You can unsubscribe at any time. Love Island fans buzz as Olivia is 'exposed' and storms off after furious Jessie row. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. His open and connectible honesty has captivated the media and live audiences alike, as he speaks form the heart about the stressful demands of competing at the highest level, as well as the impacts of anxiety, eating disorders and body dysmorphia. Gunshots caught on chilling doorbell footage in Greenock street after dad 'shot dead'. The Live Strictly Come Dancing Scoreboard started as a side project between husband-and-wife team Amy and Phil. He survived three consecutive skate-offs against Samantha Mumba, Aggie MacKenzie and Tim Vincent. Ned Boulting is quite simply atour de force which is a handy coincidence, because he has also covered every Tour de France since 2003, along with a host of other live sporting events. This gave Backley a hat-trick of Commonwealth titles. Kym Marsh - Eliminated in Week 11 . Read our Strictly 2022 live blog for the latest updates and gossip. Craig Revel Horwood - who gave him a 4 on Saturday night - explained: "Sadly, it was all very stompy the whole thing . In a career that saw Steve feature in the Worlds top 10 every year between 1989 and 2004, he regularly excited the world with his closely fought, and much publicised, contests with Jan Zelezny. The presenter currently hosts weekday afternoons on KISS. 16 Oct 2022 14.34 EDT. In the final, Backley set a new Olympic record with his second throw of 89.95m, but in the third round twice champion elezn threw a distance of 90.17m. Those few seconds of seeing the javelin thrower's 16st body move suggestively in spray-on . And while he's too modest to put himself in that category, I'd say Steve's a brave fella too. He also broke the world junior record that year. Born: Newport, UK While he continues to write books, record podcasts and present primetime terrestrial sport on ITV, he also edits The Road Book road racings inimitable, mammoth almanack (launched 2018) as well as hosting a series of hugely successful one-man stage tours, including 2021s Retour de Ned (postponed from 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic). He could only manage 81.50 in the qualifying rounds and when both pools had finished this left him way down in thirteenth place. We're sure that Fleur will do her dad proud! "At the moment I'm focusing on the excitement and glitter and choosing to ignore the fact that I have the dancing ability of a newly born giraffe. But there's some irony getting dressed up in luminous spandex with sequins all over me.". With equity release you could access a lump-sum of tax-free cash which can be used to enhance your retirement income, make home improvements, or even enjoy a memorable holiday. In the past six months, Laura has launched a new podcast Lessons Learned, where she interviews star sportsmen and women about the five key moments, choices or mistakes that have shaped them, and the lessons we can all learn from every human experience. Since then hes become a global ambassador for his signature range with Ted Baker, created a swimming line and founded a grassroots swimming academy putting on clinics for aspiring youngsters throughout the country. Paralympic Gold Medallist / 3 x World Champion Swimmer / The Ability People Managing Director. Kaye was the first contestant to be voted off of Strictly Come Dancing in Week 2. Her advocacy of womens sport and gender equity resulted in her election in 2015 onto the IAAF Womens Committee and its Gender Leadership Taskforce and, in 2020, a place in the New Years Honours List. Editor of The Road Book, cyclings unrivalled almanack, Acknowledged as the authoritative voice of cycling on UK terrestrial television, Since 2016, completed three national tours with Bikeology, a unique one-man live theatrical stage experience, Authored six different popular non-fiction books, including Heart of Dart-ness (Bonnier, 2018), Produced and Directed Steven Gerrard A Year in My Life (2006), Produces and presents Never Strays Far podcast, Award winning Steven Gerrard A Year in My Life (2006), Host of The Opening Show - the Racing Magazine Show, Produced Riding a Dream in 2019 documenting Khadijah Mellahs iconic Magnolia Cup victory, Started climbing career in 2011 with Mt. London, England - 01.03.11. Steve is a sought-after speaker and business coach having set up BackleyBlack, which aims to translate Olympic experience into workplace performance. The way she's throwing herself at it. 11.00 (45% off) "Since I watched the first series in 2004, I feel like every step Ive taken in my career over the last 11 years was to be on Strictly," she said following the announcement. Born in Bagshot, Surrey, Steve grew up on a smallholding surrounded by rescue animals. Tragic hillwalker and dog who plunged 100ft in Glencoe to have ashes scattered together. I had the operation on Monday and was in the hospital until