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Who is hosting Dancing on Ice 2023
Who are the Dancing On Ice presenters? – Holly Willoughby and Philip Scofield are returning to host the 15th series of Dancing On Ice. Phil has appeared on all 14 series since 2006, while original host Holly presented the first six series before handing over to Christine Bleakley – now Christine Lampard – for the last three series of the original run.
Who is Katya’s partner on Strictly 2023?
Published: 08:20 pm, 16 September 2023 The new series of the multi-award-winning Strictly Come Dancing and recent National Television Awards winner of Best Talent Show launched tonight on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, once again bringing glitter, glamour and glorious dancing to homes across the nation. The launch show included a beautiful tribute to the late Len Goodman, in which Tess, Claudia, the Judges and professional dancers remembered the Ballroom icon. Jessie Ware also performed a rendition of ‘Free Yourself’ with a spectacular dance routine from Nadiya Bychkova, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Tsiakkas and Neil Jones, and for the last time, the 2022 Strictly winners Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał danced their week 4 Salsa from last years’ series reminding the audience exactly why they won the competition. Left to right: Amanda Abbington and Giovanni Pernice, Jody Cundy and Jowita Przystal and Zara McDermott and Graziano Di Prima Firstly, we saw Amanda Abbington paired with her partner Giovanni Pernice, After being paired, and asked by Claudia how happy she was, Amanda said “I’m ecstatic, we get on really well, same sense of humour,and dedicated to working hard”.
When asked about Amanda’s reaction to the reveal, her partner Giovanni replied: “That was a reaction, I have to be honest. and also there was screaming that I enjoyed very much. very very happy days.” Next up was Zara McDermott, and when asked about how she was feeling Zara said “I think I’m probably the most nervous I’ve been in my life.
I’m not a natural born performer or extrovert, so this is the biggest challenge of my life!” After being paired with Graziano Di Prima, he said to Zara: ‘The sky is the limit! Be positive all the way” Graziano then revealed to Zara the their first dance will the Cha Cha Cha!’ Then we saw Jody Cundy CBE paired with reigning Strictly champion Jowita Przystał,
When asked by Tess: “You are an eight time gold medal winning Paralympian. You started off swimming, then you made the switch to cycling so I’m thinking Strictly easy peasy for you?! Jody replied: ‘I’d like to think so, but I don’t think it’s going to be. I’m a complete newbie at this, I had years and years of practice at the other ones so we’ll see what happens.let’s shoot for the stars!’.
After the pairing Jowita admitted she was nervous: “I need to admit I’m actually a bit nervous because I don’t want to let him down, but I have a lot of ideas”. Left to right: Krishnan Guru Murthy and Lauren Oakley, Angela Rippon and Kai Widdrington and Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin Being paired next was Krishnan Guru-Murthy who was paired with professional dancer Lauren Oakley, He was extremely pleased and said “oh it’s brilliant and she gets me immediately”.
- This will be Lauren’s first time having a celebrity partner and she followed up with “It might be the first time that I’m partnered with somebody, but I know it’s a big ask for the celebrities to go out there and dance.
- So I think I need to be kind and give you confidence to have fun, but when it’s time to be strict I know how to be strict, don’t worry about that!”.
Next it was Angela Rippon CBE’s turn to be paired. Tess said “Angela, ripping up the dancefloor – we can’t wait for that can we?! 32 years after presenting Come Dancing, how does it feel to be on the other side?”. Angela responded: “It’s weird not being in your place and being in this place, but I’m going to enjoy it I think, yes!”.
Angela was paired with Kai Widdrington and said of the pairing “when I saw it was Kai I couldn’t have been happier I promise you”. Kai said “I am absolutely delighted to have Angela, I think we are going to be fabulous.” Then it was over to Layton Williams, who was paired with Nikita Kuzmin and together they form this series’ all-male pairing.
