STRICTLY Come Dancing fans think that a ‘marriage’ might potentially soon be on the cards.

EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick was given the good news that he would be dancing for another week in the BBC competition.

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However, when reflecting on the results in the sofa area with Claudia Winkleman, he appeared to make a surprise confession.

The Traitors host asked him about his impressions of the star judges after Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood got in a row.

He tried to tell the story about how his comic impersonation came about, saying that it was while he had a ‘cosy’ night with his partner Michelle Tsiakkas.

“We had a delirious night the other night when we were just laying there,” he explained on Strictly Come Dancing.

Eyebrows all around the studio were raised as he then appeared to stumble as he tried to further give an explanation to his comments.

This was as a confused looking Claudia seemed to be completely surprised and taken aback.

Jamie continued: “On the rehearsal floor.”

More gasps could be heard from the audience as they reacted with a mixture of both suspicion and encouragement.

Comments such as “oh was that it?” and “spill the beans,” appeared to be uttered by their surrounding fellow co-stars.

The Traitors presenter clearly wanted to know more as she exclaimed: “Week three Jamie! Delirious night, snuggled up, please continue.”

He replied back: “So we were getting cosy in a snuggle, anyways, she said some of the rumba comments.

“She was like, there were some cucarachas with the two flat feet and roll your hips in a figure eight. I saw that!”

“And that pleased me to no end,” he cheekily said before turning to Claudia, adding: “It was one where you needed to be there.”

Some viewers immediately got excited as they took to X – formerly known as Twitter.

Strictly Curse – The Lowdown

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STRICTLY Come Dancing’s latest series has already been hit by rumours of a BBC show ‘curse’ – yet what is it?

A host of Strictly Come Dancing stars have been struck by the Strictly Curse during the past two decades.

This is where celebrities who may or may not be attached in the outside world become more than friends with their professional partners.

A total of 20 relationships are said to have been impacted so far over the show’s 20 years.

It has seen relationships crumble with dance floor romances and punishing rehearsal schedules to blame.

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This includes the partnerships of Louise and Jamie Redknapp as well as Kevin Clifton and Karen Hauer.

Controversially, Judge Craig Revel Horwood once said of the curse: “I think of it as a blessing, to be honest. One person is married, the other one had a girlfriend but my point in this entire thing is: if you come on Strictly, sometimes you are in a relationship that is not working anyway.

“There has to be something wrong in your relationship before it all goes awry.”

Series one winner Brendan Cole left his fiancé, fellow Strictly professional Camilla Dallerup, during filming for the very first series in spring 2004. 

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Brendan was said to have fallen for his celebrity partner and inaugural winner Natasha Kaplinsky, although the duo didn’t confirm they were romantically involved.

One fan posted: “I predict Jamie and Michelle get married.”

But they may be disappointed as Michelle is happily in a relationship with another dancer, Simone Arena.

Jamie also previously admitted that he has no intention of pursuing anything romantic as he denied the rumours.

He explained to The Mirror: “The idea of that whole Strictly curse, well it’s definitely not going to be a thing here because it would be weird doing that with my sister. 

“Michelle and I met before Strictly and we instantly had a connection. But she is like a sister, an aunt, a mum, a best friend. She’s looking after me, she’s mothering me.”

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Strictly Come Dancing is now well underway, with the second contestant of the competition voted off after a brutal dance-off.

This week saw the celebrities perform a series of themed performances for Movie Week. Miranda comedian Sarah Hadland brought viewers to tears with a magical tribute to Dame Maggie Smith, in an ode to her role as Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies.

Meanwhile, TV medic Dr Punam Krishan made Strictly history with the show’s first ever Bollywood routine.

The scores at the top of the leaderboard remain extremely tight with just a point between them, but there were two performers who lagged behind.

Singer Toyah Willcox and former footballer Paul Merson found themselves in the bottom two after the public vote, having also received the lowest scores from the judges with 15 and 19, respectively.

During Sunday night’s (6 October) results show, both stars performed their Movie Week routines for a second time as part of a dance-off to determine who will stay in the competition.

Wilcox and her partner Neil Jones danced the Samba to “Poor Unfortunate Souls” from Little Mermaid, while Merson and Karen Hauer performed the Cha Cha to “The Magnificent Seven” from 1960’s The Magnificent Seven.

After their dances were complete, the judges delivered their verdict, resulting in a unanimous decision to save Merson and Hauer.

Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, and Anton Du Beke all chose to save the footballer, with head judge Shirley Ballas stating that she would have also chosen to eliminate Willcox.

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Following her elimination, Wilcox told host Tess Daly: “It’s been the best two months of my life, it has been fantastic. I have enjoyed every second. And you [Neil Jones] have been phenomenal, thank you so much.”

Meanwhile, professional dancer Jones added: “She has made me laugh so much, I have never seen someone work so hard – I’m the one asking for breaks every now and then!

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“She just kept going, she wanted to learn so much. If you saw her in the hallway she’s been practicing. Everyone’s been telling me have you seen Toyah practicing, she’s brilliant and she’s what Strictly is all about, and I’ve loved every moment.”

When asked about her partner, Willcox said of her connection to Jones: “It was immediate, it had to be Neil. I felt so comfortable and safe. You’re a great teacher, you’re a great friend as well. You’ve just given me a new zest for life, that’s the most valuable thing I’ve come away with.”

Willcox’s elimination follows after Olympic swimmer Tom Dean became the first to be booted from the competition last week.

BIG Brother viewers have branded one contestant ”awful’ as he was booed by the live audience before even entering the house.

Blackpool lad Ryan, 28, ruffled feathers after making a dig at those who self-identify during his introduction VT tonight.

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The northerner, who currently lives in Stockport and works in marketing and events, vowed to “shake up” the house in his piece-to-camera.

He said: “I feel like over the recent years, it’s gone a bit tame and people are in there for other motives.

“I think having someone normal like me in there will shake it up.”

But it was when Ryan made his “anti-woke” views clear that fans turned on him.

He said: “I think I’m strong and opinionated. There’s a lot of woke people out there.

“It’s all well and good if you want to use certain pronouns, and I get that, but it gets a bit confusing sometimes with people identifying as a spoon or whatnot.”

Following his entrance interview with hosts AJ Odudu and Will Best, Ryan received some boos from the crowd,

Viewers at home weren’t keen either as they took to social media to make their thoughts clear.

One wrote on X: “Booing Ryan immediately as he deserves mmhmmm good job crowd.”

Someone else added: “Getting bad vibes from Ryan,” with a third agreeing: “Ryan talking about people identifying as spoons. Loserr.”

A fourth fumed: “boo’ing for him already KICK HIM OUT silly t**t i know ur going to be awful.”

The launch show saw 16 new housemates move into the Big Brother house.

Former Page Three girl and soap actress Emma Morgan, 53, is one of them.

She said: “To get this opportunity at my age, I wasn’t expecting it. I was getting ready to put my feet up and do a bit of knitting.”

And amputee footballer Thomas Atkinson, 20, from Carlisle, comes to the house fresh from captaining his side to victory in the FA Disability Cup.

The goalkeeper, who was born without a left hand, was also told he would never walk after having his left leg amputated when he was two.

But he now has a total of 26 caps with the England Amputee national team.

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