as her place on Strictly Come Dancing came under fire. The veteran broadcaster impressed the judges on Saturday night (November 11) during her latest stint in the ballroom with her professional dance partner Kai Widdrington.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have said they were 'fuming' after spotting another exit after Krishnan Guru-Murphy lost his place in the competition. There were sad scenes for the Channel 4 News presenter on Sunday night (November 12) as he faced the dreaded dance-off.

Eagle-eyed Strictly Come Dancing viewers were quick to spot a missing star despite being left emotional by the show's latest professional routine. There was a tear-jerking start to Sunday night's (November 12) results show as they marked Remembrance Day.

Strictly Come Dancing has moved its fans to tears during its Remembrance Day results show, with the professional cast paying tribute with a special routine.Tonight's show opened up with a performance set to a slow version of Belinda Carlisle's Heaven Is A Place on Earth, starring Kai Widdrington and Lauren Oakley as a World War II couple separated by the war. Fans took to social media to share their thoughts on the routine, with some revealing that the dance marking Remembrance Day made them well up.

Strictly Come Dancing returned on Sunday night, revealing which couples would face the dreaded dance-off and, ultimately, be eliminated from the show and narrowly miss out on a spot in Blackpool next week.

Strictly Come Dancing has sent home its seventh celebrity after two stars competed in the dreaded dance-off. Tonight's episode of the BBC One show saw Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy, 53, lose out to 79-year-old broadcaster Angela Rippon. Krishnan said: “Look, this has been the most incredible experience.

Strictly Come Dancing said goodbye to yet another celebrity in tonight's show - however, Shirley Ballas, 63, disagreed with her fellow judges over the dreaded dance-off. Following Saturday night's public vote, Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy found himself facing broadcaster Angela Rippon in the bottom two. Krishnan and his partner Lauren Oakley performed their Samba to Gipsy Kings' Bambaleo - but it wasn't enough to remain in the competition.

Strictly Come Dancing star Krishnan Guru Murthy has been dealt a crushing blow just hours before he takes to the ballroom floor with his partner Lauren Oakley, as the bookies tip him to be the next star to leave the competition. The Channel 4 newsreader, 53, has so far managed to dance his way into week eight of the competition without setting foot in the dance-off once, but despite his clear stage presence and ability to ‘sell’ the dance to the audience, the judges have been quick to comment on his lack of technical finesse in recent weeks.

Strictly Come Dancing couple Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola have had viewers swooning with their undeniable chemistry but the pro dancer's rendition of a Ronan Keating song has been what's caught fans attention this week. Vito shared a 'beautiful' moment with fellow professional dancer Lauren Oakley as the duo belted their hearts out to When You Say Nothing At All by Ronan Keating.

Ellie Leach caused a distraction when her Strictly Come Dancing partner Vito Coppola enjoyed a 'beautiful' moment with another of their co-stars. The dancing pair have been creating quite the stir, becoming the subject of romance rumours as they wow in the ballroom.

Claudia Winkleman has revealed she and the Strictly Come Dancing team were left emotional when finding out one of the celebrities who made up this year's line-up. 15 more famous faces signed up for the 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest and the couples have been whittling down since.

Strictly Come Dancing professional, Giovanni Pernice, has made an exciting career announcement following his departure from the show. The star, 33, had to step away from the competition after his dance partner, Amanda Abbington, decided to quit amid 'rumours of an alleged feud' between the pair.

Strictly Come Dancing's Nikita Kuzmin might be partnered with Layton Williams this year, but fans of the series could enjoy a spin around the ballroom with the pro in his new role. Nikita is one of the pro dancers for the BBC One show and has been stunning audiences this season with his performances alongside Layton.

Strictly Come Dancing star Lauren Oakley has responded to the outpouring of messages about her appearance following the show's Halloween special. The professional dancer is currently competing for the first time in the BBC One dance contest after joining the programme last year.

A 'side plot' to the usual Strictly Come Dancing proceedings has been spotted by fans - and it involves Claudia Winkleman. The presenter was back fronting the show on Saturday night (October 28) alongside Tess Daly.

Eagle eyed fans have noticed that one professional dancer in particular has been absent from recent Strictly Come Dancing episodes- and they're now speculating she could quit the show. Michelle Tsiakkas, who joined in 2022, has never been partnered with a celebrity contestant and has hardly been seen on the BBC competition's latest series.The Cyprus-native joined the pro line-up along with Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley and Vito Coppola last year, but now in a Reddit thread titled, "Any professionals to leave after this season?", fans said they thought the 28-year-old could walk away entirely.

Strictly Come Dancing stars have sent their best wishes to Amanda Abbington after she revealed why she left the competition.

We're nearing the halfway mark of the competition already so we're hoping for another spectacular night of dances on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday night. Week five of the BBC One dance contest will see the 12 remaining couples return to the ballroom.

