Choose Dance - always!
Never did I think I’d be given the chance to attempt to cha cha cha, quickstep and samba live on television. I also got to meet some amazing people who will be friends forever! Can’t wait to cheer everyone on ❤️ Thank you Gio ❤️
#strictly
Can’t believe I’m typing this 🥺
I’M GOING TO BE ON STRICTLY COME DANCING 2022 💃🏻🕺🎩🌈🪩
My dream has come true ❤️ I can’t wait to get in the Iconic ballroom. Good luck to my pro partner as my dancing skills have previously been compared to Bambi on ice 😂 bring it on 💥
King Ken of the airwaves! King Ken of Eurovision. The Popmaster himself. But most importantly; the loveliest and kindest man in radio ❤️
@RealKenBruce
#KenBruce
A couple of cocktails in the conservatory before
#Strictly
🪩 can’t wait to cheer the gang on tonight, they’ve all worked so hard this week, can’t wait to see all the dances 🕺
All the gear, no idea 😂🪩🕺❤️
@bbcstrictly
2022 launch night Friday 23rd September
Can’t wait to meet my partner and dance my little heart out 🤩
Also, shout out to the
#Strictly
make-up, costume and hair geniuses, what a job they do 🫡🙌🏾🙏
Rubbish news, I tested positive for Covid on Sunday & I felt awful for 2 days, so rested & drank lots of water. I feel so much better now but still isolating of course. So I’ll be joining
@zoetheball
breakfast show on
@bbcradio2
this morning live from my living room
#Covid
I’m definitely in safe hands 😊🇮🇹
So delighted that I get to dance with
@pernicegiovann1
🕺 we’ve had an absolute blast in the rehearsal studio over the past fortnight and can’t wait to strut our stuff together in the iconic
#Strictly
ballroom 🤩
#StrictlyComeDancing
A moment I’ll never forget and so lucky I got to share it with
@pernicegiovann1
❤️🇮🇹
Thank you Gio for being the best teacher over the past fortnight. Plenty of feedback from the judges to take on board, can’t wait to get back in the training room 🕺
#Strictly
It’s getting real now 🕺🪩 I’m so grateful for this once in a lifetime opportunity. I’ve been an audience member at many
#Strictly
tours & also at It Takes Two, so to be a contestant this year is just 🤯 just want to say thank you for all the kind messages so far ❤️
@bbcstrictly
We’re on our way ✈️
@RealKenBruce
and I have been pictured walking through the airport*
*Not really, our brilliant
@BBCRadio2
listeners Mike Coats drew it 😍 but we have arrived at the airport!
#Eurovision
here we come 🇮🇹
Today I have the honour of carrying the
@birminghamcg22
Queens baton at The Sandwell Aquatics Centre. So this morning on
@ZoeTheBall
breakfast show on
@BBCRadio2
I’ll be live from my Moms kitchen in SMETHWICK with producer
@james_santer
❤️ I’ll be carrying the baton at 1.55pm
Thank you all for your kind messages 😊 what an honour to be part of BBC One’s
#PlatinumPartyatthePalace
presenting team and to do it alongside the lovely
@romankemp
❤️ it’s a day I’ll never forget celebrating our Queens record breaking reign 💜👑
#PlatinumJubilee
Thanks for all your lovely tweets this morning ❤️ Zoe is back tomorrow hurrah🎉 And we have a HUGE announcement. I’ve been sent to a secret location, we are going to need your help & you could win something AMAZING 🤩
@BBCRadio2
tomorrow morning from 6.30am
#MondayMotivation
I’m back at
@bbcstrictly
HQ but fear not, I won’t be dancing 😂 I’ll be on It Takes Two bringing you all the backstage gossip ahead of Musicals week and speaking to all our quarter finalists 🪩 BBC 2 6.30pm 🕺
#strictly
The Strictly Come Dancing class of 2022 😍❤️ I’m still pinching myself that I’m going to be part of it 🥺 I’m in dreamland! Can’t wait to get going 🪩🕺
#Strictly
Actual 👑
@michellevisage
is lighting up
@BBCRadio2
on Friday evenings and I got to have a little chat with her whilst filling in for Sara Cox and I can confirm she is so lovely and gave me some fab
#Strictly
advice ❤️
Loveeee you so much
@richie_anderson
. I’m going to miss you immensely. Thank you for making me laugh every single second. I’m so lucky to have made a friend for life in you ❤️
I’ll be in for Sara Cox 👑 on
@BBCRadio2
from 5pm! This morning I had an incident involving my bin men & my slippers, in public 🤦♂️ more later, but in the meantime tell me the most unusual place you’ve worn your slippers ? On purpose or accidental ? Why ? Details..
