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Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek has plenty to celebrate — despite her place on the leaderboard
With the first Argentine Tango of the series, jaw-dropping transformations and enough wigs to make Dolly Parton’s collection look small, Strictly Come Dancing Halloween week (once again) truly delivered.
Saturday night’s episode saw a number of this year’s contestants impress on the dancefloor with three of them winning 10s for their routines. They included EastEnders star Jamie Borthwick — who is beginning to look like a serious contender for the Glitterball trophy — and Sarah Hadland, who spectacularly recovered from an early mishap to deliver a dramatic performance. The third was Tasha Ghouri, who has consistently pulled off high-scoring routines.
But it’s a celebrity closer to the bottom of the leaderboard who has the most to celebrate.
Prior to Saturday night’s show, Sam Quek had been struggling to make her mark on the competition and last week, she was left in tears after errors during her Quickstep. “I’m just so disappointed because that could have been our moment,” she told Claudia Winkleman in her post-dance interview.
What a difference seven days can make.
This week, Quek and her professional partner Nikita Kuzmin were given the honour of closing the show (as Strictly bosses decide the running order once they’ve had a glimpse at the dances, the schedule itself can hint at who will deliver the most memorable moment). The pair began their Jive to “Time Warp” as the dowdy Janet and Brad before both ripping off their outfits to reveal black lace, corsets and suspenders.
Quek, who clearly has a blast with Kuzmin in training, finally looked like she was having fun on the dancefloor too, beaming as she high-kicked her way through the energetic routine. The nerves of previous weeks were well and truly banished. She threw herself into the Jive and appeared completely at ease – which is no mean feat during such a fast-paced routine. Compared to her shaky Samba from week four, Quek seemed like a different person.
After positive feedback from the judges — with Motsi Mabuse describing the performance as the “cherry on the cake” for Halloween week – Quek landed a score of 31, her highest yet. The total puts Quek eight points behind first place (and eighth on the leaderboard) so she still has some way to go before becoming a serious contender in the series. But for now, the Olympian should bask in the glory of her ‘Strictly moment’.
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Strictly shock as result leaks online just hours after Halloween special – and fans are in uproar
STRICTLY fans have been left in uproar as the result of the Halloween special has been leaked online.
On Saturday night fans of the hit BBC dancing competition watched as the remaining celebs took to the ballroom.
At the end of the show Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman opened the voting lines for viewers to have their say.
However, the result of the dance off and elimination has now leaked online – nearly 24 hours before it airs.
It’s left Strictly fans fuming as they took to social media to share their ‘devastation’ over the outcome.
The Sun has made the decision not to spoil Sunday night’s show for Beeb viewers.
Writing on X, formerly Twitter, one fan said: “Strictly spoiler has me feeling very sad right now.”
A second wrote: “If the #StrictlySpoiler is true and not what was initially said I’m gonna be furious,”
“I’m so sad,” said a third.
Strictly record their results show shortly after the vote closes on Saturday night, meaning moles often leak the outcome.
During last night’s spooky show fans had noticed how Wynne Evans and Katya Jones ‘disappeared’ for a large period of time.
Judges Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke had stolen the show with their incredible costumes.
The pair arrived together dressed as the creepy twins from iconic horror film The Shining – and it was incredible.
Likewise fellow judges Oti Mabuse and Shirley Ballas had their own costumes.
Oti was in full Cruella DeVille getup, including Dalmatian fur, and Shirley was Winnifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus.
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Strictly fans left disappointed after spotting crucial change to Halloween week
If you’re an eagle-eyed Strictly Come Dancing fan, then you may have noticed that this year’s Halloween Week was without one major tradition.
Every year when the show gets a spooky makeover, the judges’ circular paddles are swapped out for ghost-shaped paddles instead – but this year it didn’t happen.
“Where are the special Halloween ghost paddles, Strictly?” asked one disappointed fan online, as another chimed, “Where are the ghost-shaped scoring paddles?!”
While the mysterious whereabouts of the ghost paddles remain unknown at the time of writing, other elements of the show still felt familiar as the contestants delivered on all of the Halloween Week Strictly classics, including tributes to The Addams Family, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Frankenstein.
