LEGENDARY Strictly judge Shirley Ballas has revealed she is "mortified" that Matt Goss is still in the competition, following Sunday's dance-off.
Speaking on BBC’s The One Show, the Strictly icon said: “I just felt on the evening both couples made mistakes, but the quality of Kaye was far superior. I was absolutely mortified that she left, to be quite honest.”
Shirley added: “I love my fellow judges and we’re all there to do a job but, in my opinion, that was one they didn’t quite get right.”
Matt went head-to-head with Kaye in Sunday's dance-off, ultimately coming out on top.
While Kaye took her elimination from the show well, Matt looked fuming to be in the bottom two. One fan said: "Matt Goss looked murderously furious to be in the dance-off; I’m terrified of him."
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- Henry Moore
Fans are all saying the same thing about Matt Goss
Fans took to Twitter this week to react to Sunday's dance off.
Matt went head to head with Kaye, and ultimately came out on top.
But despite his victory, fans noticed that Matt looked less than pleased to be in the bottom two.
One fan wrote on Twitter at the time: "Matt Goss looked murderously furious to be in the dance off; I’m terrified of him."
Another added: "Matt looks fuming – his facial expressions."
A third mused: "Fully expect Matt Goss to have an emergency illness, so he can drop out without losing face."
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- Henry Moore
Shirley Ballas says the menopause ‘was the darkest time of my life’
Strictly judge Shirley Ballas recently opened up about her “very difficult” menopause, as she takes part in a new campaign for women.
She is fronting the new QVC for World Menopause Month campaign and spoke openly about how hard menopause was for her.
“To be honest, I never thought about menopause. It just throws you out of sync. But it’s not just a list of symptoms… I just didn’t have any support,” Shirley explained in a new clip.
The head judge, 62, also spoke of her surprise after her son noticed she was struggling, and encouraged her to talk to him about how she was feeling.
By sharing her experience, Shirley hopes to help others who are also struggling with the menopause, and help them find ways to cope.
- Henry Moore
Shirley Ballas SLAMS Matt Goss in savage interview
Shirley Ballas believes Strictly made the wrong decision last week, as Matt Goss overcame Kaye Adams to stay on the show.
During an appearance on BBC's The One Show, the ballroom legend said: "I just felt on the evening both couples made mistakes, but the quality of Kaye was far superior.
"I was absolutely mortified that she left, to be quite honest."
Shirley added: "I love my fellow judges and we're all there to do a job but, in my opinion, that was one they didn't quite get right."
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- Henry Moore
‘Strictly curse’ strikes again as dancer Nikita Kuzmin splits from long-term partner
The infamous "Strictly curse" may have reared its ugly head once again, as Nikita Kuzmin announces his split from his long-time partner Nicole Wirt.
Friends of the couple have said the dancer moved her belongings out of his London flat following their break up.
A source said: “Nikita wanted to totally focus on this series of Strictly and decided a while back he wanted to end his relationship with Nicole.
“They had been together for five years and it ended up being a mutual decision.
"Nicole is mainly based in Germany and she is getting busier with work.
“Nikita is totally caught up in Strictly so they decided it was for the best for them to break up.
“Nicole used to stay in London to visit Nikita but it was becoming more difficult with their schedules.
"Nikita only wants the best for Nicole and she feels the same about him.
“For now he wants to put all of his focus on Ellie and their journey on Strictly.”
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- Henry Moore
Judges brand Hamza a ‘genius’ following stunning displays
Craig, who is usually known for his harsh ratings, has been blown away by Hamza on this year’s series of Strictly.
The Countryfile host has been so impressive, the long-time judge thinks he may have previous dance training.
Craig told Best magazine: “Hamza is blowing me away. Either he’s had dance experience or he’s just … a genius!
“He’s doing proper heel leads, and now he’s shown he can do Latin, too. Some people do surprise you.
“His dancing isn’t flashy, it’s just technically brilliant. Just WOW!”
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- Henry Moore
Fans all say the same thing about the It Takes Two set
The Strictly spin-off It Takes Two returned last night, and fans all had the same question about its set.
One fan said: " Why do they keep moving the furniture on #Strictly #ItTakesTwo."
Another wrote: " Why do the chairs keep changing on the show?"
"Please explain the sofa/chairs settings – Jeanette colour matched now she's contrast coloured. My brain can't keep up," another viewer complained.
A fourth tweeted: " This is so bizarre, what's happening with the seating tonight?"
While a fifth wrote: " I don't what's going on with the seating on the show, it's very confusing."
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- Henry Moore
What to expect from Strictly week three
This weekend watch this year's partners dance to movie soundtracks!
From famous soundtracks like the late Olivia Newton-John’s Hopelessly Devoted To You from Grease to Jurassic Park, this week is going to be an exciting one.
