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 Brook has [...]

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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 Monday evening.
Her [...]

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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 Away From Me – Robbie Williams
Fields Of [...]

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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 bit of [...]

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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 all got our [...]

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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 really sad [...]

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Source: thesun.co.uk
Stricly Come Dancing star Gethin Jones has revealed fans send him begging letters — for his DIRTY SOCKS.
Gethin, 29, said he was embarrassed by the demands.
The Blue Peter presenter said: “People keep writing asking for my socks — and they insist they are used.”
He also admitted members of the public often mistake him for [...]

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Source: BBC

Kelly has spoken of her determination to win over the judges this week after finding herself in the dance-off last Saturday.
‘It’s a real shock to be in the bottom two,’ she said. ‘The judges were right. I have to prioritise and make sure Strictly Come Dancing comes first. I knew I hadn’t done enough [...]

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Source: BBC
Strictly brilliant! I tell you what, like everybody else it seems, I am so loving this series of Strictly. It’s just so unpredictable.
This week again we saw it all. The drama, what with Kelly being in the bottom two with the judges and finding herself in the dance-off, Brendan’s first near tantrum amid his [...]

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Despite receiving three 10s on Saturday, Alesha says she already feels like she’s won having met dance partner Matt and is devastated the competition’s drawing to a close.
‘Strictly for me is like being on holiday,’ she said. ‘I love it – it’s when I go home that it’s really crap. Being blatantly honest there are [...]

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Source: BBC
Still reeling from his incredible one-arm lift on Saturday night with dance partner Ola, Kenny has revealed there is another important milestone coming up for him this week. When I heard I was through I thought about one of my goals, my mum’s birthday,’ he said. ‘1 December, I wanted to get there.’
Kenny has [...]

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