KATYA JONES spent the last two months dancing up a storm on Strictly Come Dancing's ballroom dance floor - but has now spoken out on her latest venture away from the BBC show.

KAI WIDDRINGTON has stepped down from his role on Strictly Come Dancing's Irish adaptation, Dancing with the Stars. The RTE dance contest is set to return in the New Year.

Gorka Marquez insisted his illness was not related to Covid or the vaccine

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Presenter, AJ Odudu, has returned to Blackburn for Christmas after a disappointing Strictly Come Dancing final.

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The charming Frenchman became a major TV star after winning viewers over

Kai and AJ Odudu were forced to withdraw from the final after AJ suffered an injury

Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis with her partner Giovanni Pernice. Picture: BBC/Guy Levy The success of deaf dancer Rose

With the television series now over for another year, the Strictly Come Dancing stars are preparing to head out on the road.

Rose Ayling-Ellis is heading home for Christmas after being crowned the Strictly champ alongside her dancing pro, Giovanni Pernice

The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special airs on Christmas Day on BBC One at 5:10pm

It is 'unlikely' that two-time glitterball champ, 31, will return to Strictly Come Dancing according to new reports - after being announced as John Barrowman's replacement on Dancing On Ice.

TV presenter Adrian Chiles insists he won't be tuning in to watch himself on the 'Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special'

Strictly Come Dancing's Kai Widdrington has confirmed his future with Dancing with the Stars, which is due to start in January

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The Polish ballroom dancer, 27, said she got the former One Host, 54, to lighten up and managed to convince him that he could dance, after he insisted he was 'terrible'.