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Strictly finalist Bill Bailey has inspired Gavin and Stacey star Rob Brydon to appear on the next series – as the comic admits he wanted to break ‘dad dancing’ stereotypes By Sarah Packer For Mailonline Published: 00:01 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 19 December 2020 Bill Bailey has inspired Gavin and Stacey … Read more
Tonight, a 55-year-old man with screaming calf muscles will take to the dance floor for one more twirl of twinkle-toed glory. Comedian and musician Bill Bailey is the oldest male contestant to ever reach the Strictly Come Dancing final and in the process has become the unexpected hit of this series. Aided by professional partner Oti … Read more
As a rule, public servants rarely apologise, even when faced with world-class mistakes. Montagu Norman never said sorry for putting Britain back on the gold standard in 1925 and there was no mea culpa from the late Eddie George over the Barings implosion in 1995. In that context, the apology by Andrew Bailey to bondholders … Read more
The governor of the Bank of England has apologised over the London Capital & Finance (LCF) savings scandal. Andrew Bailey, who was chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority when LCF collapsed into administration last year, said sorry to the 11,600 victims who were left £237million out of pocket. It came as Dame Elizabeth Gloster, … Read more
Former Married At First Sight star Carly Bowyer shares a sweet family selfie with newborn son Bailey and boyfriend Neil Goldsmith By Ali Daher For Daily Mail Australia Published: 13:56 GMT, 16 December 2020 | Updated: 13:56 GMT, 16 December 2020 Former Married At First Sight star Carly Bowyer and her boyfriend Neil Goldsmith welcomed … Read more
As London moves into the dreaded Tier 3, Bill Bailey finds himself cancelling a slew of stage dates over Christmas and the New Year. But the comedian, 55, is looking on the bright side – fixing his sights firmly on the Glitterball trophy during this weekend’s Strictly Come Dancing finale. While Bill told The Mirror … Read more
The pressure is on to perform when they take to the dance floor every Saturday evening with their partners. But this year’s crop of Strictly Come Dancing stars still found time to enjoy themselves during rehearsals as a hilarious clip of some of their mishaps was shared on the show’s Twitter account. He may have … Read more
Strictly 2020 final dances are REVEALED: Bill Bailey to reprise THAT Couple’s Choice as Jamie Laing channels Elton John and Maisie Smith gets festive in the Showdance By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 11:05 GMT, 15 December 2020 | Updated: 11:05 GMT, 15 December 2020 Strictly Come Dancing have revealed the dances this year’s final … Read more
He is hoping to bag a spot in the much-anticipated final on this year’s series of Strictly Come Dancing. But Bill Bailey left fans gobsmacked, and not because of his dance moves, during Saturday night’s semi-final after revealing that his real name is Mark. The comedian, 55, and pro Oti Mabuse danced the Charleston to … Read more
He started off as a 50-1 outsider to lift the glitterball trophy when the BBC show kicked off in October. And it seems Bill Bailey had as little faith in himself as the bookies did as he admitted that he had prepared to be the ‘joke act’ of Strictly Come Dancing. Fast forward a couple … Read more