Strictly Come Dancing
BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Rippon: 'I would have loved them to have asked me years ago'
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BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Angela Rippon: 'I would have loved them to have asked me years ago'
In a new interview, Angela Rippon talks about Strictly Come Dancing and kicking down preconceptions about what older people can do
Deborah Meaden: 'If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes'
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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
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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
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: 'I don't like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now'
Mel Giedroyc: 'I thought, oh my god, what if my mum could hear me doing all this rudery?'
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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'
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Rose Ayling-Ellis: 'Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf'
Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
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Strictly's Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
Claudia Winkleman on Rose Ayling-Ellis, representation, and the role of TV
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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'
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Greg Wise: 'Strictly is not really about dancing. It's about being alive'
Claudia Winkleman: 'Representation is everything' on this year's Strictly
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