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She's been travelling up and down the country in recent weeks with her new tour. 

ANTON DU BEKE was on the receiving end of a jibe from Cooking with the Stars chef Ronnie Murray as he made a sly dig at his appearance on Strictly Come Dancing after criticising his cooking skills.

SARA DAVIES has spoken out on the "massive argument" she had with an intrusive photographer who'd camped outside her house for several hours the night before.

Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara found herself at the centre of an unfortunate incident, after her foot collided with a dog's head on Morning Live as she performed

Janette Manrara apologised on Instagram today after accidentally kicking a dog in the face while performing on Morning Live.

Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara accidentally kicked a dog in the head as she twirled around and showed off her moves during BBC's Morning Live.As the show closed out, Dolly the Labrador wandered towards Janette without her noticing, before she got bumped on the head by the dancer's lift.In t...

Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara accidentally kicked a dog in the face

Strictly Come Dancing's Janette Manrara accidentally kicked a dog in the face

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She was doing a dance routine when she collided golden retriever Ollie

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Janette Manrara kicks dog in face during BBC Morning Live credits

"No dogs were harmed during that programme."

Speaking to Hello!, the BBC Strictly Come Dancing favourite said it ‘warms his heart’ to see a piece of his father in his two-year-old daughter Ella.

Dr James Greenwood took to Twitter to give viewers an update on Dolly the dog on Tuesday morning, following Strictly star Janette Manrara accidently kicking the pooch in the head during an exercise segment on Morning Live

The Strictly Come Dancing professional, who hails from Caerphilly, visited The Parkgate Hotel and Dirty Martini as she partied with family and friends ahead of her nuptials

Whoops.