Strictly Come Dancing star Oti Mabuse stuns with 70s-inspired hair transformation

A third Strictly professional dancer has reportedly refused to take the Covid vaccine, which is said to have created an atmosphere of fear and worry. It was initially alleged that two dancers had refused the jab ahead of the launch on Saturday evening, which left some celebrities cautious about being paired with them.

Strictly Come Dancing has returned to our screens and fifteen celebs have taken to the ballroom dancefloor, hoping to impress the judges. The BBC1 show has seen a number of new professional dancers introduced for 2021 after we bid farewell to the likes of AJ Pritchard,Kevin Clifton and Janette Manrara.

Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has joked that she’s given her husband Greg Wise condoms in case he falls victim to the infamous ‘Strictly curse’.The 62-year-old acting legend, whose husband Greg, 55, is dancing alongside the show’s longest-serving Strictly pro Karen Hauer, made the tongue-in-cheek comment as she opened up about him taking part in the BBC series.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were over the moon when the show returned to our screens with Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the rest of the gang. And there’s even more reason to be excited because the dance partnerships have been unveiled.

The newest season of Strictly is here, and its 15 new celebrity contestants and their pairings have been revealed. We can't wait to see everyone take to the ballroom floor and this year we have multiple new professionals joining the cast.

Strictly Come Dancing viewers were over the moon when the show returned to our screens with Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman and the rest of the gang. But now there’s even more reason to be excited because the dance partnerships have been unveiled - and there’s some great pairings set to brighten up our Saturday nights on the countdown to Christmas.

Oti Mabuse is finally back on our TV screens thanks to the return of Strictly Come Dancing, and one person who will be cheering her on in her bid to be crowned the winner for a third consecutive year is her husband, Marius Iepure.MORE: Oti Mabuse and Marius Iepure: their relationship in photosMarius is also a dancer - and he has even made an appearance on Strictly himself! Marius performed on the BBC One dancing competition in the group numbers in 2017 and the couple have been happily married

Bake Off star John Whaite is making history on Strictly Come Dancing 2021 as the first ever celebrity to be paired with another man on the BBC show. Last year, we saw Olympic boxer Nicola Adams paired with professional dancer Katya Jones for the first same-sex and all-female partnership, and John will lead the way this year.

Strictly Come Dancing contestants have reportedly been told to “avoid partying” while filming the series this year to try and avoid catching Covid-19. Last year, longtime professional dancer Katya Jones and her celebrity partner Nicola Adams were devastated when they had to withdraw from the competition after just a few dances.