FORMER Strictly star Julian Clary has claimed producers introduced the dance off to stop people like him getting through to the final.

The comic, 62, has sensationally spoken out about his experience on the hit BBC show.

Julian was sceptical about his time on Strictly when he finished third in 2

GAMERS have spent the equivalent of 78 DAYS playing video games over the past 18 months.

A study of 2,000 adults who regularly game found 39 per cent spent more time gaming during the last year and a half – playing an estimated 40 per cent more in a typical week than pre-pandemic.

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JAZZ Jennings is the star of ‘I am Jazz’ which chronicles her gender transition but less is known about her parents.

Here’s what you need to know about Jeanette and Greg, who use the name ‘Jennings’ as a pseudonym to guard their privacy.

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PAUL POGBA reportedly favours a move back to Juventus in 2022 with Manchester United resigned to losing the midfielder on a free transfer.

Though it has been claimed that the Old Lady will have to offload at least two midfielders in order to snap him up – including Arsenal icon Aaron Ramsey.

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Gareth Bale has told Wales boss Robert Page he is ‘raring to go’ for this month’s World Cup qualifiers.

The Real Madrid superstar has not played since the Dragons disappointing goalless draw with Estonia in Cardiff in early September.

But the 32-year-old is recovering well from a

A MUM looked ‘like Quasimodo’ after a horrifying allergic reaction was so severe, doctors said it could have killed her.

Clare McGuire, 34, from Greater Manchester, got her eyebrows waxed and tinted at a salon for the first time last week on Wednesday (October 27) and says she’s still suffering fro

THE Queen gave a secret touching tribute to her late husband Prince Philip during her speech for a Cop26 reception.

Her Majesty spoke to world leaders with a pre-recorded message and eagle-eyed fans spotted a photo in the background of the Duke of Edinburgh surrounded by butterflies.

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A TWISTED serial rapist has been jailed after laughing in his victims face bragging that he was “off to prison” before boasting that he would “make it a hat-rick”.

Sick Craig Gladwin, 32, had already been arrested in connection with at least one of his earlier rapes when he attacked his third victi

APPLE has been spotted warning some customers that they need to “shop early” if they don’t want to miss out on a particular iPhone this holiday season.

The warning message was spotted on the US version of the Apple website and comes amid reports of supply chain issues and chip shortages.

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Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro had a royal mix-up during an interview with former President Donald Trump over the weekend, earning her some mockery from late night comedian Seth Meyers.

Pirro asked Trump if he saw himself as “a kingpin for elections going forward,” given his grip on the GOP.

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Stephen Colbert mocked the world’s second-richest person for not sharing the wealth when it comes to Halloween treats.

“The Late Show” host said there’s a basic contract between kids and adults when it comes to the holiday.

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Jimmy Kimmel said everything about Donald Trump’s bizarre visit to a World Series game in Atlanta over the weekend “went exactly the way you might expect.”

The former president earlier this year called for a boycott of baseball when MLB moved the All-Star Game out of Atlanta to protest Georgia’s ne

Ed Sheeran is admitting that the negative public reaction to his cameo on “Game Of Thrones” in 2019 somewhat “muddied” an otherwise positive experience.

The singer-songwriter dished about it Monday on Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast and said he didn’t expect such backlash.

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Actor Kristy Swanson, the original “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” said Monday she has been hospitalized in New Jersey after contracting COVID-19.

“Prayers for me please. Yesterday I took an ambulance ride to the hospital. I’m still here with pneumonia, I’m on oxygen etc, all covid related of course. I

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Brock Davies Wants to Explain the Situation with His Ex: “I Don’t Have Anything to Hide”

The Real Housewives is heading to a new city — the network’s first original international iteration — in 2022.

Pack your bags — and get your passport ready. The Real Housewives is jetting off to a brand-new city, and this time, it’s going global.

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Robyn Dixon Tells Juan Dixon How Things Would Have to Change If They Had Another Baby

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Leonardo DiCaprio dressed up as a 100-year-old man for Halloween — and no one recognized him at a star-studded Beverly Hills, Calif., bash, we hea

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Lil Nas X tried psychedelic mushrooms to create his latest album, “Montero.”

The pop star worked on his new release with producers David Biral an

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Bravo paid for “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Kim Richards to enter rehab for alcoholism, after her disturbing drunken exploits on Season 2 in 2011, producer Andy Cohen said in a new book.

“When it was clear that it was a real problem,