Strictly Come Dancing fans couldn't help but trigger an age-old debate relating to the hit dance show as the latest results were revealed. Week four of the BBC One competition saw Layton Williams smash this year's record by achieving the highest score of the series so far.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were left sharing a complaint as they spotted Kym Marsh in the audience. The former Coronation Street star was in the ballroom on Saturday night (October 14) but luckily for her, she didn't have to compete following her own stint on the show last year.

Prepare for an extra sprinkle of Hollywood glamour on the dance floor this weekend, as Strictly Come Dancing's epic Movie Week is back.The 14 remaining dance couples are set to take on an eclectic range of performances inspired by La La Land's biggest films. After finding themselves in the dance-off last week, broadcaster Nikita Kanda and Gorka Márquez will hope their Jive to Kids In America from the 1995 hit Clueless will be enough to save them from a similar fate this time round.

Strictly Come Dancing has returned much to the delight of fans as we watch this year's celebrities take to the ballroom in the hope of lifting the Gliterallball trophy. Helping them on their way are the talented professional dancers, including Michelle Tsiakkas in her second time on the show.

Fifteen hopeful celebrities have already been hard at work in training and will soon be dancing to millions on primetime Saturday night TV in a bid to become the latest Strictly Come Dancing champion. The popular BBC One dance contest is back with its launch show on Saturday, September 16.

The 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing is just around the corner, with the new season scheduled to launch of BBC One on Saturday 16 September. A new set of celebrities are set to take to the iconic dance floor on the hit BBC One show, including Bobby Brazier, Les Dennis, Ellie Leach and Angela Scanlon. This year's pairings are yet to be revealed, with Strictly bosses being careful to keep them under wraps until the launch show.

We can't even mention Strictly Come Dancing without bursting into a chorus of 'Da-da-da-da-da-da-daah' and the show's earworm of a theme tune will officially be back in our lives from this Saturday night (September 16) right up until Christmas.

The star-studded Strictly Come Dancing 2023 line-up has been unveiled in a gripping first-look trailer. While fans of the BBC show had already been privy to the celebrities they can expect to see compete this year, it's the first time the professionals joining have been confirmed.

As excitement mounts for the return of Strictly Come Dancing later this month, BBC bosses have taken things up a notch with the release of the show's incredible preview trailer.The trailer, to be seen on TV for the first time tonight, Saturday, 2 September, sees the show's professional dancers performing an amazing routine, filmed at Tate Britain in London. OK! can also reveal the video here, ahead of its first TV screening. The dazzling professional dancers already revealed for the upcoming series are: Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Vito Coppola, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Tsiakkas, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu.

With Strictly Come Dancing set to return to our screens in a matter of weeks, fans will be able to get their first look at this year’s jaw dropping professionals when The Launch trailer drops ahead of the new series. The highly anticipated trailer will be aired on BBC One this Saturday night (2 September) and will see our favourite professional dancers perform a stunning routine which will open the launch show with a glitter filled bang later this month.

Strictly Come Dancing is due to return to BBC One this month. And while the launch show date has yet to be announced, the channel has kicked off September with a stunning launch trailer.

Rehearsals for the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing have kicked off, with the show's pro dancers being snapped leaving the studio following a hard day at work.The dancers all appeared in high spirits as Johannes Radebe led the way, just days after former celeb partner John Whaite opened up about how he "fell in love" with Johannes during his time on the show. Johannes was joined at the studio by his fellow professional dancers Neil Jones, Nancy Xu, Graziano Di Prima,Lauren Oakley, Dianne Buswell, Katya Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, and Karen Hauer.The pros will soon be paired up with a celeb partner, in the hopes of taking home the coveted glitterball trophy.

Strictly Come Dancing fans have rushed to support Karen Hauer as she sparked concern with her social media post. The dancer took to Instagram with a tired-looking snap as she continued to get stuck into rehearsals for the BBC One dance contest.

Fans have been given the first hint at when Strictly Come Dancing will be returning in 2023 as line-up rumours ramp up. It's been seven months since the dazzling final of the 2022 edition of the BBC One dance contest.

Gorka Marquez has finally addressed missing out on the Glitterball trophy last year as he gears up for a return to Strictly Come Dancing. Fans cried that the Spanish dancer had been 'robbed' following the final of the BBC One dance contest at the end of last year.

Gorka Marquez has admitted his struggle to leave his fiancee Gemma Atkinson and their daughter as he headed off for work. The Strictly Come Dancing star is preparing to hit the road with a number of her BBC One co-stars on the Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals UK tour.

Giovanni Pernice and Gorka Marquez both had two-word responses as their return to Strictly Come Dancing was confirmed. The pair are among the professional dancer line-up for the upcoming 2023 edition of the BBC One show which was revealed by the broadcasted on Friday (April 21).