Strictly Come Dancing

Gavin Henson is the 7/2 favourite to win this year’s Strictly Come Dancing however Paddy Power are also betting on what the Welsh rugby player is arguably even more famous for – the colour of his fake tan. The bookie has produced its own Henson Hue Chart for punters to bet on the colour shade of the Welshman’s fake tan for the first show of the new series. The favourite is Welsh Walnut at 9/4 followed by Ronseal at 5/2. Other shades include a dance-themed Tango Orange at 12/1, Valleys...Read Full Story

Wow! What a night – if this is the standard of the quarter finals I can’t wait until the semis! First mention of the night has to go to my favourites Pamela and James. Once I got over the shock and joy of seeing James topless I was able to concentrate on their beautiful Viennese Waltz. Wasn’t it just fantasic and really moving? Alesha was right; it all came together: perfect song, perfect outfit, perfect dance, PERFECT SCORE! They received the first “4 tens” of the series and got 40 out...Read Full Story

As I got off Wood Lane tube station outside BBC TV centre there was a queue of around 400 strictly fans in the pouring rain all glammed up in high heels and dresses. As I looked at them sopping wet I was glad to bypass them all and walk straight into main reception of tv centre! The windows had old strictly costumes in them- from Julian Clary’s salsa outfit with maracas to Zoe Lucker’s American smooth ballgown. Cardboard cutouts of Bruce and Tess as well as the judges were also in...Read Full Story

Freestyle outfit The Freestylers have been crowned dance queens of the South West after wowing the judges at the Barclays Live Bristol heat at Broadmead on Saturday 14th August. The Freestylers emerged victorious after a hotly-contested online public vote. The group made up of Skye Reed (aged 8), Katie Wheeler (aged 9), Emily Hickory (aged 10), Jessica Scott (aged 11), Jody Thomas (aged 11), Ashley Matthias (aged 14), Ellie Matthias (aged 14), Sophie Franklin (aged 14), Sophie Griffiths (aged...Read Full Story

Strictly Come Dancing returned with just over 7 million viewers on BBC1 and BBC HD, eclipsing ITV1’s All Star Family Fortunes on Saturday, 11 September. The dance show, which returned for its eighth series with an hour-long preview show introducing this year’s celebrities, attracted 6.817 million viewers and a 36.2% share between 6.25pm and 7.25pm on BBC1, with another 247,000 on the BBC’s high definition channel. All Star Family Fortunes pulled in 4.59 million viewers and a 22.2% share on...Read Full Story