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Aljaž Škorjanec
Aljaž Škorjanec (born 19 February 1990) is a Slovenian dancer and choreographer who has appeared on the BBC series ''Strictly Come Dancing'' as a professional dancer. In March 2022 he announced, via his Instagram account, that he was leaving the show. Career Aljaž Škorjanec was born in Ptuj, SR Slovenia. He is a 19-time Slovenian champion in Ballroom, Latin and Ten Dance. Between 2000 and 2008 his professional partner was Valerija Rahle Mbanwi. ''Strictly Come Dancing'' In September 2013, Škorjanec became a professional dancer on the eleventh series of the British television show, ''Strictly Come Dancing''. He was partnered with model Abbey Clancy. On 21 December, they won the series. He was the fourth professional to win in his first series of the show. The following year, he returned for the show's twelfth series, where he was partnered with '' This Morning'' presenter, Alison Hammond. They were the sixth couple to be eliminated from the competition. For the show' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptuj
Ptuj (; german: Pettau, ; la, Poetovium/Poetovio) is a town in northeastern Slovenia that is the seat of the Municipality of Ptuj. Ptuj, the oldest recorded city in Slovenia, has been inhabited since the late Stone Age and developed from a Roman military fort. Ptuj was located at a strategically important crossing of the Drava River, along a prehistoric trade route between the Baltic Sea and the Adriatic. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and it was part of the Austria-Hungarian Empire. In the early 20th century the majority of the residents spoke German, but today the population is largely Slovene. Residents of Ptuj are known as ''Ptujčani'' in Slovene. History Earliest history Ptuj is the oldest recorded town in Slovenia. There is evidence that the area was settled in the Stone Age. In the Late Iron Age it was settled by Celts.''PtujTourism.si''.The History of Ptuj. Accessed November 8, 2006. AD 69: Ptuj is mentioned for the first time By the 1st centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing (series 14)
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its fourteenth series with a launch show on 3 September on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 23 September 2016. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell returned as judges. This was Goodman's final series as head judge. The series was won by BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton. Oduba became the first champion to have ever landed in the bottom two more than once, and he remains the most recent winner to do so at all. This series also saw Kevin Clifton reach his fourth consecutive final, a 'Strictly' first. Professional dancers On 28 June 2016, the list of professionals who were returning for the fourteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who would not return included last series' and two time professional winner of the show Aliona Vilani, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clara Amfo
Clara Amfo (born 22 May 1984) is a British radio broadcaster, television presenter, podcast host and voice-over artist. She is known for presenting her shows on BBC Radio 1. Early life and education Amfo was born in Kingston upon Thames in London to Ghanaian parents. Her father, who died in 2015, was an NHS microbiologist, and her mother a hospital cleaner. After leaving high school, she went on to study media arts with professional and creative writing at St Mary's University College. Career Amfo started out as a marketing intern at Kiss FM. During her time there she became a presenter, starting out on early breakfast, weekend breakfast and left doing the drive time show. In September 2013, Amfo joined BBC Radio 1Xtra as host of the weekend breakfast show. In 2015, Amfo became the host of ''The Official Chart'' on BBC Radio 1. In February 2015 it was announced she would be leaving 1Xtra to take over from Fearne Cotton as host of Radio 1's weekday mid-morning show – home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It specialises in modern popular music and current chart hits throughout the day. The station provides alternative genres at night, including electronica, dance, hip hop and indie, while its sister station 1Xtra plays black contemporary music, including hip hop and R&B. Radio 1 also runs two online streams, Radio 1 Dance, dedicated to dance music, and Radio 1 Relax, dedicated to chill-out music; both are available to listen only on BBC Sounds. Radio 1 broadcasts throughout the UK on FM between and , digital radio, digital TV and BBC Sounds. It was launched in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population was 27. The BBC claims that it targets the 15–29 age group, and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30. BBC Radio 1 started 24-hour broadcasting on 1 May 1991. According to RAJAR, the station broadcasts to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing (series 18)
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its eighteenth series with a launch show on 17 October 2020 on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 24 October. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series launched a month later than usual and ran for nine weeks instead of the usual thirteen. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball and Rylan Clark-Neal returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two''. In four shows Clark-Neal was replaced by Gethin Jones after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19. On 12 September, it was announced that for the first time since the tenth series, there would be no live show broadcast from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, also due to the pandemic. There was also no Halloween Special for the first time since the seventh series. However, it was announced shortly afterwards that there would be four episodes highlighting best moments by week from previous series. This started on 19 September, with Mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Weymouth
Emma Clare Thynn, Marchioness of Bath (''née'' McQuiston; born 26 March 1986) is a British socialite and fashion model. She is married to Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath. In 2020, she became the first mixed race marchioness in British history. Early life and education Emma Clare McQuiston was born on 26 March 1986, in London, the daughter of a Nigerian father and an English mother. Her father, Chief Oladipo Jadesimi, is a Nigerian oil billionaire who is the executive chairman of Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Company and is a titleholder in the Nigerian chieftaincy system, while her mother, Suzanna McQuiston, is an English socialite. She has several half-siblings, including Amy Jadesimi. McQuiston was raised in South Kensington. She was head girl at Queen's Gate School during her secondary education and later attended University College London to study art history. After university, she studied classical acting at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Personal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing (series 17)
''Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its seventeenth series with a launch show on 7 September 2019 on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 21 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' alongside new addition Rylan Clark-Neal. Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel. After seven years as a judge, Darcey Bussell did not return to the series. Bussell's replacement was announced on 22 July as Motsi Mabuse, elder sister of professional dancer Oti Mabuse. On 19 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro returned as a guest judge to cover for Tonioli. Following the withdrawal of Will Bayley, on 30 October, it was announced that the 2019 final would feature three couples instead of four. The series was won by former ''Emmerdale'' actor and racing driver Kelvin Fletcher and his professional partner Oti Mabuse. Professional dancers On 1 March 2019, it was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackpool
Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, between the River Ribble, Ribble and River Wyre, Wyre rivers, and is north of Liverpool and northwest of Manchester. At the 2011 United Kingdom census, 2011 census, the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of Blackpool had an estimated population of 139,720 while the urban settlement had a population of 147,663, making it the List of settlements in Lancashire by population, most populous settlement in Lancashire, and the fifth-most populous in North West England after Manchester, Liverpool, Bolton and Warrington. The Blackpool Urban Area, wider built-up area (which also includes additional settlements outside the unitary authority) had a population of 239,409, making it the fifth-most populous urban area in the North West after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Silverton
Kate Silverton (born 4 August 1970) is an English journalist. She formerly worked as a broadcaster and newsreader for the BBC. Silverton was a regular presenter of ''BBC News at One'' and ''BBC Weekend News'', as well as making occasional appearances on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. In 2018 she participated in series 16 of BBC's '' Strictly Come Dancing'', where she was paired with professional dancer Aljaž Škorjanec and finished in 8th place. As of 2022, Silverton is currently training to be a children's counsellor. Early life and education Silverton was born in Waltham Abbey in Essex, England, the daughter of Terry Silverton, a black-cab driver-turned-registered hypnotherapist and Patricia Silverton. Silverton has two sisters, Claire and Amy. Silverton attended West Hatch High School in Chigwell, Essex, where she was a junior swimming champion. She also competed in the triathlon. She was a Girl Guide and gained the Queen's Guide Award. Silverton graduated f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strictly Come Dancing (series 16)
'' Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its sixteenth series with a launch show on 8 September 2018 on BBC One, and the first live show on 22 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two'' on BBC Two. Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Shirley Ballas returned as judges. On 20 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro stood in as a guest judge to cover for Tonioli. In this series, three new dance styles were introduced (contemporary, theatre/jazz and street/commercial) as part of a new category called "couple's choice", giving a total of 18 dance styles in the competition. The winners were Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton, becoming the seventh pair of winners to have never achieved a perfect score. Runners-up Ashley Roberts and Faye Tozer matched Caroline Flack's record in 2014 of scoring perfect 40s for all three dances in the final. Roberts also set a record of achieving the most 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katya Jones
Katya Jones (born Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova; rus, Екатерина Андреевна Соколова; 12 May 1989) is a Russian dancer and choreographer. She is best-known for being a professional dancer in the competition show ''Strictly Come Dancing'', which she won in 2017 with her dance partner Joe McFadden. In the 2020 series, Jones was paired with the retired professional and Olympic champion boxer Nicola Adams, the first same-sex couple to compete in the UK competition's format. Early life She was born in Sestroretsk, near Leningrad, Soviet Union, and started dancing at the age of six, training in gymnastics as well as Ballroom and Latin-American dancing. Her father is a senior oil company executive and her Korean mother is a graduate in engineering. ''Strictly Come Dancing'' In 2016, Jones became a professional in the BBC ballroom dancing show ''Strictly Come Dancing'' for its 14th series. Jones was partnered with the former Shadow chancellor, Ed Balls. For the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe McFadden
Joseph McFadden (born 9 October 1975) is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in ''The Crow Road,'' ''Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll, Heartbeat'' and ''Holby City.'' McFadden won the 2017 series of the BBC One series ''Strictly Come Dancing'' with professional dance partner Katya Jones. Biography The third of four siblings (two older brothers, one younger sister), McFadden was born on 9 October 1975, in Glasgow to Irish immigrants from County Donegal. He was educated at Holyrood R.C. Secondary School in Glasgow, where a drama teacher recognised his talent and recommended him for a part in the ITV Glasgow-based detective show ''Taggart''. After taking a role in ''Take the High Road'', he then developed his career in the theatre with roles as diverse as ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'', ''Rent'' and '' Rainbow Kiss'' at the Royal Court. He then took roles in television series ''The Crow Road'' and ''Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll''. He played the title role of Aladdin at The Old Vic oppos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