The judges also delivered on the costume front. Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke shocked viewers when they arrived onstage looking unrecognisable – and frightening – as the Grady sisters from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
The pair walked onto the dancefloor hand-in-hand wearing identical brunette wigs, matching blue dresses and black dolly shoes. Fans were left shocked by the judges’ choice of costume, since the pair creepily stayed in character throughout the show’s opening segment.
They kept the joke going as Revel Horwood referred to his fellow judge as his “sister” throughout the show, while Du Beke remarked that he had never looked so good.
“Craig and Anton as the twins from The Shining have just made my year!” wrote one fan online.
Meanwhile, professional dancer Carlos Gu stole the show when he dressed up as host Claudia Winkleman, sporting the presenter’s signature hairdo and all-black outfit, consisting of a dramatic black blazer and matching lace skirt.
In the ‘Clauditorium’ – the dedicated interview area where Winkleman speaks to the couples after their routines – Gu stood beside the presenter as he imitated her facial expressions and mannerisms.
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Strictly fans agreed online that it was one of the best Halloween costume ideas of the series.
“How do I vote for Carlos and Claudia?” said one viewer on X/Twitter, as another added: “Carlos dressed as Claudia. He has won Halloween 2024”
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I’m a Celeb winner to return to Australia to host new spin-off show alongside Joel Dommett
REIGNING King of the Jungle Sam Thompson will return Down Under next month for the new I’m A Celeb spin-off.
The star, 32, who won the show last year, will help Joel Dommett host the jungle’s behind-the-scenes sister show.
And his former Love Islander girlfriend Zara McDermott, 27, could come along for the ride.
Presenter Joel, 39, was on the ITV show as a campmate in 2016.
The spin-off show, axed in 2020, has previously been known as Get Me Out of Here! Now!, Extra Camp and Daily Drop.
A telly source said: “Show bosses are over the moon to land Joel as their host.
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“He’s now a massive primetime star.
“They’re delighted that Sam will be joining up for proceedings as he’s so popular with viewers.
“Joel is a popular presenter and part of the IAC family and was the number one choice for host when bosses decided to bring back the spin off show.
“The spin off show is set for an overhaul and will have a new name when it returns.
“It’s had a few names, hosts and incarnations over the past 20 plus years.”
I’m A Celeb presenting duo Ant and Dec are also believed to be making several guest appearances on the sister show.
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Clarkson’s Farm star Kaleb Cooper reveals why he felt ‘terrible’ when fianceé gave birth to son Oscar
KALEB Cooper has opened up on why he felt ‘terrible’ after his wife gave birth to their daughter Willa.
The Clarkson’s Farm star is a proud dad to 16-month old Willa and Oscar, who is three.
Kaleb, 26, said he felt ‘useless’ during fianceé Taya‘s labour as he didn’t know what he should be doing at the time.
He explained: “It was f***ing terrible, because when I’m helping that cow, I know exactly what I’m doing. I can bring the calf around to the mum and so on.
“Now, when Taya was giving birth, I felt useless. I’m seeing her in pain having one of my kids.”
Kaleb and Taya have been together for eight years.
The farmer continued to tell The Times Magazine how he and Taya decided to have kids earlier in life – a once popular trend with previous generations.
He said: “I wanted a girl and boy, which I’ve got and am very grateful.
“Then when I get older I can go down the pub with them, or out on the tractors, and I can still be energetic.”
Kaleb concluded: “I’ll make all the money now, hopefully have a farm, then chill out, go partying and be in Ibiza, though I can’t think of anything worse than being in a nightclub.”
Meanwhile, earlier this month it was revealed that Kaleb had landed his own solo show as his popularity continues to soar.
A special performance from his national theatre tour The World According to Kaleb will land on Prime Video.
It will be available on Prime Video globally from November 29.
The show will give viewers a front-row seat as Kaleb hosts an evening at Cheltenham Everyman Theatre.
Meet the cast of Clarkson’s Farm
Clarkson’s Farm began streaming in 2021 and follows Jeremy Clarkson and his team managing Diddly Squat Farm in the Cotswolds. Here’s a ‘who’s who’ of faces in the Clarkson’s Farm cast.
- Jeremy Clarkson: Presenter and journalist; also known for Top Gear, The Grand Tour and Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
- Lisa Hogan: A former actress and Jeremy’s partner, who assists in the running of the farm shop.
- Kaleb Cooper: A young farm worker from Chipping Norton, who forms a double act with Jeremy on-screen. He’s later promoted to farm manager in series three.