When talking about the partnership Layton said “He is going to whip me into shape, and keep me on the straight and narrow because I do like to think I know what I am doing and do the most, but I really don’t have a clue!” Claudia said to Nikita that Layton has previous dance experience, “do you unpick that or do you build on it?”. Left to right: Bobby Brazier and Dianne Buswell, Nigel Harman and Katya Jones and Eddie Kadi and Karen Hauer After that, it was Nigel Harman’s moment, and he was paired with Katya Jones, Claudia told Nigel that Katya could be quite strict and asked if he was ready.
Nigel replied “everyone keeps telling me this and every time they tell me this I get more and more terrified, but I am pretending I’m really calm about it.” When asked about what Katya has in store for Nigel, she said “ideas will come as we get to know each other”. Now, it was Bobby Brazier’s turn to meet his professional partner for the series, and Dianne Buswell revealed herself on the set of EastEnders.
Bobby said “I am so pleased!” Dianne explained: “I am so happy I have already adopted Bobby as my little brother, and I already care so much about him, I just want him to have the best time ever.” The pairings continued and we then saw comedian Eddie Kadi paired with longest serving Professional Karen Hauer, Left to right: Ellie Leach and Vito Coppola, Adam Thomas and Luba Mushtuk and Annabel Croft and Johannes Radebe Annabel Croft was then paired on Wimbledon’s centre court with Johannes Radebe, On the pairing she said “I’ve got the best partner I could possibly have wished for, honestly he’s so special, you really are so special, it’s such an honour and a privilege to be dancing with you, thank you.” When Claudia asked about Johannes’ plans for the first week, he told Annabel “I am going to take you through your paces my darling but the most important thing is that we are going to have fun”.
Actor Ellie Leach was then paired with Vito Coppola, When asked by Claudia about her pairing she said “I’m over the moon that Vito is my partner, honestly I’m so excited I think we are going to have so much fun”. Vito said “I am just going to have the best time with Ellie, I want to have the best journey and have fun”.
Vito revealed that they will be performing a sparkling Jive to which Ellie replied “Oh no, that’s really a hard, a Jive!”. Actor Adam Thomas had been patiently waiting to find out who his partner was, and it was revealed to be Luba Mushtuk, Discussing the pairing he said “I’m loving life.
What is not to love? I’m on Strictly Come Dancing and I’ve got this Russian princess, I’m buzzing, absolutely over the moon” Luba continued “I’ve never been this happy. so I am extremely excited and cannot wait to dance with you” When asked by Claudia how much he is looking forward to learning how to dance, Adam replied “I can’t wait.
this is why we do this show, it’s to learn how to dance.” Left to right: Angela Scanlon and Carlos Gu, Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez and Les Dennis and Nancy Xu Next up, TV Presenter Angela Scanlon, was paired with Carlos Gu, and said “Thank you universe. I think Carlos will be able to teach me, he is direct.
- I feel like there is a directness that I might respond to, like brutal honesty that Carlos has.” Claudia asked Carlos if this is going to be the year he wins and he replied “Oh yes I have made a better plan and we are going for the Glitterball.
- We’ll do it one step at a time, no rush”.
- Our penultimate pairing was Nikita Kanda and Gorka Marquez,
She revealed her family’s reaction to her taking part in the show: “My mum cried. she was so happy, it’s made everyone feel good and have a bit of a smile on their face”. When asked about her dancing skills by Claudia, Nikita said “I am a party animal but when it comes to choreography that’s what I’m here to learn I need to learn some new skills, I’m just like one arm up in the air”.
Gorka said that “even if it doesn’t go right, don’t lose the confidence, always believe in yourself, I believe in you already and it’s going to be great!”. He went on to reveal their first dance will be the Waltz and their team name is Gorkita. The final pairing of the launch show was for Les Dennis, who said “I love a challenge.
this is the biggest challenge ever, I am so excited about it, I can’t wait”. It was then revealed that he was partnered up with Nancy Xu, When commenting on the pairing he said “I am so happy as soon as I met Nancy I knew I could learn from her, she is a great teacher and she is so enthusiastic”. At the end of the show, we saw our celebrities and professional dancers perform their first group number to finish the launch show in style, giving us our first sneak peek at the celebrities’ dancing skills. Strictly goes live on Saturday 23 September from 6.15pm, when we will see each of our couples take to the dance floor for their first performances.
