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By Simon Boyle Mirror
Lift of Riley: Former Emmerdale star Lisa set to become first Strictly woman to hoist their male dance partner

The former Emmerdale star was written off by many as the novelty act but has stunned producers with her natural ability

By Mark Jefferies Mirror

Olympic leg end: Victoria Pendleton says her muscly thighs are disappearing as she trains for Strictly

The gold medalist believes her body shape has already begun to change in the few weeks she has been training with Brendan Cole.

By Mark Jefferies Mirror
'I'm going to hide my bingo wings on Strictly': But Fern Britton says being on show is "a sensational feeling"

She will perform a cha cha cha to Stevie Wonder’s Signed, Sealed, Delivered as Strictly Come Dancing returns to TV

By Polly Hudson Mirror

The real big X Factor battle is Gary Barlow v Simon Cowell

Simon couldn’t have made his feelings any clearer if he had sent Gary a box of poo

STRICTLY STAR OLA JORDAN BROKE HUSBAND'S NOSE

ASK anyone who has taken part in Strictly Come Dancing...it really is dangerous on the dancefloor.

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By Rob Leigh www.mirror.co.uk
Strictly Come Dancing: What time does Saturday's live show start? All you need to know about the show's second episode

Strictly's Victoria Pendleton breaks down in tears after first dance blunders Sun

By Kevin O'Sullivan Mirror

Does Darcey Bussell have to end every sentence with yes, yeah or OK?

But Darcey is not as experienced as her three fellow panellists, who slipped into their rather too familiar roles with consummate ease

By Rachael Wheeler Mirror
Strictly Come Dancing LIVE: Relive all the news, photos and gossip from the show

We blogged all the action from Strictly week 2 - relive all the news, pictures and gossip here

Strictly Come Dancing over The X Factor


Strictly Come Dancing hammered rival The X Factor last night by pulling in just over a million more viewers.

Strictly's almost two-hour show landed an average audience of 9.9 million viewers, while the ITV1 singing contest could offer up just 8.8 million - even including viewers of its catch-up +1 channel.

It is the latest ratings woe for X Factor which has struggled to match its audience numbers for previous years. Last night's programme was 400,000 down on the previous Saturday's performance, and 1.3 million down on the equivalent show last year.

Strictly's audience peaked at 11.3 million on BBC1 last night. The X Factor's 130-minute show managed a peak of 10.2 million, despite the publicity surrounding last week's controversy about judge Louis Walsh taking the elimination to deadlock during last Sunday's show.

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Johnny Ball becomes first celebrity to leave Strictly Come Dancing

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By Mark Jefferies Mirror
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Keep dancing: Strictly dancer Kristina Rihanoff jets 4,700 miles to train with partner Colin Salmon


When the actor had to rush off on a 12-hour flight for filming, his Strictly Come Dancing partner jumped on a plane and followed him

STRICTLY COME DANCING: DENISE VAN OUTEN AND JAMES JORDAN TOLD TO CUT OUT X-RATED BANTER

Denise Van Outen and James Jordan have been ordered to tone down their X-rated ballroom banter Their rehearsals have been littered with smutty jokes, naughty chatter and sexy dance moves.
By Peter Dyke and Katie Begley www.dailystar.co.uk