Strictly Come Dancing fans delighted by unexpected Gavin and Stacey reunion during Christmas special
Strictly Come Dancing fans were delighted by an unexpected Gavin and Stacey reunion during the show’s Christmas special.
This year’s Strictly Christmas special aired on Sunday (25 December), with Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell taking home the top prize together with her professional partner Kai Widdrington.
Elsewhere during the episode, fans were surprised to see both Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman on screen.
Lamb, 75, and Steadman, 76, played Mick and Pam Shipman, respectively, in the hit show Gavin and Stacey.
While it was only Lamb who was participating as a contestant on the BBC programme, Steadman appeared in a video message to wish him luck on his performance.
The actor was paired with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova. They performed an American Smooth, which scored a total of 31 points.
Prior to the scores being announced, however, Lamb received a surprise message from his former co-star.
“Hi Larry! Hi! Congratulations on your American Smooth!
This year’s Strictly Christmas special aired on Sunday (25 December), with Coronation Street star Alexandra Mardell taking home the top prize together with her professional partner Kai Widdrington.
Elsewhere during the episode, fans were surprised to see both Larry Lamb and Alison Steadman on screen.
Lamb, 75, and Steadman, 76, played Mick and Pam Shipman, respectively, in the hit show Gavin and Stacey.
While it was only Lamb who was participating as a contestant on the BBC programme, Steadman appeared in a video message to wish him luck on his performance.
The actor was paired with professional dancer Nadiya Bychkova. They performed an American Smooth, which scored a total of 31 points.
Prior to the scores being announced, however, Lamb received a surprise message from his former co-star.
“Hi Larry! Hi! Congratulations on your American Smooth!
- 12/26/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
The third celebrity has been eliminated fromStrictly Come Dancing.
A sparkly live show on Saturday (15 October) saw the stars return to the dance floor for another week, with Craig Revel Horwood saying the celebrities had improved so much it was as if they’d taken a “dancing pill”.
Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal emerged at the top spot with a total of 39 points, with Fleur East and Vito Coppola coming in second place with 38 points.
Meanwhile, Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova found themselves at the bottom with only 20 points.
The judges’ scores were added with the results of the viewers’ votes to decide the lowest scoring two couples facing the dance off.
Sunday night’s (16 October) results show saw Goss and Bychkova facing off against Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima in the dreaded dance-off.
Both couples performed their routines again: Marsh and Di Prima performed their Samba to “Volare” by Gipsy Kings,...
A sparkly live show on Saturday (15 October) saw the stars return to the dance floor for another week, with Craig Revel Horwood saying the celebrities had improved so much it was as if they’d taken a “dancing pill”.
Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystal emerged at the top spot with a total of 39 points, with Fleur East and Vito Coppola coming in second place with 38 points.
Meanwhile, Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova found themselves at the bottom with only 20 points.
The judges’ scores were added with the results of the viewers’ votes to decide the lowest scoring two couples facing the dance off.
Sunday night’s (16 October) results show saw Goss and Bychkova facing off against Kym Marsh and Graziano Di Prima in the dreaded dance-off.
Both couples performed their routines again: Marsh and Di Prima performed their Samba to “Volare” by Gipsy Kings,...
- 10/16/2022
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - TV
Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas has voiced her regret over the latest elimination on the hit BBC dance series.
Last weekend, Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington were voted off the series after losing a dance-off to Bros star Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova.
Speaking on Wednesday night’s (5 October) instalment of The One Show, Ballas revealed that she thought the “far superior” contestant had gone.
“I just felt on the evening both couples made mistakes but the quality of Kaye was by far superior on that evening and I was absolutely mortified that she left, to be quite honest,” she said.
“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.”
She continuted: “Sometimes I’m just delighted when they can agree and it’s not my job to send someone home.
Last weekend, Kaye Adams and Kai Widdrington were voted off the series after losing a dance-off to Bros star Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova.
Speaking on Wednesday night’s (5 October) instalment of The One Show, Ballas revealed that she thought the “far superior” contestant had gone.
“I just felt on the evening both couples made mistakes but the quality of Kaye was by far superior on that evening and I was absolutely mortified that she left, to be quite honest,” she said.
“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.”
She continuted: “Sometimes I’m just delighted when they can agree and it’s not my job to send someone home.
- 10/6/2022
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - TV
Strictly Come Dancing star Kai Widdrington has opened up about competing against his girlfriend Nadiya Bychkova in the dance-off.
The British dancer was partnered with Kaye Adams on the new series of Strictly, with the couple the first to be eliminated from the competition on Sunday (2 October).
Adams and Widdrington faced off in the dance-off against Matt Goss and his partner Bychkova, with the judges choosing to save Goss and sending Adams home.
Appearing on It Takes Two on Monday (3 October), host Rylan Clark joked to Adams that while he’d usually focus on the celebrity’s experience in the dance-off, he wanted to know how it had been for Widdrington.
“There is a bit of an elephant in the room, isn’t there?” he said. “Because it wasn’t just you v Matt, it was Kai versus his lovely lady Nadiya. How was that when you got home?”
Luckily,...