Wednesday. Pre-COVID, she transitioned to Sky Sports F1 coverage, reporting live from the paddock and on the grid. Strictly Come Dancing returns on Sunday, December 11 at 7.15pm on BBC One. Strictly Come Dancing 15 May 2004. The team walked out of the temple with about 35 seconds to spare. It has made household names out of dancers Kevin Clifton, Giovanni Pernice, Anton du Beke, Alijaz Skorjanec, Amy Dowden, Oti . Steve has lost about a stone and is looking trim after becoming flabby while recuperating from his hip op. Job: Comedian, broadcaster, writer and actor, Professional dance partner: Johannes Radebe. $1 Million - $5 Million. Steve is the first British male to have set a world record in a throwing event, and went on to set multiple British, Olympic and World records. There's five judges (from 2011, three) instead of four, and the scores (originally out of six, in half-point steps, but now out of ten - still in half-point steps - so that it remains out of 30 overall) are revealed in on-screen style like an ice dancing competition with only a few . 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[4] In 2012 he joined the BBC athletics commentary team for the London Olympic Games, and has commentated at various events for them since. Oli hosts corporate events and has spoken at various high-profile functions. Lives: Kent, UK, 1988 Olympic Silver Medallist at Seoul Olympic Games in 110m Hurdles, 1993 & 1999 Gold Medallist at World Championships in 110m Hurdles, Finalist on Strictly Come Dancing, ITVs Dancing on Ice Goes Gold, Set 7 European, 8 Commonwealth, 9 UK records for 110m Hurdles, Founded Go Dad Run campaign for Prostate Cancer, Current World Sport Director of Wings for Life Foundation, Former World Record Holder 12.91 seconds in Stuttgart 1993 for 13 years, Current World Indoor Record Holder 7.30 seconds in Sindelfingen 1994, 2006 5,000m Commonwealth Games Silver Medallist, 2012 10,000m European Championships Silver Medallist, 3rd in BBC Sports Personality of the Year, behind Lewis Hamilton & Rory McIlroy (2014), 2014 5,000m Commonwealth Bronze Medallist, Current World Record Holder for Triple Jump (18.29m, Gothenburg, 1995), Olympic Gold Medallist at Sydney Olympic Games, Cycling, Olympic & Winter Olympic broadcasting and commentary with BBC, Channel 4 and Eurosport, Presented the morning show at London 2012 Paralympic Games, Athlete Representative for Local Organising Committee of Olympic Games (LOCOG), Chair of the Sports Advisory Group, having played an important part in success of the London 2012 bid as an Official Ambassador, and member of the Athletes Advisory Group, Heptathlon Olympic Bronze Medallist at Athens Olympic Games, 2005 & 2007 European Pentathlon Indoor Silver Medallist iat European Indoor Championships, Heptathlon Gold Medallist in in Melbourne at Commonwealth Games, Heptathlon Bronze Medallist at World Championships in Osaka, Olympic Bronze Medallist in Heptathlon & 4 X 400m Relay in Beijing at Olympic Games, British Athletics Athletes' Commission Founder, Rio 2016 - Paralympic Games Road Cycling host, 2016-2019 Henley Royal Regatta - live presenter for BT Sport, Paralympic Gold, Silver & Bronze Medallist, IPC World Championships: Gold Medals in 100m Breaststroke and 50m Relay, Broadcaster for Channel 4, IPC and BBC coverage of parasports, Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Ability People, Bestowed the honour of reading the athletes oath at the 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony, Athlete Mentor for Dame Kelly Holmes Trust and Youth Sport Trust, Winner of the inaugural Sport Gives Back Awards for 2020, 5 x Olympian, 6 x World Champion, 11 x European Champion, 2 x Commonwealth Champion, Flag bearer for Team GB at Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony, Acclaimed Strictly Come Dancing contestant returning for the arena tour in 2012, Established Mark Foster Swimming Academy to inspire young swimmers from the ages of 11-17, Founded Fitsteps, a dance and fitness programme aimed at creating a fun, energetic and effective way to keep fit by fusing ballroom and Latin dancing, Lead Contributer and Analyst for BBC Sport's Swimming Coverage, International ambassador for Ted Baker, including his own signature range, Blogged for the Huffington Post on current issues, sport and lifestyle, Dutch Master A Tribute Dennis Bergkamp (1998), Award winning Steven Gerrard A Year in My Life (2006), How Cav Won the Green Jersey: Short Dispatches from the 2011 Tour de France (2012), How I Won the Yellow Jumper: Dispatches from the Tour de France (2012), On the Road Bike: The Search For a Nations Cycling Soul (2014), 101 Damnations: Dispatches from the 101st Tour de France (2015), Boultings Velosaurus: A Linguistic Tour de France (2016), Winner of the Royal Television Society Sports News Reporter of the Year, Has covered more than 25 cycling Grand Tours, including every Tour de France since 2003. 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