#thursdayvibes
So lovely of
@vernonkay
to bring in some sweet treats to get us through a Thursday on
@bbcradio2
….. shame they were ‘vomit fruit sweets’ as eaten by Beverley Callard on I’m a Celeb. Cheers Vern mate 👍🏾
#thursdayvibes
Such a wonderful morning in Glasgow surprising Edna Clayton on her 101st birthday live on
@ZoeTheBall
breakfast show on
@BBCRadio2
❤️ we couldn’t have done it without the love and generosity of you amazing Radio 2 listeners and Angela from
@HectorHouse7
🏴
#HappyBirthdayEdna
So excited for one last boogie on the
#Strictly
dance floor tomorrow evening! We’ve been rehearsing the class of 2022 final group dance this afternoon and it’s so FUN 🤩 best of luck to Helen, Hamza, Mol and Fleur tomorrow night, you are all AMAZING ❤️🪩
Help!
@LNRailway
😞 Help! I’ve left my suitcase on your train. The train is currently still running. It has pretty much all my clothes in it. Yes, I am a doughnut 😢 x
An absolute pleasure to interview
@MarcusRashford
at his old school in
#Manchester
We chatted about his book club, reading and his upbringing. Sadly, I didn’t have time to convince him to sign for West Brom but you can’t have it all. Catch us on
@BBCTheOneShow
tonight 📚
#books
Thank you so much for all your lovely messages! I had so much fun sitting in for
@scott_mills
on
@BBCRadio2
this afternoon and Scott is back tomorrow from 2pm 🎉 enjoy the rest of your bank holiday ❤️
#BankHoliday
Busy Saturday ahead
🎄 Me and
@djgarydavies
will be taking on The Hit List Christmas special BBC One 5.35 trying to win money for charity
🪩 Then at 7pm BBC One it’s the
#Strictly
grand final 😆 I’ll be joining Gio and the class 2022 for a special finale group dance 🕺
Hey
#Eurovision
fans
Tonight on
@BBCTheOneShow
I’ll have a behind the scenes preview and interview with
@SamRyderMusic
at his final UK rehearsal 🇬🇧 can’t wait to see our spaceman in action 🚀
The
@ZoeTheBall
breakfast show on
@BBCRadio2
is live from Albert Square 🤩 Zoe is in the Community Centre with the cast and I’m roaming round the square. Chips anyone ? 🐠🍟
#Eastenders
An early one to circle in your 2022 Christmas Radio Times ⭕️ today I filmed The Hit List: Christmas Special with
@djgarydavies
🎵 how did we get on ???? You’ve only got 9 months to wait to find out 😂 PS sorry for the early mention of Christmas 🤐
#tuesdayvibe
Let the
#eurovision
song contest begin 🎵❤️🌎
Good luck to all the amazing acts taking part especially our super spaceman
@SamRyderMusic
👩🚀🚀 we’re all behind you Sam 🇬🇧
#teamSPACEMAN
What a day at The Hawthorns yesterday 🔵⚪️ fantastic performance and atmosphere! Also a masterclass from BTA! Shame we have to break for the World Cup now we’re on a roll, but we’re in safe hands under the new manager 🇪🇸
#wba
Just been for a little vogue with
@SophieEB
(although it looked more like a Macarena 😂)
She’s 20 hours plus into her 24 hour kitchen disco and for
@BBCCiN
and she’s doing AMAZING under those hot stage lights ❤️
@BBCRadio2
#R2KitchenDisco
The
@ZoeTheBall
breakfast show on
@BBCRadio2
is 3 years old today 🥳 To celebrate, here’s some of our ‘greatest’ fancy dress efforts 😂 happy
#fridaymorning
everyone ❤️
Excited to be sitting in for Dermot on
@BBCRadio2
whilst he takes a well earned break ❤️ 8-10am
✅ Mystery Voice
✅ A Vinyl gem
✅ talking tennis with the new face of BBC 2’s Today at Wimbledon
@QasaAlom
🎾
#SaturdayMorning
It’s going to be awkward in my household tonight as Dean’s Stoke City 🔴⚪️ take on my beloved
#wba
🔵⚪️ - hopefully we can take the points 🙏🤞 Come on The Albion 🔵⚪️
I'm LIVE on
@BBCRadio2
this Saturday... Christmas Eve...
