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Strictly Come Dancing Series 18
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its eighteenth series with a launch show on 17 October 2020 on BBC One, and the live shows beginning on 24 October. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series launched a month later than usual and ran for only nine weeks instead of the usual thirteen. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball and Rylan Clark-Neal returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two''. Clark-Neal was replaced by Gethin Jones for four shows after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19. On 12 September, it was announced that for the first time since the tenth series, there would be no live show broadcast from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom due to the pandemic. However, it was announced shortly afterwards that there would be four episodes highlighting the best moments from previous series. The final episode featured a tribute to 2014 winner Caroline Flack, who had died on 15 February that year. Shirley Ball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Bailey
Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965), known professionally as Bill Bailey, is an English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter. He is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom '' Black Books'' (2000–2004), and for his regular appearances on the panel shows ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'', '' Have I Got News for You'', and '' QI'', as well as for his stand-up comedy work. He plays a variety of musical instruments and incorporates music into his performances. Bailey was listed by ''The Observer'' as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy in 2003. In 2007, and again in 2010, he was voted the seventh greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's ''100 Greatest Stand-Ups''. He made an appearance in the film ''Hot Fuzz''. In 2020, he won the 18th series of the televised BBC dancing competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with his professional partner Oti Mabuse. At 55, he is the oldest winner in the show's history . He is a cancer fundraiser and has walked 100 miles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gethin Jones
Gethin Clifford Jones (born 12 February 1978) is a Welsh television presenter. He was an active rugby union player while at Manchester Metropolitan University and, after graduation, he began his television career on Welsh language channel S4C as a presenter of children's programmes such as ''Popty'', ''Mas Draw'' and the flagship children's entertainment show '' Uned 5'' (''Unit 5'', 2002–2005). In 2005, Jones became the 31st presenter of BBC children's programme ''Blue Peter''. In 2020, he began presenting the BBC1 five-mornings-a-week magazine show '' Morning Live'', broadcast from studios in Manchester. After a trial run ending in December 2020, the success of the programme has seen it commissioned as an all-year-round part of the BBC1 schedule. Early life and education Jones was born on 12 February 1978 in Cardiff, the son of Sylvia (née Groskop), a violin teacher, and Goronwy Jones, headteacher of Baden Powell Primary School. He has an older sister, Mererid. One of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Hauer
Karen Hauer (formerly Clifton; born 20 April 1982) is a Venezuelan-American professional Latin dance specialist and World Mambo Champion, best known for her appearances on the British television series ''Strictly Come Dancing''. She is currently the longest-serving professional dancer on the show, having joined in 2012. She also featured on the American TV series ''So You Think You Can Dance'', and was a principal dancer in the touring live dance show ''Burn the Floor''. ''So You Think You Can Dance'' In 2009, Hauer auditioned for season 6 of the US reality show ''So You Think You Can Dance''. She originally auditioned with her husband at the time, Matthew Hauer, but he was eliminated during Vegas week while Karen moved on to the top 20. ''Strictly Come Dancing'' Hauer joined ''Strictly Come Dancing'' as a professional dancer in 2012, partnering Westlife singer Nicky Byrne. They reached the quarter-finals in week 10, before losing the dance-off to Denise van Outen and he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Laing
James Laing (Help:IPA/English, /ˈleɪŋ/ ; born 3 November 1988) is an English presenter, television personality and investor. He is the founder of the confectionery company Candy Kittens and is best known for appearing on the reality television series ''Made in Chelsea'' since the Made in Chelsea (series 2), second series in 2011. He runs and hosts three podcasts - "Newly Weds" with his wife, ''Private Parts'', and a BBC Radio 1 podcast, ''6 Degrees from Jamie and Spencer''. As an actor, he has appeared in shows such as ''Hollyoaks'', ''Murder In Successville'' and ''Drunk History (British TV series), Drunk History''. He is now a regular radio presenter on BBC Radio 1. Early life Laing was born in Oxford in 1988. His parents are Penny and Nicholas. He has an older brother, Alexander, a younger brother, George, and a younger sister, Emily. He was privately educated at both Summer Fields School (1997–2002) and Radley College, before attending the University of Leeds, where he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janette Manrara
Janette Manrara Škorjanec (born November 16, 1983) is an American singer, choreographer and professional dancer, and television presenter. She is best known for her appearances on the US series '' So You Think You Can Dance'' and British dance reality television competition, ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (the original version of ''Dancing with the Stars''). She is married to Slovenian dancer and co-star Aljaž Škorjanec. In June 2021, she quit being a dancer to co host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' with Rylan Clark, and later Fleur East. Early life Manrara is from Miami, Florida, US. Born to her Cuban parents, Luis and Maritza, Janette is the oldest of three. Originally a singer, learning from her Cuban family, she formally studied dance from the age of 19. She began performing in musical theatre at age 12, and started her formal dance training at 19, studying ballroom, ballet, pointe, jazz and hip-hop. Manrara studied finance at Florida International University, and work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huffington Post
