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Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’
Interview

Johannes Radebe: ‘As long as my body will allow, I will do Strictly. That’s my sparkly, magical world’

One of Strictly Come Dancing’s most beloved professional dancers, Johannes Radebe, speaks to the Big Issue about his life – from growing up in a township in South Africa, to facing homophobic bullying, grief and homelessness, and finding joy in dance. He recently made an emotional return to South Africa with WaterAid

Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’
My Big Year

Karen Carney: ‘I never thought I’d be on Strictly. I don’t want the year to end’

The sports journalist and former football star’s turn on Strictly has helped her to find her feet – capping off a year of personal highlights

Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: ‘I’m underestimated a lot’
TV

Rose Ayling-Ellis on raising deaf voices and new thriller Code of Silence: ‘I’m underestimated a lot’

The actor is taking over our TV and taking on the responsibility to push for disability rights

Strictly star JB Gill: ‘Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys’
Farming

Strictly star JB Gill: ‘Pigs all have their own character. Same with the turkeys’

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?
Richard Kramer

Disabled people were celebrated in 2024 – so why are so many fearing 2025?

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From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people
Philippa Willitts

From Paralympic glory to assisted dying: These are the highs and lows of 2024 for disabled people

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’
My Big Year

Strictly winner Chris McCausland: ‘The standout moment of 2024? Jürgen Klopp leaving Liverpool’

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’
Letter To My Younger Self

Chris McCausland: ‘I’d tell my younger self he’s going to sit on the same toilets as his heroes’

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)
TV

Chris McCausland reveals why he almost turned down Strictly Come Dancing (again)

‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor
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‘I’ve always been a grafter’: Strictly Come Dancing’s Sam Quek shares lessons from the dance floor

BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Angela Rippon: ‘I would have loved them to have asked me years ago’
TV

BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Angela Rippon: ‘I would have loved them to have asked me years ago’

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’
Letter to my Younger Self

Deborah Meaden: ‘If I was to start again, I’d want to make the same mistakes’

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome
Learning Disability Week

This Strictly Come Dancing super-fan has big dreams and wants to bust myths about Down’s syndrome

Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’
Letter to my Younger Self

Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’

Clara Amfo: ‘You’ve really got to back yourself’
Clara Amfo

Clara Amfo: ‘You’ve really got to back yourself’

Mel Giedroyc: ‘I thought, oh my god, what if my mum could hear me doing all this rudery?’
TV

Mel Giedroyc: ‘I thought, oh my god, what if my mum could hear me doing all this rudery?’

Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’
Strictly Come Dancing

Rose Ayling-Ellis: ‘Suddenly it became quite cool to be deaf’

Strictly’s Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis
Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly’s Greg Wise has a plan to solve the housing crisis

Claudia Winkleman on Rose Ayling-Ellis, representation, and the role of TV
Strictly Come Dancing

Claudia Winkleman on Rose Ayling-Ellis, representation, and the role of TV

Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’
Strictly Come Dancing

Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’

Claudia Winkleman: ‘Representation is everything’ on this year’s Strictly
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Claudia Winkleman: ‘Representation is everything’ on this year’s Strictly