The British dancer was partnered with Kaye Adams on the new series of Strictly, with the couple the first to be eliminated from the competition on Sunday (2 October).
Adams and Widdrington faced off in the dance-off against Matt Goss and his partner Bychkova, with the judges choosing to save Goss and sending Adams home.
Appearing on It Takes Two on Monday (3 October), host Rylan Clark joked to Adams that while he’d usually focus on the celebrity’s experience in the dance-off, he wanted to know how it had been for Widdrington.
“There is a bit of an elephant in the room, isn’t there?” he said. “Because it wasn’t just you v Matt, it was Kai versus his lovely lady Nadiya. How was that when you got home?”
Luckily,...
- 10/3/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
The first celebrity has been eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing.
An eventful live show on Saturday (1 October) saw all 15 stars hit the dance floor with their professional partners for the second time.
Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu emerged at the top spot with a total of 65 points – a combination of their scores from this week and last.
Meanwhile, Tony Adams and Katya Jones found themselves at the bottom with only 37 points.
The judges’ scores were added with the results of the viewer’s votes to decide the lowest scoring two couples facing the dance off.
Sunday night’s (2 October) results show saw Kaye Adams and her partner Kai Widdrington become the first couple to depart the dancefloor this season.
It was Kaye and Kai went head-to-head against Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova in the dance-off.
Both couples performed their routines again, with Kaye performing the Charleston and Matt performing the samba.
An eventful live show on Saturday (1 October) saw all 15 stars hit the dance floor with their professional partners for the second time.
Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu emerged at the top spot with a total of 65 points – a combination of their scores from this week and last.
Meanwhile, Tony Adams and Katya Jones found themselves at the bottom with only 37 points.
The judges’ scores were added with the results of the viewer’s votes to decide the lowest scoring two couples facing the dance off.
Sunday night’s (2 October) results show saw Kaye Adams and her partner Kai Widdrington become the first couple to depart the dancefloor this season.
It was Kaye and Kai went head-to-head against Matt Goss and Nadiya Bychkova in the dance-off.
Both couples performed their routines again, with Kaye performing the Charleston and Matt performing the samba.
- 10/2/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Strictly Come Dancing is back on our screens, with a new batch of contestants learning the art of ballroom dancing for the first time.
The BBC competition series returned on Saturday (24 September), with 15 celebrities hitting the dance floor with their pro partners for the first time.
It was a night of varying dance abilities, with Will Mellor and Hamza Yassin sharing the top spot on the leaderboard with an impressive 34 out of 40 marks each.
Tony Adams, meanwhile, is currently at the bottom end with just 15 poionts for his Arsenal-themed tango.
However, everything could still change during Saturday (1 October) night’s show, as the scores from last week will be added to the marks gained by the contestants for their second dances.
The new leaderboard will then be combined with the public votes, with the bottom two couples facing the dreaded dance off and the first couple leaving the competition.
The BBC competition series returned on Saturday (24 September), with 15 celebrities hitting the dance floor with their pro partners for the first time.
It was a night of varying dance abilities, with Will Mellor and Hamza Yassin sharing the top spot on the leaderboard with an impressive 34 out of 40 marks each.
Tony Adams, meanwhile, is currently at the bottom end with just 15 poionts for his Arsenal-themed tango.
However, everything could still change during Saturday (1 October) night’s show, as the scores from last week will be added to the marks gained by the contestants for their second dances.
The new leaderboard will then be combined with the public votes, with the bottom two couples facing the dreaded dance off and the first couple leaving the competition.
- 9/30/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
The partnerships for Strictly Come Dancing 2022 have been revealed.
The reality competition series returned to our screens on Friday (23 September) night, with a launch show in which the celebrity contestants learnt which professional dancers they would be coupled up with.
The celebrities also performed together in a group number.
The first Strictly live show will take place on Saturday (24 September), with all 15 couples hitting the dance floor for their first routines.
Meet your Strictly Come Dancing couples below...
Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin
Paralympic medallist Ellie Simmonds will be dancing with Nikita Kuzmin. You can find out more about her here.
Kuzman made his Strictly debut in 2021, when he was partnered with Tilly Ramsay.
Asked by Tess Daley what it meant to represent people with dwarfism on Strictly, Simmonds said: “It means everything, to represent not just dwarfism but disability in general, for me to go out of my comfort...
The reality competition series returned to our screens on Friday (23 September) night, with a launch show in which the celebrity contestants learnt which professional dancers they would be coupled up with.
The celebrities also performed together in a group number.
The first Strictly live show will take place on Saturday (24 September), with all 15 couples hitting the dance floor for their first routines.
Meet your Strictly Come Dancing couples below...
Ellie Simmonds and Nikita Kuzmin
Paralympic medallist Ellie Simmonds will be dancing with Nikita Kuzmin. You can find out more about her here.
Kuzman made his Strictly debut in 2021, when he was partnered with Tilly Ramsay.
Asked by Tess Daley what it meant to represent people with dwarfism on Strictly, Simmonds said: “It means everything, to represent not just dwarfism but disability in general, for me to go out of my comfort...
- 9/24/2022
- by Isobel Lewis
- The Independent - TV
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