''HuffPost'' (''The Huffington Post'' until 2017, itself often abbreviated as ''HPo'') is an American progressive news website, with localized and international editions. The site offers news, satire, blogs, and original content, and covers politics, business, entertainment, environment, technology, popular media, lifestyle, culture, comedy, healthy eating, young women's interests, and local news featuring columnists. It was created to provide a progressive alternative to conservative news websites such as the Drudge Report. The site contains its own content and user-generated content via video blogging, audio, and photo. In 2012, the website became the first commercially run United States digital media enterprise to win a Pulitzer Prize. Founded by Arianna Huffington, Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, the site was launched on May 9, 2005, as a counterpart to the Drudge Report. In March 2011, it was acquired by AOL for US$315 million, with Arian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dancing With The Stars (American TV Series)
''Dancing with the Stars'' is an American dance competition television series that premiered on ABC on June 1, 2005. It is the American version of the British reality TV competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'', and is part of the ''Dancing with the Stars'' franchise. The show pairs celebrities with professional dancers. Each couple competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. The couple receiving the lowest combined total of judges' points and audience votes is usually eliminated each week until only the champion dance pair remains. Since the thirty-second season in 2023, the series is hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli serving as judges. In April 2022, it was announced that, beginning with the thirty-first season, ''Dancing with the Stars'' would move from ABC to Disney+. Since season thirty-two, the series has streamed live on both ABC and Disney+ simultaneously. On April 22, 2025, ABC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is a British-Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer. He has judged on the British television talent shows ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2004–2019), ''DanceX'' (2007) and ''Britain's Got Talent'' (2023–present), and the American television talent shows ''Dancing with the Stars (American TV series), Dancing with the Stars'' (2005–present) and ''Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann'' (2008). Career In 1980, as part of the group Duke and the Aces, Tonioli performed in but did not win the United Kingdom's competition to select an entry for the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980, Eurovision Song Contest. Tonioli has worked in the music business as a choreographer for music videos, stage shows, and tours for artists such as Tina Turner, Sting (musician), Sting, Elton John, the Rolling Stones,Camel (band), Camel, Freddie Mercury, Sinitta, Boy George, Dead or Alive (band), Dead or Alive, Bananarama, and Duran Duran. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belfast Telegraph
The ''Belfast Telegraph'' is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media, which also publishes the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and various other newspapers and magazines in Ireland. Its editor is Eoin Brannigan. Reflecting its unionist tradition, the paper has historically been "favoured by the Protestant population", while also being read within Catholic nationalist communities in Northern Ireland. It has been owned by Independent News and Media, a Dublin-based media company, since 2000, and is the company's only print title outside of the Republic of Ireland. History It was first published as the ''Belfast Evening Telegraph'' on 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird. Its first edition cost half a penny and ran to four pages covering the Franco-Prussian War and local news. The evening edition of the newspaper was originally called the "Sixth Late", and "Sixth Late Tele" was a familiar cry made by vendo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its initial launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Internet forum, Forum. History (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform Sky (UK and Ireland), SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ITV Digital, ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting many visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Flack
Caroline Louise Flack (9 November 1979 – 15 February 2020) was an English television presenter and actress. Flack grew up in Norfolk and took an interest in dancing and theatre while at school. She began her professional career as an actress, starring in the comedy sketch show ''Bo' Selecta!'' (2002), and went on to present various ITV2 shows including ''I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'' (2009–2010) and ''The Xtra Factor (British TV series), The Xtra Factor'' (2011–2013). In 2014, Flack won the Strictly Come Dancing (series 12), twelfth series of BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and was praised for achieving a record perfect score in the final. The following year, she began presenting ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor,'' replacing the long-standing presenter Dermot O'Leary, and ''Love Island (2015 TV series), Love Island,'' hosting until her resignation in December 2019 after being arrested for Common assault, assault a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
