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Strictly Come Dancing Series 8
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its eighth series on BBC One with a red carpet launch show on 11 September 2010, and the competitive live shows began on 1 October. According to BARB data, this series was the consistently highest-rated of the show to date, peaking at 14.28 million viewers. Alesha Dixon, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges. Five professional dancers from the last series did not return for this series: Darren Bennett, Matthew Cutler, Brian Fortuna, Lilia Kopylova, and Ian Waite. Three new professionals joined this series: Artem Chigvintsev, Jared Murillo, and Robin Windsor. For the eighth series, the set was totally revamped: the backstage room where scores were given was replaced by a tower above the dance floor so that the couples could watch as their teammates performed. During week 8, the live show was transmitted from the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Tointon
Kara Louise Tointon (born 5 August 1983) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Dawn Swann in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In 2010, she won the BBC competition series ''Strictly Come Dancing'', and in 2015, she appeared as Maria in the ITV live production of '' The Sound of Music Live''. Early life Tointon was born to parents Ken (b. 1948) and Carol Tointon (1957–2019). Together with her actress sister, Hannah (born 1987), Tointon was brought up in Leigh-on-Sea. Both sisters attended St Michael's School, Leigh, and St Hilda's School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Tointon was diagnosed with dyslexia at age seven. She had speech and drama lessons. Tointon's debut in acting was when she played Brigitta in the local amateur dramatic society's version of ''The Sound of Music'' at the Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff-on-Sea. Career Tointon was a paid professional child dancer at age 11 for Snow White pantomime at the Cliffs Pavilion. Her first appearance on telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilia Kopylova
Lilia Andreyevna Kopylova (; born 18 June 1978) is a Russian professional dancer. With her husband Darren Bennett, she has been competing as an amateur since July 1997 and as a professional since May 2003. The couple has achieved considerable success in the professional Latin style of dancing, both nationally in the UK and internationally. Biography Kopylova started ice skating aged four, winning the title of junior Moscow champion aged nine. In 1987, she started training as a dancer. Her dance partner was Mikhail Batashov, a Danish champion, and in 1990 they won USSR competition; and a year later, they were the first Soviet pair of their age to be allowed abroad to dance. They won the 1990 Danish Open in Copenhagen, followed by success that same year in France and Italy. In 1994, Kopylova represented Russia in the International dance championships in Denmark. In 1997, she was introduced to Darren Bennett and five months later, having moved to the UK, they won the Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldie
Clifford Joseph Price MBE (born 19 September 1965), better known as Goldie, is an English music producer, DJ, and actor. Initially gaining exposure for his work as a graffiti artist, Goldie became well known for his pioneering role as a musician in the 1990s UK jungle, drum and bass and breakbeat hardcore scenes. He released a variety of singles under the pseudonym Rufige Kru and co-founded the label Metalheadz. He later released several albums under his own name, including the 1995 album '' Timeless'', which entered the UK charts at number 7. Goldie's acting credits include the 1999 James Bond film ''The World Is Not Enough'', Guy Ritchie's '' Snatch'' (2000) and the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2001–2002). He has also appeared in a number of celebrity reality television shows, including '' Celebrity Big Brother 2'' (UK), ''Strictly Come Dancing'', '' Come Dine with Me'' and '' Maestro''. Early life Born in Walsall, England, but raised in Wolverhampton, Price is of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kara Tointon Peppermint Dress - 2016-11-22 - Andy Mabbett
Kara or KARA may refer to: Geography Localities * Kara, Chad, a sub-prefecture * Kára, Hungary, a village * Kara, Uttar Pradesh, India, a township * Kara, Iran, a village in Lorestan Province * Kara, Republic of Dagestan, a rural locality in Dagestan, Russia * Kara, Sardauna, a village in Sardauna, Nigeria * Kara, Bougainville, a town on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea * Kara, Togo, a city in northern Togo ** Kara Region ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara, Togo * Gaya confederacy or Kara, a former confederation in the southern Korean peninsula * Kara crater, a meteorite crater in northern Russia Rivers, Seas * Kara (river), a river in northern Russia, flowing into the Kara Sea * Kara River (other), other rivers named Kara * Kara Lake, Bolivia * Kara Sea, a sea in the Arctic Ocean * Kara Strait, a strait in Russia People * Kara (name), a surname and given name, and a list of people with the name * Kara people, an ethnic group in South Sudan, exceeding 100,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casting Vote
A casting vote is a vote that someone may exercise to resolve a tied vote in a deliberative body. A casting vote is typically by the presiding officer of a council, legislative body, committee, etc., and may only be exercised to break a deadlock. Examples of presiding officers who hold casting votes are the speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom and the president of the United States Senate (an ex-officio role of the vice president of the United States). Use within a legislative body In some legislatures, a casting vote may be exercised however the presiding officer wishes. For example, the vice president of the United States may exercise their casting vote when the Senate is evenly divided according to their own personal beliefs; by virtue of the vice president's political leanings and affiliations, the vice president's political party is able to serve as the majority party in the Senate and elect one of their own to serve as Majority Leader. In some other l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Jordan (dancer)
