Strictly star Neil Jones and his Love Island star partner Chyna Mills have revealed the unique name of their daughter after welcoming their first child together earlier this month.
05.10.2023 - 12:25 / dailyrecord.co.uk
It's Movie Week on Strictly Come Dancing on Saturday and it's safe to say that the professionals have been taking the theme very seriously.
As preparations are well under way for the third week of the competition, the male pros took some inspiration from the hit Barbie movie which was released this summer, featuring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, in a new Ken Doll parody video.
Gorka Marquez can be seen with bleach blonde hair, a furry coat and a bandana on his head much like Ken, played by Gosling in the hit movie, so much so that fans reckon he wore it better.
Alongside the video with the infamous 'I'm Just Ken' song, Strictly posted: "Movie Week is right around the corner and we can’t get Kenough of it. This Sunday’s Results show sees our Pros bring Barbie to the Ballroom #Strictly."
The other boys were seen in the background in their iconic Ken costumes and Neil Jones was spotted with a wig on portraying the Alan doll.
And many BBC stars and fans flocked to the comments as they loved the parody.
Amy Dowden wrote: "This number is amazing! LOVE IT."
While Dianne Buswell penned: "yes alan @mr_njonesofficial."
Nikita Kanda said: "Omg (laughing emojis) @gorka_marquez looking exactly like Ken in the film."
Gorka also said: "When you don’t know the lyrics."
One fan said: "Why does Gorka suit that wig so much."
Another added: "Wow Gorka as Ken … better than Gosling tbh."
The professionals will perform a Barbie routine on Sunday night during the results show. Last week, Les Dennis was the first celeb to leave the competition with his partner Nancy Xu.
The pair had to take part in a dance off against Nikita Kanda and her dance partner Gorka Márquez who performed their Charleston to Single Ladies by Beyoncé which judges opted to save
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