Strictly Come Dancing

Katya Jones

Strictly’s Katya Jones on why the nation needs some sparkle right now

Arguably the world has seen two sets of people emerge: those who’ve been laidback during lockdown and those who’ve been more productive than ever, Katya Jones falls firmly in the latter camp.

“I’m learning two languages; I’m playing piano again; I’m teaching my friend Russian; I’m teaching my mum dancing over FaceTime,” the Strictly Come Dancing professional says on a Zoom video call...

Susannah Constantine.

Susannah Constantine on life in her late teens and early 20s

TV fashion guru Susannah Constantine is reminiscing about life in the Eighties and Nineties, when she mixed with royalty, could be spotted at the hottest clubs and went through a rebellious phase – just like the heroine in her latest novel.

She dated Princess Margaret’s son Viscount Linley and cricketer Imran Khan (who later became prime minister of Pakistan), enjoyed a glamorous job...

Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon says she feels really fired up and energised

She’s become one of the nation’s favourite TV personalities as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and now Britain’s Got Talent – but Alesha Dixon has never hidden the self-doubt and lack of confidence that troubled her in the past.

Now in her 40s though, things have changed a lot on that front. “I feel I’m on the brink of a new era, a new decade and a new adventure,” Dixon, 41, reveals...