January 20th, 2013 by TV Writer Lynn.
There are rumours this weekend that the marriage of Strictly Come Dancing stars James and Ola Jordan could be in trouble after the pair were spotted at a party recently, seemingly doing their best to avoid each other.
The Sunday People reports that after Ola beat hubby James to first place on the debut night of the Strictly live tour this week, insiders had expected that she would be delighted and happy to celebrate her victory during a launch party in Birmingham…
However, the paper reports that a “glum” looking Ola sat alone in the bar of the city’s Malmaison hotel while James partied with his dance partner, Denise Van Outen. Read more & comment »
October 27th, 2012 by Gerard McGarry.
Good evening! And welcome to our liveblog of this Halloween-themed Strictly Come Dancing. And what could be more terrifying than having to put up with the obligatory Brucie Halloween jokes or Tess Daly’s horrifying fake smiles? Or the inevitable, cheesy digs at Craig Revel Horwood. But they made the wicked witch gag about him last year, so which grotesque beast will they compare him to this Halloween? Let’s find out…
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October 27th, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn.
As fans of Strictly Come Dancing may recall, last week, we reported that professional dancer Ola Jordan – who partners former EastEnders star Sid Owen – had to dash back to Poland on Sunday night to be with her mother who’d suffered a heart attack.
Fortunately, Ola’s mum Janina is now on the road to recovery, and once she knew her mother was out of immediate danger, Ola flew back to the UK to resume training with Sid.
However, speaking to the Daily Mirror, Ola revealed that it’s been an “emotional week of pain” for her.
She said, “It was all such a shock. My mum is doing better and is out of hospital, but she is still quite weak.
“Obviously being so far away from her is really difficult. I can’t just pop in for one day, say hi and give her a hug.”
However, Ola went on to say that she’s worried that her absence will have affected Sid’s performance this weekend… Read more & comment »
October 23rd, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn.
As fans of Strictly Come Dancing will probably know, even before this year’s series began, it was announced that host Bruce Forsyth would be taking a break from the show at the mid-way point, and it’s now been revealed that he’ll miss the edition that airs on November 10th.
More on that in a moment but it’s also been reported today that professional dancer Ola Jordan will miss rehearsals – and possibly next week’s live show – after she received the news that her mother had suffered a heart attack.
The Sun reports that Ola’s mum Janina Grabowska was taken ill on Friday before suffering the heart attack on Saturday night.
A show insider said, “It is devastating news for Ola. Her mum is out of the woods but it has been a huge shock for the family.
“She was a real trooper agreeing to dance on Saturday night with that at the front of her mind. We’ve told her to take as long as she needs.” Read more & comment »
October 5th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
James Jordan will be taking to the Strictly Come Dancing dancefloor for the first time this year tonight and he may look a bit bashed up when he gets there.
The hunky professional dancer is partnering Denise Van Outen on the 2012 series but she’ll have to treat him with a bit of tender loving care, as it’s just been revealed that he’s sustained a painful injury.
While his fellow pro Aliona injured her ankle due to a dance move gone wrong, it was James’ wife Ola that caused his injury and it was reported just minutes ago that the blonde beauty had managed to break her hubbies nose in training.
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September 29th, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn.
Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli is of course known for being brutally honest, with the emphasis on ‘brutal’ and his remarks about the departure of former judge Alesha Dixon have proved to be predictably blunt!
Alesha of course left the show to take up a role on the judges’ bench at Britain’s Got Talent.
Of her departure, Bruno said, “I’m not disappointed Alesha has left. That is show business.
“People make decision and good luck to them.”
However, he seems a good deal more positive when it comes to his opinion of new judge Darcey Bussell, who’s promised to be “harsh” in her judging on SCD… Read more & comment »
September 15th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Strictly Come Dancing kicked off on BBC One this evening and Len Goodman seems pretty psyched about this year’s lineup.
The head judge revealed that he was elated with the producers choices of contestant and told Bruce Forsyth:
“Last year I thought we had a great line up, but this is the first time, I’ll be honest, this is the first time I’ve knew every single one of the celebrities. I knew them all. Normally I’m thinking ‘who’s that?’, but no, I know them all. And, you know… what’s great? We’ve got hunky dunky blokes and gorgeous girls… It’s a buffet of delight and I can’t wait for the 5th October. Come on!”
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June 9th, 2012 by TV Writer Lynn.
Professional dancer Ola Jordan, who of course won the 2009 edition of Strictly Come Dancing with her celeb partner Chris Hollins, has revealed that she’d love to be a judge on this year’s show.
During an interview with the Daily Express, she said, “Who wouldn’t want to be a judge?”
She added, “I’d love to, but I think the new line-up has to be people you don’t expect to
be there.
“I don’t think they should have [former judge] Arlene Phillips coming back or have [former winner] Kara Tointon.”
Ola also somewhat controversially reckons that resident judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli should be ditched by the BBC in favour of bringing in “fresh blood…” Read more & comment »
May 4th, 2012 by Anna Howell.
After yesterdays appointment of two new Strictly Come Dancing producers, bosses at the BBC family entertainment show have now revealed a huge re-jig in production to spice up the new series, including up to half of the professional dancers being sacked from the show.
According to the Daily Mail, this move comes in a bid to shake things up at the Saturday night dancing show in a bid to increase ratings, despite beating rival talent show, The X Factor, in ratings on several occasions last year.
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February 27th, 2012 by Lisa McGarry.
Ola Jordan has admitted that she would love to replace Alesha Dixon on this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Dixon announced her decision to leave the show last month, at the same time revealing that she would be moving to ITV to sit on the panel of Britain’s Got Talent alongside Simon Cowell, David Walliams and Amanda Holden.
So BBC bosses find themselves down a young, hot, female star and that’s where Jordan thinks she fits right in.
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