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Strictly Come Dancing fans have hit back at those who criticised Layton Williams during his time in the competition as his major new role was revealed. The actor and West End star made it to the final of the BBC One dance contest last year.

A post shared by Hot Since 82 (@hotsince82)The DJ shared that he believed they were set up due to the armed men knowing “exactly where we were, what car, and where we were going to be at what time.” He explained that after they spotted the gunmen, his driver began reversing through traffic, weaving in and out of the cars for “miles and miles” at high speed.“If the AK-47s didn’t get us, we are really lucky we didn’t have a really bad car crash because we’re weaving in and out of oncoming traffic going 60 – 70 mph with a car full of AK-47s following us,” he said, adding: “If it wasn’t for the heroic manoeuvres of our driver I don’t know if we would be alive right now.”Though he had a “wicked time” in Brazil, Padley explained that he doesn’t know if he would be returning to the country again.

Susan Buckner has sadly passed away.

FKA twigs danced the night away after the 2024 Met Gala at an after party that she hosted!

Johannes Radebe has told Annabel Croft he 'adores' her after they were reunited in spectacular fashion over the bank holiday weekend. It's been months now since the pair were last seen on screens after they made it almost to the end of Strictly Come Dancing 2023.

Giovanni Pernice appears to have ditched the UK after finishing up his latest tour as his girlfriend took to social media with a poolside snap. The Strictly Come Dancing star recently finished his latest epic run of solo shows while fans await news of his return to the BBC One dance contest.

Bobby Brazier declared his love for his Strictly Come Dancing co-star in a sweet tribute on her birthday. The actor was keen to share his birthday wishes publically for Dianne Buswell following their dancing journey together in the BBC One show last year.

Naman Ramachandran Back in 2019, on a visit to Los Angeles, celebrated Indian director Sanjay Leela Bhansali stopped in at the offices of Netflix. In his informal five-minute meeting with CEO Ted Sarandos, Bhansali pitched an idea — it would be an opulent tale of warring courtesans set amid India’s struggle for independence. Sarandos greenlit the project on the spot.

Louise Thompson has told fans she's feeling 'back on top' after sharing the heartbreaking and incredibly honest reality behind a sweet moment she was seen sharing with her son.

Emmerdale fans think they have 'seen enough' as they work out Tom King's 'lie' ahead of a dramatic special episode set to show viewers the true extent of his coercively controlling behaviour.

Gorka Marquez told fans 'we're back' as he and his fiancee Gemma Atkinson countdown the time until they're reunited. While there's less than a week to go until the couple will see each other in person for the first time in weeks, fans saw the pair in the return of their reality series.

Ryan Thomas has said a long weekend of incredible wedding celebrations has left him 'honoured' as he reflected on Manchester fashion entrepreneur Umar Kamani tying the knot with love Nada Adelle at a lavish multi-million-pound celebration in the South of France.

Denise Van Outen celebrated her 50th birthday - early - with a huge party on Sunday, 5 May, with boxer and bowtie-clad dancers, a giant cake and massive sparklers.The next day, Denise, who actually turns 50 on 27 May, shared a video to her Instagram Stories of the raucous-looking event as she danced the night away in a black minidress and a bright green blazer. She even donned a tiara as she beamed whilst being the centre of attention for the night.The TV and theatre star, who has presented The Big Breakfast and played Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago both in the West End and on Broadway, chose to ring in her milestone birthday at Bunga Bunga in Covent Garden, London. Over the top of the video she shared, Denise wrote: "So this happened last night," whilst tagging the venue.

Kehlani is heating up the dance floor!

Strictly Come Dancing heartthrob Giovanni Pernice has once again sent pulses racing as his new flame, Molly Brown, shared a steamy poolside snapshot of the Italian dancer. In the photo posted by Molly, Giovanni is basking in the sun, hands casually tucked into his swim shorts pockets, with his sculpted abs glistening against a backdrop of swaying palm trees.

In a recent heart-to-heart shared with her followers, Louise Thompson, reality TV star and proud mother to son Leo, peeled back the curtain on the unseen challenges she faces while living with an invisible illness. In a poignant Instagram post accompanied by a joyous family video of her dancing with her son on the beach, Louise shed light on the often-overlooked reality of navigating life with a chronic condition.The seemingly carefree clip belied the internal battles Louise grapples with daily.

Does this bad girl BITE??