Strictly returns on Saturday evening.
- Henry Moore
What are the Strictly routines this weekend?
Check the list below to find out what dances the partners are performing this Saturday!
- Ellie Simonds and Nikita Kuzmin – Quickstep
- Richie Anderson and Giovanni Pernice – Samba
- Tony Adams and Katya Jones – Samba
- Will Mellor and Nancy Xu – American Smooth
- Ellie Taylor and Johannes Radebe – Cha Cha Cha
- Fleur East and Vito Copolla – American Smooth
- Helen Skelton and Gorka Marquez – Viennese Waltz
- Jayde Adams and Karen Hauer – Cha Cha cha
- Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal – Rumba
- James Bye and Amy Dowden – Cha Cha Cha
- Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima – Charleston
- Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu – Waltz
- Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova – Viennese Waltz
- Tyler West and Dianne Buswell – Charleston
Strictly couple ‘so cute’ as they share sweet moment on TV
The new Strictly pro Carlos Gu and singer Molly Rainford show cased their strong bond talking on It Takes Two.
Host Janette Manrara branded the pair “so cute” as Carlos said he was “really really proud” of Molly, and the two held hands.
He said: “After seeing her doing a dance like that… wow I was really really proud of you.”
Molly replied, “I have the best teacher I think!”
They discussed their next dance, the Walts to One Hand One Heart, from West Side Story.
The song played, and Carlos took Molly’s hand, Janette said: “Oh em gee,” Janette said. “Look at them they’re in character already! I love it, it comes on and it takes over!”.
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Strictly contestants step out together for wintery dog walk
Matt Goss brought his pooch, Reggie, for a walk with Nadiya Bychkova and her partner, Kai Widdrington.
The singer and two Strictly Come Dancing partners wrapped up warm on Wednesday as they took a stroll in London before practice.
French Bulldog Reggie, is Matt’s adorable dog, who he spent an eye watering £20,000 to fly from LA to London, the Daily Mail reported.
Kai is no longer starring on the show, after being voted off with dance partner Kaye Adams on Sunday.
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Strictly fans fume at judges over big complaint
Fans have hit back at judges, after the second week of the dance competition, after noticing this one behavioural issue.
Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke returned this year to critique the celebs’ dancing style.
Some think judges are dishing out too high scores early on in the competition, and need to reign it in a bit.
On fan tweeted: “The judges overscoring can fully get in the bin.”
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Fans hope Helen Skelton’s ex is ‘watching that’ as she dazzles on stage
The television presenter had a heart breaking split recently, from her ex Richie Myler
After Helen and Gorka danced the Cha Cha to Rain on Me last Saturday, fans took to Twitter to praise her moves.
One fan tweeted: “I really want Helen Skelton to enjoy this & smash the hell out of it! She deserves it #Strictly. Mainly for her… but also a MASSIVE [middle finger emoji] to her vile cheating lying ex husband.”
Another echoed: “U are one amazing woman Helen. I would love dating a woman like you. Ex husband is a plonker letting you go.”
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Kaye Adams makes hilarious Strictly confession: ‘I had the Tena Lady pads on’
The Loose Women panellist had previously made the Tena confession to her Instagram followers, where she admitted dance partner Kai had no clue what she was on about.
Returning to the show on Tuesday, Kaye said: “It was such a long day I was so exhausted, and to have Craig say that it was underwhelming, I’d thrown myself up in the air I had my TENA Ladies on, what more do you want from me!?” The Daily Mail reported.
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Will Mellor reveals his Rocky Balboa inspiration
The actor said he loves a “success” story, and has found encouragement in the 1976 film.
He told The Sun: “I love the story of someone coming from nothing and making a success of life because that’s sort of how I grew up.”
“I grew up with this dream in my mind, on an estate in a place where no one did this, and really believed in myself’.
“I had support from the family but people would put me down… but saying you can’t do something only makes me stronger.”
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Shirley Ballas says the menopause ‘was the darkest time of my life’
Strictly judge Shirley Ballas recently opened up about her “very difficult” menopause, as she takes part in a new campaign for women.
She is fronting the new QVC for World Menopause Month campaign, and spoke openly about how hard the menopause was for her.
“To be honest, I never thought about menopause. It just throws you out of sync. But it’s not just a list of symptoms… I just didn’t have any support,” Shirley explained in a new clip.
The head judge, 62, also spoke of her surprise after her son noticed she was struggling, and encouraged her to talk to him about how she was feeling.
By sharing her experience, Shirley hopes to help others who are also struggling with the menopause, and help them find ways to cope.
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- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Anton Du Beke says being voted off Strictly was ‘the worst thing in the world’
Strictly judge Anton Du Beke has revealed how it felt being a Strictly Come Dancing pro and being voted off the competition.
For the second year running, he has replaced Bruno Tonioli on the judging panel.
