Strictly Come Dancing 2026

[Professor Yaffle]

Maybe it’s the quality of the recording, but if I’d paid London theatre prices I’d be very disappointed to get that vocal performance. It’s really not professional, West End standard.

I get that’s he’s a stunt casting and people are going to see ‘him’ so will probably mostly not care that much about the singing, but it’s shameful to be charging £100-200 for a decent seat for a musical where one of the ‘stars’ isn’t up scratch with the vocals.

Didn't like to come on here and say that, but as you have said it ....... agree with you.

Not sure about the legs either, they do look very manly which he cannot help, very muscley, similar with the arms. Dancing in heels and the movement are not totally like a female would move, La Voix has this down very well and was believable as a woman.

Jo Jo is an elegant male dancer, diversifying doesn't always work.

 

[NerdyCat73]

Vito on Saturday Kitchen this morning. ‍

 

[Chita]

well it’s in the papers

Verifying Device

Aah ok but nothing yet from the BBC

 

[Hyacinth Buket]

Whoa- I didn’t know this…I mean I knew they were messaging a bunch of people on Reddit but didn’t know it went as far as knowing details of Jowita’s underwear. That’s so creepy…

Gota wonder about that girls taste in men …..they had a cheek to say Jowita was drawn to him because he looked like her ex Michael

 

[Charlie Brown]

Completely agree. It's difficult enough for women as it is without all this internalised misogyny.

Once again my point was nothing to do with saying what she should do, but that she was lucky to have a choice. I didn't and did not have a job I enjoyed to go back to. I do not begrudge her. She works hard for what she has. Just think she might regret what she has missed. And the nanny bit was a joke from the book I am reading The Housemaids Secret. But I really wanted to say what a lovely pic you have for your handle. Audrey Hepburn is that a fifties pic by any chance I have another

 

[Katie8ee]

It’s a big mistake imo. Everyone was thanked apart from Arduino and Jowita who provided the biggest success of the night imo. I mean even Helena Ford who basically stood up to announce to the O2 that she tweeted she wanted to sit on Sams face I’d be pretty pissed at them to be honest

Just to say @Bonkersbear I didn't mean you being nasty I meant the Instagram comments

 

[Bagpuss20]

No, I know what you mean!

They kept having her on the panel on ITT abd she just dominated it and spoke over people.

 

[NomDeGuerre]

Great opportunity for some young British dancers to get on the TV, and make some money. There are some great talents around .. just hope the BBC don’t just base it on who has the biggest SM following.

They're actually pretty good at not going for the 'obvious' picks.

I saw on DS someone speculate D'Angelo Castro from the DWTS troupe is possibly going to be a new addition, as he was randomly in the UK for a few days earlier this month.

 

[happyhippo63]

Katya, Alexis and Jowita all in LA, coincidence?

 

[Fanny Muchmore]

I thought he'd deleted his whaite -lifter profile?

 

[Shesaidwhat?]

Maybe the Strictly meltdown won’t come from Nadiya. Maybe it’ll be from Neil. I don’t imagine spinning in aesthetic’s clinics will have the same paycheck as the Beeb.

 

[Bonkersbear]

I’m interested in watching the O2 little film on Monday . There is apparently a whole section about this dance .

 

[AllSeeingEye123]

https://archive.is/JcUis

Or maybe it's just because she's been around the longest and NEVER won it.

 

[StephenTJackson]

I thought he'd deleted his whaite -lifter profile?

I think he did. And then came back, his current profile only created in October 2025, I've just seen. And it looks like he has deleted any evidence of the dildo bike.

 

[Charlie Brown]

I thought it was quite cute so I must be going soft wonder what the dark period he’s never talked about is - perhaps his OnlyFans era?
and why has his girlfriend not appeared in London since before Christmas?

Perhaps this is the darks period he is revealing in the book. Valentina Sica and him were boyfriend and girlfriend from 2014, got engaged in 2016 and lived together until 2020. Probably when he decided to go into "Showbusiness" as he puts it. They split but only made it public when he was entangled with his Italian Strictly winner Arisa. Valentina seems to have disappeared to Dubai. Perhaps they were always together in reality because he left Arisa behind when he came to UK Strictly. That relationship may have been a publicity stunt because Arisa is a big celebrity in Italy. Vale suddenly appeared on the RH&R tour last year. They seem to have reconciled and she was living with him in his flat throughout the 2025 Strictly season even appearing in his vlogs over Xmas. Maybe as she was his SMM she is working on the Italian end. Beautiful couple if you believe in fairy stories.

 

[Bonkersbear]

Alexis has been in LA since the tour ended, she's based there (although she's moving to Rhode Island soon IIRC). Interesting that Katya and Jowita are both visiting at the same time though, I imagine it's just a coincidence but it's quite funny.

Cute that Alexis and Katya met up as well.

I wonder if they’re going to be involved in the dance program to find a new dwts pro dancer?

 

[Charlie Brown]

Is Vito still with his girlfriend? I would have expected a holiday for them after the tour, and before pro tour rehearsals. She seems to be in Italy
That’s a rather fetching moustache, hope Vito doesn’t get any ideas

We assume so although Valentina Sica hasn't been present over here like she was in the Autumn when she was living with him in his London flat. Perhaps the British weather has put her off for now. I expected Vito would be present at some time at the new play his ex partner and Strictly Winner Ellie Leach is appearing in the The Ladies Football Club which opens at the Crucible tonight. It is by Tony Award-winning writer of the West End and Broadway hit, The Lehman Trilogy, Stefano Massini in a new adaptation by BAFTA and Olivier Award-winner of the global phenomenon, Calendar Girls, Tim Firth. He visited her during her rehearsals on one of the daily vlogs he put out when in Sheffield with the Strictly Arena Tour. Of course it is a bit more difficult than going to see Fleur East when she was in Tina. He seems to be eating at The Penthouse at Harrods. Evidently a Chinese happy new year desert

 

[Justhereforkaren]

Has Katya not commented on Karen's post? I can't see she has, seems strange

 

[itsxomyxolife]

I wonder if they’re going to be involved in the dance program to find a new dwts pro dancer?

I think I saw that it's being filmed in Australia (idk why), so I doubt it

 

[Charlie Brown]

She seems to be working back in Italy. But she wasn’t in his Christmas vlogs and I don't think has been in London since Christmas, not even for a night at Valentines when he had a hotel room at the O2 so that seems odd.
She’s liking most of his posts but no comments or emojis. I think she's still in charge of some of his SM, hence the AI style posts, and is running the dance class page I think. So even if they're not together she's still involved.

I don't think there'll be three hosts - the tabloids are just throwing things at the wall at this point. Hopefully we'll hear soon.

It is true she was not in the Christmas vlogs shot in Italy, but they were shot over a long period and were heavily cut. Also she may have been staying with family who she had not seen for the 3 - 4 months she was living with Vito in London. The vlogs of the last day in the UK and his flight home for his Auntie's Birthday she was in quite a lot. They seemed very affectionate with each other. I wonder if she is keeping out of the way of the press until a big reveal in his book launch who knows.