James Jordan (born 13 April 1978) is an English ballroom dancer and choreographer. His dance partner is his wife Ola Jordan, with whom he turned professional in 2000. Jordan appeared as a professional on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' from 2006 to 2013. In August 2014, he participated in the fourteenth series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. He finished in third place. He returned as an All-Star for the nineteenth series, where he was evicted in thirteenth place. In 2018 he appeared along with his wife, Ola, on Comedy Central's '' Your Face or Mine?''. On 10 March 2019, Jordan won the eleventh series of '' Dancing on Ice'', where he was partnered with professional Finnish figure skater Alexandra Schauman. James is currently, December 2024, at the pinnacle of his career playing Dandini in Cinderella at The Winding Wheel Theatre in Chesterfield. Dancing career Jordan was born in Gillingham, Kent, and attended St John Fisher Catholic School in Chatham. He started dancing at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Stephenson, Lady Connolly (born 4 December 1949) is a New Zealand-born psychologist, writer, actress and comedian. She moved with her family to Australia in 1953 and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). After playing several stage and television roles, Stephenson emigrated to the United Kingdom in 1976. Stephenson appeared in British television shows, including '' Space: 1999'', ''New Avengers'', '' The Professionals'' and '' Tales of the Unexpected'' before her breakthrough role alongside Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones in the satirical sketch show ''Not the Nine O'Clock News'' (1979–1982). In 1981, for her part in that series, Stephenson was shortlisted for BAFTAs in the Actress and Light Entertainment performance categories. She appeared in the films '' History of the World, Part I'' (1981) and '' SupermanIII'' (1983), and from 1984 to 1985, she was cast in season 10 of the American comedy-sketch television show ''Saturday Nigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aliona Vilani
Aliona Valeriya Kavanagh (''née'' Vilani on 1 May 1984; ), also known by her stage name Aliona Vilani, is a Russian-Kazakh TV personality and was a professional dancer in the BBC series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Biography Vilani started learning ballet when she was five years old. She moved to Russia with her parents at age 9 and started ballroom dancing at age 11, continuing ballet. In 1997, aged 13, she moved to the United States and joined the Kaiser Dance Academy in Brooklyn, New York. In 2001 she was part of the US Ballroom team for the National Dance Congress that won the Amateur Ballroom category. Vilani turned professional at the age of 17. Since 2006 she has lived in Los Angeles where she competed, performed and coached. Her speciality is 10 Dance, she is also skilled in Salsa, Hip Hop and Jazz. In 2008–2009 she appeared in Dancing with the Stars Arena Tour in the U.S. In 2009 she appeared three times as a guest professional dancer on '' Dancing with the Stars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Baker (television Presenter)
Matthew James Baker (born 23 December 1977) is a British television presenter. He co-presented the children's television show ''Blue Peter'' from 1999 until 2006, BBC One's '' Countryfile'' since 2009 and ''The One Show'' from 2011 to 2020, with Alex Jones. Early life Baker was born on 23 December 1977 at Easington in County Durham where his father ran a newsagent's shop, and his parents had a smallholding in the village. He has one sister and two half-sisters. Matt attended Easington Village School, then, when he was aged 10, his parents bought a farm west of Durham, which they moved into and renovated. From the age of 5, Baker was a keen dancer and began competing as a gymnast whilst at school. He continued his education at Belmont Comprehensive School in Durham and was a budding gymnast, but was forced to give up after being diagnosed with anaemia aged 14. He took A-levels in Drama, Biology and Sports Science at Durham Sixth Form Centre. Baker moved to Edinburgh to train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in BARB's television ratings, and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot, when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many subjects that are considered to be controversial or taboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Takes Two
It Takes Two may refer to: Film * ''It Takes Two'' (1982 film), a Hong Kong film directed by Karl Maka * ''It Takes Two'' (1988 film), an American comedy film directed by David Beaird * ''It Takes Two'' (1995 film), an American comedy film starring Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Music Albums * ''It Takes Two'' (album) or the title song (see below), by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock, 1988 *''It Takes Two'', by Soulsister, 1988 Songs * "It Takes Two" (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song), 1966 * "It Takes Two" (Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock song), 1988 *"It Takes Two", by Katy Perry from ''Prism'' *"It Takes Two", from the musical ''Hairspray'' *"It Takes Two", from the musical ''Into the Woods'' *"It Takes Two", by Camila Cabello and Anna Kendrick from ''Trolls Band Together'', 2023 Television Series * ''It Takes Two'' (American TV series), a 1982 sitcom starring Richard Crenna and Patty Duke * ''It Takes Two'' (Australian TV series), a 2006 version of the UK celebrity singing series ''Just the Two o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. When it opened, Blackpool Tower was the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, it is tall and is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world. Blackpool Tower is also the common name for the Tower Buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block that comprises the tower, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom, and roof gardens, which was designated a Listed building, Grade I listed building in 1973. Background The Blackpool Tower Company was founded by London-based Standard Contract & Debenture Corporation in 1890; it bought an aquarium on Central Promenade with the intention of building a replica Eiffel Tower on the site. John Bickerstaffe, a former mayor of Blackpool, was asked to become chairman of the new company, and its shares went on sale in July 1891. The Standard Corporatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
