TOWIE star confirms show's Christmas special is cancelled in shake-up

The BBC has released a first look at the upcoming Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special.The one-off episode of the show that airs on Christmas Day will see the set transformed into a winter wonderland as six new celebrity contestants take to the floor, in the hopes of being crowned the festive winner. The A-list couples will perform their routines in a bid to impress esteemed judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke, head judge Shirley Ballas, and the voting studio audience. Broadcaster Dan Snow was the first star to confirm he has joined the Christmas special as he is paired up with dancer Nadiya Bychkova.

Christmas is Josh and Hollie Wright’s “favourite time of year” and, after what has been a difficult 2023, festive preparations are in full swing for the family of four. The couple’s second son Dustin was born 12 weeks early in February, weighing a tiny 2.4lb. He spent eight weeks in hospital before being allowed home to join older brother Josh, now 20 months.

Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Noir: Christmas Special, which airs December 20 on Sky Arts at 8pm.In the special of the travelogue series, Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) and his wife Nancy are joined by Mortimer in Penshurst Place in Kent, where they attempt to create an artistic rendition of the robin.In a clip from episode, Mortimer describes the festive bird as a “hooligan”, to which Reeves replies: “I agree completely. They’re like territorial little brutes.

Fox has just announced a fan favorite renewal to add to their renewal/cancellation slate for the 2023-2024 season.

The Only Way Is Essex star James 'Arg' Argent has celebrated his birthday surrounded by his closest friends and family. The TV personality turned 36 on Tuesday, December 5, and made a reservation at Sheesh in Essex to mark the occasion. Arg's close pal and former TOWIE co-star Ferne McCann took to Instagram to share snaps of the fun-filled evening.

The Only Way Is Essex star Dani Imbert has allegedly split from her businessman boyfriend Reiss Boyce, with reports claiming things are "not looking good" between the pair.The ITVBe star, 25, began dating Reiss earlier this year, with the couple going public with their relationship in the summer after being spotted looking cosy on a day out together. However, it appears that Dani and Reiss' romance could be over after the TOWIE favourite deleted all trace of him from her Instagram account and also unfollowed him.

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Virgin River Christmas special (Episodes 511, 512)

The Only Way Is Essex stars Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Mallet have tied the knot after getting engaged in February 2022.

Georgia Kousoulou and Tommy Mallet are married! The TOWIE stars said 'I do' to one another on December 1. The pair shared a stunning snap from their intimate wedding day with Georgia looking amazing in a white dress with puff sleeves and a short skirt. The corset-style gown also featured a long train and she completed her wedding look with white platform heels.

Layton Williams has been dazzling us on Strictly Come Dancing and now he’s bringing the ballroom fun to Bad Education for its all-singing, all-dancing festive special. The 29-year-old, who plays Stephen Carmichael in the comedy reboot, says he was “absolutely thrilled” to show off his West End skills. “I’ve been gagging for a Christmas singy-songy musical moment from day dot,” he confesses.

SPOILER ALERT: The story includes details about the Virgin River Christmas special (Episodes 511, 512)

After nine exciting months of waiting TOWIE star Nicole Bass has finally welcomed an adorable baby girl with her partner.The 32 year old reality star announced the happy news on Instagram, as she shared the first photo of her tiny bundle of joy with her adoring fans. In the sweet post, Nicole wrote: “A whole week of loving you!” “Welcoming our beautiful daughter Millie Nicole Beasley, born on the 22/11/23 weighing 7.2lbs at 9.50pm. Our hearts are so full of love I am so grateful for my two beautiful girls." Alongside the post, Nicole also shared a sweet glimpse of her new little one, all dressed up in a precious pink ensemble.

Casting has been revealed for the upcoming The Black Phone 2!

Lauren Pope has shared her horror after having to rush her eldest daughter to hospital following an incident at home, which saw the three year old get a pea stuck up her nose. Former The Only Way Is Essex favourite Lauren, 41, took to Instagram on Monday, 27 November, to share details of the ordeal with her followers after returning back home and finally getting ready for bed. Lauren, who is mum to daughters Raine, three, and Leni, one, with ex Tony Keterman, posted a photo of an A&E department and explained how doctors had came up with a variety of methods to attempt to extract the pea out of Raine's nostril, with only one succeeding in the end.

Big Brother fans will be pleased to learn that Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan have gone Instagram official.Throughout the recent reboot series, the eventual £100,000 winner, 26, and Henry, 25, forged an intimate connection that would often lead to kissing, yet the former was always quick to remind their co-stars that things were "platonic" between them. Posting via Instagram Stories on Sunday, Jordan finally confirmed their romance by writing to his followers: "The 'bf' term might now be applicable... And I cannot stop smiling".This comes after he told Metro that he'd like to spend his Big Brother winnings on taking Henry to the Big Apple for Christmas.

I'm A Celeb star Russell Watson has opened up about the harsh reality of "starvation" and "vile" food on the ITV show. It's been three years since the popular reality TV show moved from the sunny Australian jungle to a chilly castle in north Wales due to the pandemic. One unforgettable moment from that series was when classical singer Russell Watson moved his fellow campmates, including Giovanna Fletcher, Beverley Callard and Victoria Derbyshire, to tears with his beautiful rendition of Nessun Dorma.The classical singer was the fifth celebrity to be voted off the show and has since looked back on his time in the castle with great fondness.

Samantha Faiers has reportedly been living in hotels alongside her young family for over a month as her Surrey mansion is being renovated.

The battle for the Glitterball trophy may still be ongoing on Strictly Come Dancing but we're already thinking ahead to the next special which will air over Christmas. Once the main series finishes in mid-December, fans won't have to wait long for their next fix of the BBC One dance contest.

EastEnders' star Jamie Borthwick, who plays Jay Brown on the soap, is set to join the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special 2023 alongside broadcaster Dan Snow and BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent.The trio are the first celebs announced for the festive episode airing on Christmas Day, where they'll compete to be crowned the Christmas champion. The exciting news was shared on Wednesday's episode of the Strictly spin-off show It Takes Two, with more contestants to be revealed on Thursday November 23. Jamie was revealed as the third celebrity on It Takes Two, will be dancing with Nancy Xu.

Love Is Blind stars Zack Goytowski and Bliss Poureetezadi have announced that they are expecting their first child together.The couple appeared on the fourth series of the show earlier this year, and even tied the knot on the Netflix programme.They confirmed the happy news this week and officially became the first couple who have met on the show to have a baby. Zack and Bliss told People magazine: “We both really wanted this, and so we just felt really blessed that we were able to have this happen.” The couple are expecting their little one in spring 2024 and are planning to find out the sex – having a gender reveal in the coming months.