Strictly Come Dancing

Jade Johnson will be fit to perform in this Saturday evening’s Strictly Come Dancing show, saving her from being forced out of the show. The Great Britain long jumper missed last weekend’s show after she said her knee ‘popped’ during a practice for the show, in which former cricketer Phil Tufnell was voted out. If injury had prevented her from performing this week as well, Strictly rules state she would have been automatically axed from the competition. Jade Johnson was in tears after injuring her knee during practice for Strictly Come Dancing Jade Johnson and her dance partner Ian Waite will perform in this ... Read Full Story

He's been the show's joker with his entertaining moves on the dance floor but last night Ricky Groves was voted off Strictly Come Dancing. Read Full Story

Strictly Come Dancing is ‘fixed’ by the BBC, former contestant Joe Calzaghe claims. Producers engineered his exit from the show after he allegedly argued with them about dance rival Craig Kelly, he said. The champion boxer’s comments come as viewers complained that athlete Jade Johnson was granted a reprieve from performing on Saturday’s show because of a knee injury. Mr Calzaghe, whose stiff dancing style was described by judge Craig Revel Horwood as ‘rigor mortis’, managed to stay on the BBC contest with dance partner Kristina Rihanoff for five weeks after gaining a huge share of the public vote. But angered by being ousted ... Read Full Story

Source: Daily Mail Strictly Come Dancing was hit by a series of disasters last night which overshadowed the voting-off of cricketer Phil Tufnell. Ronnie Corbett, who was forced to fill in for host Bruce Forsyth who was struck down by flu, almost became another casualty of the show after slipping as he made his entrance. The contestants were also affected by the run of bad luck after Footballers Wives actress Laila Rouass, who bravely performed despite spraining her ankle, had to be carried off stage by dance partner Anton du Beke halfway through their rumba. The couple looked amazed to make it through to ... Read Full Story

Ali Bastian, Zoe Lucker and Natalie Cassidy have been added to the Strictly Come Dancing live tour. The trio join former contestants Kelly Brook, Austin Healey and Mark Ramprakash on the 32-date arena jaunt, which kicks off in January. Bastian, who found fame in Hollyoaks, scored full marks for her Viennese waltz on Saturday and is one of the favourites to win this year's show. Cassidy, who will return to her role as Sonia Fowler in EastEnders next year, scored 31 points for her quickstep at the weekend. Ex-Footballers' Wives star Zoe Lucker departed the series earlier this month after scoring 33 for her ... Read Full Story