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Swept off my feet and out of the door by another series of Strictly

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September 25, 2025

Eating olives is like watching Strictly Come Dancing, I know I hate them but I try them one more time anyway.

Swept off my feet and out of the door by another series of Strictly

Each time, I react worse than the time before. I pop the olive out of my mouth, wrap it in a tissue and bin it. I endured the 100 minutes of the 21st series of the dance show, waiting for the taste to be acquired.

This year's pairingscelebrities named first - vying for the Glitterball trophy are: Alex Kingston and Johannes Radebe; Balvinder Sopal and Julian Caillon; Chris Robshaw and Nadiya Bychkova; Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin; Ellie Goldstein and Vito Coppola; George Clarke and Alexis Warr; Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Karen Hauer; Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Lauren Oakley; Karen Carney and Carlos Gu; La Voix and Aljaž Škorjanec; Lewis Cope and Katya Jones; Ross King and Jowita Przystał; Vicky Pattison and Kai Widdrington; Thomas Skinner and Amy Dowden and Stefan Dennis and Dianne Buswell.

Not heard of more than half of the celebrities? You are not alone.

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