Glastonbury line-up as the Theatre And Circus bill has been revealed.The fields will welcome a host of circus, theatre, cabaret, music, dance and poetry acts to the iconic festival, which takes place this year from Wednesday June 26 through to Sunday June 30, 2024 at Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset.Back in March it was revealed that Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will headline the Pyramid Stage this summer, while Shania Twain will perform in the legends slot.Other newly announced acts and performances in the Theatre And Circus area include comedian Andy Parsons, poet Iona Lee, the theatre and dance group Mark Bruce Company, musician Toby Walker, cabaret act An Evening Without Kate Bush, Boom Circus and many more.You can check out the full stage line-up below.With just 51 days until gates open, here's the 2024 line-up for Glastonbury's incredible @theatre_circus fields pic.twitter.com/SmvPdkF146— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) May 6, 2024Other acts set to perform on the festival’s pyramid stage this year include LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, Burna Boy, PJ Harvey, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Kiwanuka, Janelle Monae, Olivia Dean, Paloma Faith and Keane.Meanwhile, Idles, Disclosure and The National are scheduled to top the Other Stage, while the likes of The Streets, Two Door Cinema Club, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Fontaines D.C., Arlo Parks and many more will be performing across the festival’s various stages.A host of other new names were recently unveiled a for the 2024 West Holts stage line-up, including Nia Archives and 47soul joining previously announced Jungle, Jessie Ware and Justice.The festival has been gradually dropping line-ups for the event’s many stages in recent weeks, including the Acoustic Stage, the

Katya Jones has shared her fears about her 'maternal clock' ticking as she nears turning 35. The professional dancer on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, who was previously married to fellow cast member Neil Jones for six years, admitted her concerns about love and motherhood during a podcast.

It was a night of Adele music on American Idol!

JoJo Siwa is sharing her thoughts on Chloe Fineman‘s impersonation of her!

Saturday Night Live had a lot to say this week… And Dua Lipa didn’t miss the opportunity to poke fun at some of the viral memes directed at her!

Dua Lipa made light of the situation where her dancing at the BRIT Awards in 2018 became a meme during the opening monologue as the host of Saturday Night Live.Lipa performed ‘New Rules’ at that year’s ceremony in a performance many deemed to be lacklustre. A video posted of the performance went on to spawn a comment, which is now a viral meme: “I love her lack of energy, go girl give us nothing!”Six years on, Lipa joked about the perceptions people have of her in the monologue.

Britain's Got Talent fans have confessed that they "feel old" after watching previous winner George Sampson.The then 14-year-old dancer George won the show with his famous Singing in the Rain routine back in 2008. After winning the second series of BGT, George then went on to land acting roles in the likes of Waterloo Road.

Claire Sweeney and Ricky Hatton have been spotted on holiday together in Tenerife.The Coronation Street actress has been rumoured to be with Ricky Hatton for weeks and now it seems they've took their relationship to the next step. After watching the Manchester City game, Claire and Ricky posed for a picture in a sports bar in Tenerife called The Beach Cabin. Ricky captioned the post: "Great day with me besties.

Dua Lipa joked around about the “give us nothing” meme while delivering her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, but she gave her fans everything when it came time to perform as the musical guest.

Dua Lipa has shared that her parents "love to party" which led to a rather awkward run-in with them at a club when she was out with some friends. Opening up about this during her recent appearance on Saturday Night Live, the Dance The Night singer, said: "My parents are here in the audience. "As you can see they're kinda cool.They love to party.

Ricky Martin is heating up our evening with a new video of himself posing wearing only a small pair of shorts.

Gemma Atkinson thanked fans for turning up to the opening of a new Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary charity shop in Rawtenstall on Saturday (May 4). The radio presenter said that so many people turned up that ‘the till crashed’.

Ryan Gosling has said he will no longer do “dark” roles in order to preserve his mental health for his family.The actor’s latest role is in the new action-comedy The Fall Guy, which sees him play a stuntman who is working on his ex-girlfriend’s (Emily Blunt) directorial debut, only to find himself involved in a conspiracy connected to the film’s leading man.Gosling has two children with his partner Eva Mendes and toldVariety that he won’t take on roles that are too psychologically demanding anymore.“I don’t really take roles that are going to put me in some kind of dark place,” Gosling said. “This moment is what I feel like trying to read the room at home and feel like what is going to be best for all of us.