Strictly Come Dancing

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'
Johannes Radebe at Mamburu community, Limpopo province, South Africa. Image: WaterAid/ Lee-Ann Olwage
Interview

Johannes Radebe: 'As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That's my sparkly, magical world'

One of Strictly Come Dancing's most beloved professional dancers, Johannes Radebe, speaks to the Big Issue about his life – from growing up in a township in South Africa, to facing homophobic bullying, grief and homelessness, and finding joy in dance. He recently made an emotional return to South Africa with WaterAid
Karen Carney: 'I never thought I'd be on Strictly. I don't want the year to end'
My Big Year

Karen Carney: 'I never thought I'd be on Strictly. I don't want the year to end'

Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: 'I'm underestimated a lot'
TV

Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: 'I'm underestimated a lot'

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'
Farming

Strictly star JB Gill: 'Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys'

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?
Richard Kramer

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people
Philippa Willitts

From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'
My Big Year

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: 'The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool'

Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: 'I'd tell my younger self he's going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes'

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)
Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell during their Couple's Choice dance on Strictly Come Dancing
TV

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)

'I've always been a grafter': Strictly Come Dancing's Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
TV

'I've always been a grafter': Strictly Come Dancing's Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Rippon: 'I would have loved them to have asked me years ago'
Angela Rippon in a silver sparkly dress and white fur with arms outstretched
TV

BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Rippon: 'I would have loved them to have asked me years ago'

Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'
Deborah Meaden
Letter to my Younger Self

Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down's syndrome
Dance/ Strictly
Learning Disability Week

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down's syndrome

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature
Hamza Yassin on a walk in Pollok Park
profile

From living in his car to winning Strictly – Hamza Yassin risked everything for mother nature

Motsi Mabuse: 'I don't like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now'
Motsi Mabuse
Letter to my Younger Self

Motsi Mabuse: 'I don't like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now'

Clara Amfo: 'You've really got to back yourself'
Clara Amfo

Clara Amfo: 'You've really got to back yourself'

Mel Giedroyc: 'I thought, oh my god, what if my mum could hear me doing all this rudery?'
TV

Mel Giedroyc: 'I thought, oh my god, what if my mum could hear me doing all this rudery?'

Rose Ayling-Ellis: 'Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf'
BSL
Strictly Come Dancing

Rose Ayling-Ellis: 'Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf'

Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
Greg Wise
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis

Claudia Winkleman on Rose Ayling-Ellis, representation, and the role of TV
Strictly Come Dancing

Claudia Winkleman on Rose Ayling-Ellis, representation, and the role of TV

Greg Wise: 'Strictly is not really about dancing. It's about being alive'
Greg Wise
Strictly Come Dancing

Greg Wise: 'Strictly is not really about dancing. It's about being alive'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Claudia Winkleman: 'Representation is everything' on this year's Strictly
TV

Claudia Winkleman: 'Representation is everything' on this year's Strictly

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