Strictly Come Dancing's Shirley Ballas 'sad' as famous son closes chapter in his life

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Beijing 2022,” the official documentary about the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, has been set as the opening film of the revived Beijing International Film Festival. It is directed by noted narrative and documentary film maker Lu Chuan (“Kekexili,” “City of Life and Death” and Disney’s “Born in China”) and will have its world premiere at the festival. The festival will run April 22-29 and be based in the Huairou district which has become an out of town hub for the film industry, as well as other venues in the Chinese capital. For the past three editions the BJIFF has been held online due to disruptions caused by China’s strict anti-COVID measures.

EastEnders character Sam Mitchell will get “life-changing news” next week as she contemplates leaving Walford. Sam only returned to the soap last year after a six-year hiatus from the show, but now appears to be set to leave once again. New spoilers reveal that Sam will get a phone call with the life-changing update, and it will apparently give her a potential reason to leave Walford.

Neil Jones and his partner Chyna Mills have announced they are engaged and expecting their first child together. The couple met and began dating last year after Chyna appeared on ITV's Love Island. Neil, who was previously married to fellow Strictly Come Dancing dancing professional Katya Jones.

Neil Jones and Chyna Mills have announced that they're engaged and expecting a baby together. The lovebirds sparked up a romance last year following Chyna's brief stint in the Love Island villa, and have been head over heels with one another ever since. Now Strictly Come Dancing favourite Neil, 40, has popped the question to Chyna amid the pair's exciting baby joy.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” opened in fourth place at the mainland China box office with a muted $5 million haul. Top honors belonged to Japanese animation film “Suzume” for the second weekend. “Suzume” incurred a 55% week-on-week drop, falling from $49.6 million in its opening weekend, to $22.1 million in is second, according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. After ten days in Chinese theaters, “Suzume” now has a cumulative total of $80.6 million. Nevertheless, its lead at the top of the box office chart was unassailable. The weekend’s best-placed new release title was “Hachiko,” a Chinese retelling of the Japanese tale of a dog which faithfully waited at a station for its master years after his death. (The story was previously given a U.S. version with Richard Gere in the lead human role.) It earned $8.9 million (RMB61.2 million) in its opening weekend.

Strictly Come Dancing star Katya Jones has shared her warmest congratulations to her ex-husband Neil Jones as he announced his engagement and baby news with Love Island star Chyna Mills. The happy couple shared their announcement with the world on Sunday afternoon, as they revealed their plans to tie the knot - while also revealing they would be welcoming their first child together later this year.

Neil Jones and Chyna Mills have announced that they're engaged and expecting a baby together.The lovebirds sparked up a romance last year following Chyna's brief stint in the Love Island villa, and have been head over heels with one another ever since. Now Strictly Come Dancing favourite Neil, 40, has popped the question to Chyna amid the pair's exciting baby joy. Chyna is currently 13 weeks pregnant.

Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid wasted no time in sharing their own thoughts as they discussed Shirley Ballas' future on Strictly Come Dancing. An interview with the dance contest's head judge was released over the weekend in which she said she didn't know if she'd be back for the next series later this year.

Shirley Ballas has revealed she is hesitant about returning to Strictly Come Dancing following abuse from trolls. In an exclusive interview with The Mirror, the Strictly head judge, 62, revealed she was "struggling" with the outpouring of nasty messages she received during the most recent series of the BBC show. "Last year I was struggling.

Shirley Ballas has hinted that her future on Strictly Come Dancing is uncertain after she hit an 'all time low'. The 'Queen of Latin' has been a judge - and head judge no less - on the hit BBC One dance show since 2017 following the departure of Len Goodman.

Ryan Adrian Muñiz is enjoying the excitement of a first love. Last summer, Marc Anthony and Dayanara Torres’ youngest son happily revealed to the world how happy he is with his girlfriend, Alexia Bobryk. They are still going strong, and this week Bobryk celebrated her birthday.

His brood could have been even bigger. Nick Cannon revealed that there’s one former flame he regrets not having a baby with: Christina Milian.

Shirley Ballas hurtled down a slight of stairs in a painful-looking fall in her latest TikTok video, as she and a pal performed a Disney-inspired dance together. The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 62, saw the funny side of the clip as she shared it with her fans on social media, revealing the dance hadn't quite gone as she'd hoped it would. Shirley, who previously opened up about undergoing a non-surgical facelift in January, could be seen dancing with her friend Nathan in her hallway, with the duo performing to A Whole New World by Zayn and Zhavia Ward from the hit movie Aladdin.

Shirley Ballas revealed she sprained her wrist while joking around with two of her pals. The Strictly Come Dancing judge decided to slide down the stairs on a rug but it ended in disaster. Taking to Instagram today, Shirley, 62, shared a video with an ice pack on her hand as she mused over the incident.

Wallasey, is best known as head judge on Strictly Come Dancing. Prior to this, Shirley rose to fame as an incredibly talented dancer, having won several championship titles which earned her the nickname The Queen of Latin And it seems like the talent runs in the family, as her son, Mark Ballas, is also a professional dancer. READ MORE: Amanda Holden 'showed more than she meant to' in 'beautiful' picsMark has spent the last 16 years competing on Dancing With the Stars, which is the USA's answer to Strictly.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Tyler West and Molly Rainford have finally confirmed their relationship.The stars, who competed against each other on the BBC show last year, made their romance official with a hilarious nod to an iconic scene from Friends. Watch below to see the playful exchange… They lip-synched Jennifer Aniston's Rachel Green and Matt LeBlanc's Joey Tribbiani iconic scene, in which they uncovered Monica Geller and Chandler Bing's secret relationship.Towards the end of the clip, Tyler lifted up his phone to show his hand was sweetly placed on Molly's leg – and fans quickly flocked to the comments section to express their delight.Strictly pro dancer Neil Jones was also among the first to react, writing: "This makes me soooo happy." One fan remarked: "You two are the absolute cutest, so happy for you both."A second post read: "You two are so gorgeous together xxx." Another follower added: "Omg yes!! About damn time!!!!!!" Rumours of the pair being an item began to swirl earlier this year.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Giovanni Pernice and Jowita Przystal have reportedly called it quits on their relationship just a matter of months from sparking up romance together on the BBC show.

Strictly Come Dancing stars Tyler West and Molly Rainford appear to have confirmed their romance after months of speculation. The Kiss FM DJ and the CBBC star were said to have grown close behind the scenes of the BBC One dance contest before heading on tour with some of their fellow 2022 co-stars.

Blac Chyna is opening up about her decision to reverse some of her cosmetic surgeries and get breast and butt reductions. The model took to Instagram to share several videos as she prepared for the procedures, introducing followers to her surgeons and providing an update on her recovery.In the video, Chyna shares that she's reversing the surgeries as part of her journey to «changing my life, changing my ways.» She says that getting the «butt shots» and breast reduction will lead to better health and elevate her life to another level.Chyna also clarifies that she never had a Brazilian butt lift (known as a BBL), and instead made the decision to get silicone injections when she was 19 years old.

Amy Nuttall is reportedly in talks with BBC bosses about appearing on Strictly Come Dancing later this year after splitting with her husband Andrew Buchan.