Best – 13 August 2019

best for CELEBRITY

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t’s a month until

our fresh batch of

celebrities kick off

this year’s series of

Strictly Come Dancing,

but everyone’s already

talking about it – and

it’s nothing to do with

the dancing.

We all know about the

sexual undercurrents on

Strictly. We’ve seen just

about everything go on,

from outrageous flirting and

illicit snogs to full-blown

affairs, plus dancers leaving

their other halves to embark

on relationships with their

celebrity partners – all of

which back up the ‘Strictly

love curse’ rumours.

Until last week, what

we hadn’t encountered yet

was a Strictly sex tape. But a

former female star’s recorded

antics have, reportedly,

been unearthed and widely

circulated online.

Reports say the mystery

female – who is NOT a past

or present Strictly judge – was

fully aware of being recorded.

Moreover, she’s built her

career on her ‘family-friendly

persona’. The new line-up

hasn’t been confirmed yet, but

could it be a returning female

pro dancer? If so, awkward...

And, if one of the reasons

why former judge Darcey

Bussell finally left after seven

years was her disenchantment

with the show’s sleazy ‘soap

opera’ scandals, then she may

Strictly

shame

be feeling justified. Reports

suggested the 50-year-old

former ballet star was sick of

stories like Seann Walsh

and pro partner Katya

Jones’s illicit kiss, and the

gossip over dance partners

Stacey Dooley and Kevin

Clifton – now a couple.

This year’s first big

controversy broke

when pro dancer Oti

Mabuse’s sister, Motsi,

was revealed as Darcey’s

replacement on the

judging panel, seeing off

homegrown talent such

as Bonnie Langford and

the housewives’ favourite,

Anton Du Beke. Rumour

has it, Anton was so

upset about the decision

that he threatened to quit.

Unknown so far in the

UK, Motsi is a German TV

star – but, as the sister of

professional dancer Oti, how’s

she going to judge her sibling

without bias – and how will

other dancers be feeling?

Apparently, Motsi will ‘not

speak’ to Oti outside of the

show– but it’s hardly going to

quell fears of favouritism.

Motsi, 38, also faces the

wrath of Blackpool fans –

she called the town with

the famous ballroom ‘the

ugliest which I have so far

seen’. Oops.

Controversy and simmering

sexual tension? Business

as usual for Strictly, surely...

watch those ratings rocket!

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Strictly Come Dancing has

succeeded in shocking us before

the new series even begins

Facing the

music: a female

star’s sex tape

has gone online

Was Darcey

tired of all

the drama?

Controversy

and

simmering

sexual

tension?

Business as

usual...

Seann and

Katya’s kiss

went viral