{"id":84434,"date":"2023-11-19T19:24:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=84434"},"modified":"2023-11-19T19:24:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T19:24:33","slug":"bbc-strictlys-angela-rippon-walks-down-memory-lane-as-she-returns-to-blackpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/celebrities\/bbc-strictlys-angela-rippon-walks-down-memory-lane-as-she-returns-to-blackpool\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Strictly&#8217;s Angela Rippon walks down memory lane as she returns to Blackpool"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Strictly: Angela Rippon on her slip during dance<\/h3>\n<p>Angela Rippon has returned to Blackpool Tower Ballroom as Strictly Come Dancing gears up for Blackpool week tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The 79-year-old previously hosted Strictly&#8217;s predecessor, Come Dancing at the landmark ballroom forty years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The presenter took to Instagram to share the moment she walked into the iconic venue again for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Angela says: &#8220;Hello and welcome to Come Dancing. Oh, actually that was what 40 years ago or more when I was introducing Come Dancing from the ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But now it&#8217;s Strictly Come Dancing and instead of presenting the program, I&#8217;m here to dance on this iconic wonderful floor.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Strictly&#8217;s Angela Rippon addresses &#8216;nagging pain&#8217; as atmosphere on show changed[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p> <svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewbox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Angela Rippon (@theangelarippon)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s oh my, what an adventure this has been and I&#8217;m in Blackpool again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She captioned it: &#8220;What a special moment this is. It&#8217;s such an honour to be dancing on the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom dancefloor with @kaiwidd tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not only is this where I presented Come Dancing many moons ago but this is the very first time Kai will have danced at Blackpool with a partner on @bbstrictly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope I do you proud, partner. What an amazing experience!&#8221; she signed off.<\/p>\n<p> <strong> Don&#8217;t miss&#8230; <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>BBC Strictly&#8217;s Vito Coppola makes &#8216;promise&#8217; to Ellie Leach after dating rumours[LATEST] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Craig Revel Horwood&#8217;s co-star claims he &#8216;wouldn&#8217;t give a 10&#8242;[NEWS] <\/strong> <br \/> <strong>Strictly&#8217;s Layton Williams defended by Lesley Joseph in dance experience row[INSIGHT] <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/79\/590x\/secondary\/Angela-Rippon-5073181.jpg?r=1700317495765\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Support fearless journalism<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Read The Daily Express online, advert free<\/li>\n<li> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"> <g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_1078_5986)\"> <\/path> <\/path> <\/g> <defs> <clippath> <rect width=\"23.4329\" height=\"23.4329\" fill=\"white\" transform=\"translate(0 0.134262)\"><\/rect> <\/clippath> <\/defs> <\/svg> Get super-fast page loading<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/logo\/logo-premium-subscription.png\"><\/p>\n<p>Angela and Kai, 28, found themselves in the bottom two last Sunday, with Krishnan Guru-Murphy and his partner Lauren Oakley.<\/p>\n<p>After both performed again in the dance-off, three out of four of the judges decided to save Angela, meaning Krishnan and Laura were out of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel-Horwood all decided to save Angela and Kai.<\/p>\n<p>Although Angela had received the most votes to stay, head judge Shirley Ballas revealed she would have saved Krishnan.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were left unhappy with the decision and branded it a &#8220;fix&#8221; to get Angela to return to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers flooded to X, formerly known as Twitter, to comment on the judges&#8217; decision to axe Krishnan and save Angela.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight, the broadcaster and her partner will be dancing an American Smooth to Tea For Two by Ella Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Strictly Come Dancing returns for Blackpool week at 6:40pm on BBC One.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1836494\/strictly-angela-rippon-blackpool-tower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strictly: Angela Rippon on her slip during dance Angela Rippon has returned to Blackpool Tower Ballroom as Strictly Come Dancing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3590],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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