Strictly Come Dancing stars banned from kissing with ‘one snog and you’re out’ rule

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.

Strictly Come Dancing's launch show on Saturday is said to have received 7million viewers and peaked at 7.3million. According to reports, this is the the BBC One show's "lowest audience" since it first introduced the pairing episode in 2010.

Strictly Come Dancing has delighted fans as the show has made history twice during its launch night – with a little help from Maura Higgin’s beau.

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.

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 is back for another series this 2021 and we can't wait to see the celebs hit the dancefloor. Amongst the show's many famous faces is Tilly Ramsay, who might not be as well-known to some of the show's older viewers.

Strictly Come Dancing star Ugo Monye has announced that he has split from his wife Lucy just days before the start of the BBC1 show.The former England rugby player, 38, who shares daughters Phoenix, four, and Ruby, one, with Lucy, 32, has been married for five years but moved out of their west London home a few weeks ago.

oldest ever winner of Strictly. The comedianbeat out hot favourites HRVY, Made in Chelsea's Jamie Laing and Eastender's actress Maisie Smith.