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Kelly quits Strictly Come Dancing

Kelly Brook has decided to pull out of Strictly Come Dancing, following the death of her father on Monday night. Initially Kelly wanted to stay in the competition, according to close friends, but obviously it will just be too hard for her, which is completely understandable. The BBC has released the following statement: ‘Sadly Kelly [...]

Kelly will dance on Saturday

Kelly Brook will brave the Strictly Come Dancing judges on Saturday – five days after her father’s death from cancer. It is what Ken, 57, would have wanted, her spokesman said yesterday. The model vowed to continue with the BBC show in honour of her dad, who died peacefully at home in Rochester, Kent, on [...]

Strictly Come Dancing songs for this week

And the songs in this week’s Strictly Come Dancing are the following: Unforgettable – Nat King Cole I Heard It Through The Grapevine – Marvin Gaye Walkin’ Back To Happiness – Helen Shapiro Drive My Car – The Beatles If I Were A Painting – Kenny Rogers Azucar – Traditional Arrangement They Can’t Take That [...]

Strictly Come Dancing is all work work work

Source: BBC Alesha and Matt have been upping the ante this week, training for 12 hours yesterday to master two dances ahead of Saturday’s show. ‘The day started at 10am, we have had three training sessions, so double what we normally do,’ says Alesha. ‘There are stumbling blocks all the time. You find that last [...]

Letitia is oldest Strictly Come Dancer

Source: BBC Despite being only 40, Letitia says she’s finding it a challenge being the oldest person left in the competition. ‘My energy levels aren’t the same, but I’m getting fitter,’ she says. ‘I’m the fittest I’ve ever been.’ ‘When I first started, I felt like a poor relation to Alesha and Kelly, but we’ve [...]

Kelly Brook’s father has passed away

It’s with much regret that I write that Kelly Brook’s father, Kenneth has passed away, aged 57, after a long battle with cancer. The Sun reports he died “peacefully at home” on Monday night. Sources close to Kelly say she’s not sure if she will be able to perform on this Saturday’s show. This is [...]