- Gerald Cooper: Specialist in the construction and maintenance of dry stone walls and the farm’s “head of security”. Of no relation to Kaleb.
- Charlie Ireland: Nicknamed “Cheerful Charlie”, a professional land agent who advises Jeremy on land management.
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Lizzo unveils ‘genius’ South Park-inspired Halloween costume
Lizzo has been hailed as a “genius” by fans for her 2024 South Park-inspired Halloween costume, which is in direct reference to a joke made about her on a May episode.
On Saturday, the 36-year-old pop star shared a series of photos and videos of her in costume as the fictional weight loss drug “Lizzo” that was featured in the show’s Ozempic special titled The End of Obesity.
“Ok Halloween… you can start now,” Lizzo wrote in the first Instagram post, alongside a mock advertisement of the weight loss drug with the phrases: “Need self love? Try Lizzo,” “Lose guilt, gain confidence,” and “side effects include: a smile on your face and a pep in your step.”
The “About Damn Time” hitmaker can be seen standing in a one-piece costume resembling the Lizzo weight loss medicine with a yellow tape measure tied around her waist.
In a second post of a behind-the-scenes clip of her costume photo shoot, Lizzo can be seen dancing to Comedy Central’s Lizzo jingle with a large cutout of South Park character Eric Cartman standing behind her.
“Oh OH oh… it’s Lizzo b****,” she wrote in the caption, adding: “LizzOzempic dump,” in a subsequent post.
Fans have since flocked to the posts’ comment sections to praise the Grammy-winning singer for being able to make light of the situation.
“I love it!” one wrote. “South Park can dish it and you can dish it right back.”
“Now that’s how you turn that s*** around,” a second praised, while a third simply said: “Genius.”
“This is how you clap back,” another agreed, with another calling it the “most iconic clap back of 2024.”
In the South Park Ozempic special episode, Eric Cartman is introduced to the drug, which was initially intended for people with Type 2 diabetes but is now marketed for weight loss.
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Lizzo was namechecked in a joke where a woman who had been unhappy with her weight revealed she was now on “Lizzo” a drug that “controlled all her cravings to be thinner.”
Shortly after the episode’s release, the “Truth Hurts” singer reacted in shock to the episode on TikTok, saying: “I really showed the world how to love yourself and not give a f*** to the point where these men in Colorado know who the f*** I am and put it in their cartoon that’s been around for 25 years.”
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Strictly star splits his pants in wardrobe malfunction as Sarah Hadland performs ‘dance of the night’
STRICTLY star Vito Coppola was left red-faced as he split his pants during during tonight’s performance.
Actress Sarah Hadland and pro dancer Vito performed an Argentine Tango set in a haunted house for their Halloween dance.
But his ghoulish moves got out of hand when he ripped his trousers while dancing live on Saturday night.
During their routine, Vito dressed in a pair of figure-hugging three-quarter pants, white tights and a waistcoat.
He was seen throwing Sarah around in a series of daring lifts and at the end of the dance, before his pants split.
Vito was seen holding his bottom to conceal the rip when he left the dancefloor and during the judges feedback.
He was then seen uncomfortably walking to the staircase with his hand behind his back, to conceal his modesty.
Speaking to Claudia Winkleman in the clauditorium, Vito said: “Everything is together, a bit of overbalance, everything happened right now.
“My wig and you and the dress, and my trousers broke right here.”
He then proceeded to show the host the rip, before Claudia quickly moved things on.
Fans were left in hysterics at the awkward blunder, with one writing: “What’s that? Vito split his britches?”
A second said: “Oh NO Vito’s torn his trousers,” with a third asked: “Has Vito split his trousers?,” with a laughing face emoji.
The judges scored the pair an impressive 38 for their dance, with Anton Du Beke and Motsi Mabuse awarding a 10 points.
Head judge Shirley Ballas gave them a standing ovation.
While Craig Revel Horwood was full of praise, saying it was “the most wonderful Argentine Tango we’ve seen”.
Motsi simply said: “I’ll keep it short, dance of the night. Congratulations.”
Shirley gushed: “It was really quite spectacular, I thought the lifts were fantastic, it was done with ease.
“You worked as a team. You had it all going on, you’re magic really sprinkled on you tonight.”
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