Who are the Strictly couples
Strictly Come Dancing season is upon us, and we can’t wait for a series filled with glitz and glam. The class of 2023 was officially introduced during the launch show on Saturday, September 16, when they met their professional partners for the first time.
However, Strictly doesn’t go live until Saturday, September 23, when this year’s couples take to the dance floor for their very first performances. Among the stars taking part this year are Adam Thomas, Zara McDermott, Nikita Kanda, and Bobby Brazier, you can see the line-up in full here, Meanwhile, the professionals include Giovanni Pernice, Graziano Di Prima, Jowita Przystal, Lauren Oakley, Kai Widdrington, Nikita Kuzmin, Katya Jones, Dianne Buswell, Karen Hauer, Johannes Radebe, Vito Coppola, Luba Mushtuk, Carlos Gu, Gorka Marquez and Nancy Xu.
READ MORE: Amy Dowden flooded with support from stars including Alex Jones and Shirley Ballas after sharing ‘hardest step so far’ STRICTLY LATEST: Shirley Ballas’s unique link to Strictly Come Dancing’s Angela Rippon But who is coupled up with who? Here’s the full list of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing couples.
Who is going to host Strictly Come Dancing?
Let’s find out more about Krishan – Krishnan is best known as the main anchor of Channel 4 News, as well as reporting for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and hosting live debates for Channel 4 during elections, referendums and major crises, he also won the Royal Television Society Journalism Award for best Network Presenter in 2022.
Since joining the team in 1998 he has covered major events from the Omagh bombing to the 911 attacks and from the Arab Spring to the Ukraine War. He also commentates on live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies, and presents programmes outside the news including the first live televised Autopsy.
He presents the Channel 4 News podcast Ways to Change the World. He started his TV career at the BBC presenting youth programmes before moving onto Newsround, Newsnight, BBC World and News 24. Krishnan is married to wife Lisa and the couple share two children.
- The news that 53-year-old was joining the Strictly line-up revealed on Saturday 5 August on Claudia Winkleman’s show on BBC Radio 2.
- You can keep up with Krishnan’s Strictly journey Saturdays on BBC One, this autumn.
- For the full line-up of celebs, click here,
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How long does Strictly show last 2023
How long does the Strictly launch show last? – Strictly Come Dancing returns to BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 16 September from 6.35pm. It ends at 8.20pm when there’s a double bill of Casualty. This means that the launch show will last just less than two hours at one hour and 45 minutes.
What time of year does Strictly Come Dancing start?
Anton Du Beke – Strictly is back for its 21st series! How does it feel to return to the judging panel for such a monumental series? I tell you what, I am naturally, brilliantly excited about the whole thing, I can’t wait. For me it’s just a magical time of year when Strictly returns to our screens.
- It always starts in the summer and goes into the autumn and winter.
- It’s just brilliant.
- The excitement about Strictly Come Dancing coming back with all the celebrities and just being in the building with everybody milling around, delighted and happy and joyous and all the brilliant teams back together.
It’s so wonderfully exciting. We’ve asked all the Pro’s what they were doing when they were 21 What were you doing when you were 21? I would have been dancing, competing, practising and flying about trying to get better, that was my life really. I have literally been dancing every day of my life and also at 21, I think I was working in a bakery.
I would have started work at the bakery at three o’clock in the morning, and then dancing at night and competing at weekends. Baker by day, dancer by night! There’s so much excitement when Strictly comes back. What do you think keeps audiences coming back from? It’s so multi layered and, I don’t want to repeat myself too much, but it is just brilliant because there’s so much about it you can love.
Firstly, it’s the best of the best, there is so much on the show you can enjoy. Obviously you will want to know who the celebrities are, some you’ll know and some you won’t know as well, and audiences will get a favourite immediately so that’s always exciting in the first show.
The music’s amazing, the Judges are brilliant, Tess and Claudia are incredible, the frocks are fantastic, then you have all of sets and the lighting! The show is so multi-generational as well. What is the biggest joy from your job as a Strictly Judging and what’s the biggest challenge? The biggest joy is being part of it and turning up every week.
