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When Caroline Flack shone brightest: the touching story behind her Strictly triumph

Posted on February 18, 2020 by mkmswain

Among the heartfelt tributes to the late Caroline Flack in recent days was a message from Strictly Come Dancing, praising the former contestant’s “infectious energy and passion for dance”. Flack won the 12th series of the show in 2014 with professional partner Pasha Kovalev, … Continue reading →

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Pasha Kovalev leaves Strictly

Posted on February 13, 2019 by mkmswain

Strictly Come Dancing fans went into mourning today following news that popular professional dancer Pasha Kovalev is leaving the BBC show. As his statement attests, Kovalev had an incredibly successful eight years, notching up 93 perfect 10s from the judges, reaching four finals, … Continue reading →

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Why do Strictly viewers hate Ashley Roberts?

Posted on December 10, 2018 by mkmswain

This weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing semi-final saw a third consecutive trip to the dreaded dance-off for ex-Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts – despite topping the leaderboard with pro partner Pasha Kovalev after notching four nines for a fierce Paso Doble and a perfect … Continue reading →

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Strictly Speaking: the final

Posted on December 22, 2014 by mkmswain

Perhaps not a vintage year, but Strictly ended on a high with a closer than expected final, bananas returning contestants encore, and a deserving winning couple in Caroline and Pasha. It was a show noticeably light on ballroom – because … Continue reading →

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