Speaking at the Henley Literary Festival in Oxfordshire, the Strictly favourite said: “Not that there is anything wrong with it but getting voted off, I just hated it.
“It is the worst thing in the world. And it never got better as I got older.”
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Tyler West tries hard to recover after running the London Marathon
The radio DJ ran the London Marathon on Sunday after competing on Strictly Come Dancing the night before.
But he has to make a swift recovery before this Saturday night’s show with partner Dianne Buswell.
He told his Instagram following he sped up the recovery by doing cryotherapy treatment, where the body is exposed to very cold temperatures.
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Strictly’s Kai Widdrington praises Kaye Adams as ‘amazing partner’
The Strictly Come Dancing Pro admitted things “didn’t go my way” this year, but had a short but good time during his stint.
“Obviously, it didn’t go my way this year, but Kaye is a lovely lady and such an amazing partner,” he told the Southampton Daily Echo.
Kai continued: “There’s something about getting support from your hometown that feels really, really amazing.
“It’s difficult to describe because you want to say thank you to everybody at once, but it’s one of those things where you can’t be thankful enough for the support that you get.
“You want to go as far as you can, naturally. But at the same time, you have to be mindful that there’s only so much your celebrity can learn and if that’s as far as they can go, that’s as far as they can go.”
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Fans are fuming over dance choice that might seal one couple’s fate
It has been revealed that this weekend the Strictly couples are going to dance to movie soundtracks.
But, confusingly, Hamza and Jowita have been tasked with dancing the Rumba to the Jurassic Park’s theme.
It is tricky to get your head around how that will work, fans agree.
One tweeted: “Uuuuummmm a rhumba to jurassic park?!! How the hell does that work?!! Some of these song choices are rubbish!”
“Rumba…………to the theme from Jurassic Park……..is that a wind up??” @imogenalanah_ added: “Rumba?! To the Jurassic park theme?! Done hamza dirty,” another fumed.
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Fleur East gives sneak peak into Strictly rehearsals
The singer and her dance partner Vito are practicing the Viennese Waltz, and shares hilarious clip of him singing.
This weekend they are dancing to Part of This World, from the Little Mermaid, which is Fleur's favourite Disney movie.
She captioned the video: "This is how it goes down in rehearsals! The Viennese Waltz practice was intense and hilarious.
"Vito’s version of the song is my favourite! 😂 check out his singing in this video. Do you think he’s got potential?"
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Strictly couple 'so cute' as they share sweet moment on TV
The new Strictly pro Carlos Gu and singer Molly Rainford show cased their strong bond talking on It Takes Two.
Host Janette Manrara branded the pair "so cute" as Carlos said he was "really really proud" of Molly, and the two held hands.
He said: "After seeing her doing a dance like that… wow I was really really proud of you."
Molly replied, "I have the best teacher I think!"
They discussed their next dance, the Walts to One Hand One Heart, from West Side Story.
The song played, and Carlos took Molly's hand, Janette said: "Oh em gee," Janette said. "Look at them they're in character already! I love it, it comes on and it takes over!".
Credit: Simon Jones
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Molly Rainford 'scared' for what is to come on Strictly
The star admitted she was feeling intimidated about the next few weeks on the show after topping the leaderboard.
This week, Molly and Carlos Gu, appeared on It Takes Two with Janette Manrara, where Molly discussed her anxieties.
"I am feeling a little bit scared for the coming weeks just because I feel like we have set a good bar and there’s pressure to keep that up," she told the host.
Dance partner Carlos reassured Molly, explaining he was "hoping for the best," reported The Metro.
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
Strictly contestants step out together for wintery dog walk
Matt Goss brought his pooch, Reggie, for a walk with Nadiya Bychkova and her partner, Kai Widdrington.
The singer and two Strictly Come Dancing partners wrapped up warm on Wednesday as they took a stroll in London before practice.
French Bulldog Reggie, is Matt's adorable dog, who he spent an eye watering £20,000 to fly from LA to London, the Daily Mail reported.
Kai is no longer starring on the show, after being voted off with dance partner Kaye Adams on Sunday.
Matt taking Reggie for a walk around town last week. - Lauren Cole-Lomas
Fan fave emerging
Despite not being the best dancer on the show so far, Hamza is certainly getting a lot of support due to his “lovely” nature.
One fan said: “Hamza is the loveliest and he needs to know!!!”
A second added: “Hamza saying he’s too big for the jive bless him someone give him a hug he’s so much better than he thinks.”
- Lauren Cole-Lomas
What will Strictly's Week Three bring?
This weekend watch this years partners dance to movie soundtracks!
From famous soundtracks like the late Olivia Newton-John’s Hopelessly Devoted To You from Grease, to Jurassic Park, this week is going to be an exciting one.
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