I’d love to have you on the show 😊What ever you're doing or wherever you're Driving Home For Christmas...
LET ME KNOW... email me richie
@bbc
.co.uk and I could get you on the show
#Christmas
Gutted it hasn’t worked out for Val. Started with so much promise and high tempo performances but sadly it’s not ended like that. He comes across as a nice guy and has a great CV prior to us, I certainly wish him all the best. Now onwards and upwards for
#wba
🔵⚪️🤞
So much fun presenting an award at
@rts_mids
last night and celebrating the wonderful TV talent coming out of the Midlands 📺 also great to catch up with my beautiful friend
@EllieSimmonds1
and have a good old giggle ❤️
#Birmingham
#Strictly
I’m live in
#Liverpool
again this morning on
@ZoeTheBall
breakfast show on
@BBCRadio2
and I’ll be speaking to you from Sir Paul McCartney’s childhood home ❤️
Thanks for all your lovely messages 😊Yes I took the chopping board into
@BBCRadio2
this morning after my House of Games victory yesterday & yes I’m still milking it!!!! But I don’t want to stop at a chopping board, I want the trophy 🏆Join us for Day 4 BBC 2 @ 6pm
#houseofgames
I’ll be on Football Focus on BBC One tomorrow as part of their ‘Football and me’ series. The brilliant Tony Bellew kicked it off with Everton and me. Tomorrow it’s West Brom and me. It’s already up on the
@BBCSport
website. Click the link below to watch
#wba
@WBA
🔵⚪️
So much fun attending the
#JamesBond
premiere at
@RoyalAlbertHall
in London last night 🤩 The cast were there, the royals were there 👑 and my Dean managed to get a selfie with the beautiful US Open champ
@EmmaRaducanu
#Bond25
These are grim times! It doesn’t seem to be working out for this manager, changing him might work in the short term but I fear the problems are bigger than the manager. Not good is it
#wba
fans 🙈🤦♂️🔵⚪️
Calling all
#wba
and football fans ⚽️
Tonight on
@BBCTheOneShow
I’ve made a really special film about Albion’s LGBTQ+ supporters group
@WBALGBT
and in particular one wonderful member called Claire 🔵⚪️ we filmed at
@wba
v Luton match (which we won 🙌🏾)
#MondayMotivation
😴 Jennie replies to everything I tweet saying how terrible I am and has done for years, despite me never acknowledging her causes she’s boring. Jennie’s entitled to her opinion but haven’t you got better things to do than trolling from a faceless account. You’re so sad Jennie 😂
Good luck to all the class of 2023
#Strictly
celebrities and pros ahead of their first couples dances tonight! You never forget your first dance 🕺🪩
Tune into my Strictly Playlist on
@BBCRadio2
at 12.30 today! I’ll be play all the songs the couples will be dancing too!!
There’s something about sunflowers that just makes me happy 🌻😊
Find out why I’ve been to this sunflower field in Lincolnshire on tonight’s
@BBCTheOneShow
7pm BBC One
#mondaythoughts
#sunflowers
Help!
@LNRailway
😞 Help! I’ve left my suitcase on your train. The train is currently still running. It has pretty much all my clothes in it. Yes, I am a doughnut 😢 x
I’ll be on
@BBCRadio2
from 3pm driving you home for Christmas with 3 hours of wonderful tunes and some festive celebrity guests….. tune in 😊🎄
#Christmas
I had a wonderful time at the
@RadioTimes
cover party at
@ClaridgesHotel
last night. It was an honour to be on the September cover with my
#Strictly
2022 classmates and receive the cover in a frame. We also got to meet Prince Edward who was so charming and kind 👑