It’s a real surprise and a fortune that I’ve been a part of the show since the beginning, and there’s only Craig, Tess and I left from the very first series and to have been part of a show that is part of the fabric of British consciousness – and the world’s, it’s such a global show – is sort of overwhelming, if I think about it too deeply it blows my mind.
- To be a part of that since the beginning, I feel massive pride.
- I love it now as much as I did then and I’m delighted about that as well.
- What is the biggest joy from your job as a Strictly judge, and the biggest challenge? The biggest challenge is eliminating somebody and sometimes it’s tighter than you’d want it to be, but that’s the job and that’s what I’m there for, so that is the most challenging part.
Trying to be encouraging, trying to help people – that’s the fun part. If you could only dance one kind of dance style for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? Probably a ballroom dance of some sort I’d imagine, taking a lady into my arms and dancing together.
However, if I could do one thing more now, I’d like to become a better tap dancer because I don’t tap as well as I’d like, and I’d like that skill. Do you have one standout dance or celebrity dancer from last year’s Strictly? Helen and Gorka’s couples choice dance to Mein Herr and Hamza did some numbers that were staggering, but for pure dancing and precision Helen’s was the standout moment from last year for me.
Strictly returned to Blackpool last year after some time away, how was it, and does it make you excited to return this year? Oh wasn’t it brilliant?! It’s such a massive production and we all go up to Blackpool and then rig it all up and it takes ten days, I mean it’s a huge thing, but it’s so worth it! It’s a wonderful moment in the series as well, but it means so much more than just going to Blackpool, we’re going for the tower ballroom which is such an iconic venue.
- We’ve got 19 brilliant Pro’s this series, how would you sum up their contribution in making the show what it is? Oh epic, the Pro’s make it what it is, I’ve always felt this really.
- They’re the ones to put the content for the show on the floor, they perform the group dances, they choreograph their celebrity routines, and they work with the celebrities to get the best out of them.
The Pro’s are extraordinary talents and remarkable performers. Is there a song that will never fail to get you on the dance floor at weddings and parties? Dancing Queen by ABBA. Finally, is there anything you’re particularly excited about for this series of Strictly Come Dancing? Just all of the above, although I am really excited about the Judges number at the beginning.
Who is hosting It Takes Two 2023?
Published: 12:01 am, 19 September 2023 (Image: BBC/Ray Burmiston) The countdown to all the behind-the scenes glamour and gossip is on as Strictly It Takes Two returns to BBC Two at 6.30pm on 25 September. Fans can look forward to an exciting season, featuring dynamic duo Janette Manrara and Fleur East.
- Fleur will bring her infectious energy to the It Takes Two stage.
- With her unique perspective as a Strictly finalist, Fleur is poised to offer insightful commentary and exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpses alongside Janette, a former professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing.
- Janette’s wealth of experience on the dance floor has made her a popular figure amongst contestants and viewers alike and she is ready once more to offer engaging interviews with this series’ celebrities and professional dancers.
The return of Strictly It Takes Two marks the beginning of an exciting journey filled with rhinestones, twirls, and surprises. Don’t miss a beat as Janette and Fleur guide viewers through the glitz and glamour of Strictly Come Dancing. Strictly It Takes Two is a BBC Daytime Commission.
Where are the old Strictly dancers
Lilia Kopylova & Darren Bennett – Lilia Koylova joined Strictly for its second series and she took home the trophy in the third series with cricketer Darren Gough. She made it to the final again in 2006 with Matt Dawson and in 2009 she quit Strictly after bosses said she wouldn’t have a celebrity partner for that series. Lilia and Darren both joined Strictly for the second series The pair are now parents to two daughters
Who is hosting Dancing on Ice 2023
Who are the Dancing On Ice presenters? – Holly Willoughby and Philip Scofield are returning to host the 15th series of Dancing On Ice. Phil has appeared on all 14 series since 2006, while original host Holly presented the first six series before handing over to Christine Bleakley – now Christine Lampard – for the last three series of the original run.