{"id":41649,"date":"2024-09-14T14:10:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/?p=41649"},"modified":"2024-09-14T14:10:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T13:10:54","slug":"toyah-on-strictly-news-press-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/toyah-on-strictly-news-press-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyah On Strictly: News, Press &#038; More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-41563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/strictly24j.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"211\" \/>Series 22, and the 20th Anniversary year, of <em>Strictly Come Dancing<\/em> gets going this evening on BBC One, with a pre-recorded launch show, before the live competition shows begin next Saturday. The tabloids are already having a field day, with tons of Toyah related press and stories, some relevant, some fun, some informative, some ridiculous&#8230; (Photos \u00a9 BBC)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>BBC Strictly Come Dancing<\/strong>: Meet Toyah Willcox &#x2728; BBC Strictly 2024 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bvxjk7NTSMY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>BBC Media Centre<\/strong>: Meet the Strictly Come Dancing 2024 Celebs &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/mediacentre\/mediapacks\/strictly-come-dancing-2024-celebrity-contestants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>The Sun<\/strong>: Willpower &#8211; Eighties pop star Toyah Willcox reveals real reason she signed up for Strictly \u2013 saying \u2018it\u2019s still tough for women\u2019: This year&#8217;s Strictly has the fewest female celebs in its history &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/30171811\/strictly-toyah-willcox-real-reason-signed-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Mirror<\/strong>: BBC Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;s Toyah Willcox on why she feels pressure and &#8216;channelling&#8217; past star: Strictly Come Dancing returns this weekend for its new series with the likes of singer Toyah Willcox among the celebrity contestants competing on the BBC dance contest &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/bbc-strictly-come-dancings-toyah-33658770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Digital Spy<\/strong>: Strictly star reveals why Chris McCausland is the &#8220;biggest competition&#8221; this year: &#8220;He&#8217;s staggeringly good.&#8221; &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a62186196\/strictly-chris-mccausland-toyah-willcox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Mirror<\/strong>: Exclusive: Toyah Willcox reveals heartbreaking reason she&#8217;s desperate to perform certain Strictly dance: Legendary singer-songwriter Toyah Willcox, 66, is looking forward to everything that comes with Strictly Come Dancing &#8211; be it the intense training or learning extra skills &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/toyah-willcox-reveals-heartbreaking-reason-33640027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Nottingham Post<\/strong>: BBC Strictly contestant shared fears of &#8216;premature Alzheimer\u2019s&#8217; after worrying symptoms: The Strictly Come Dancing star has been open about her cosmetic surgery journey in the past, revealing that she&#8217;s &#8216;lost the ability to spell&#8217; after having a face lift &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nottinghampost.com\/news\/celebs-tv\/bbc-strictly-contestant-shared-fears-9550721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Mirror<\/strong>: BBC Strictly Come Dancing star Toyah Willcox reveals new BBC measures to keep couples safe &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-star-33658309\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41639 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24q-620x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24q-620x635.jpg 620w, https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24q-300x307.jpg 300w, https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24q-768x787.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24q.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>The Sun<\/strong>: show safety Strictly\u2019s Toyah Willcox reveals extreme measures BBC have taken to keep celebs and dancers safe after abuse scandal &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/tv\/30410924\/strictly-toyah-willcox-reveals-extreme-measures-bbc-safety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>The Standard<\/strong>: Toyah Willcox: I\u2019ll \u2018channel my inner Ann Widdecombe\u2019 on Strictly &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/showbiz\/celebrity-news\/ann-widdecombe-paul-merson-nick-knowles-conservative-amanda-abbington-b1181804.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Express<\/strong>: BBC Strictly Come Dancing&#8217;s Toyah Willcox channeling former MP ahead of debut &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1947983\/strictly-come-dancing-toyah-willcox-ann-widdecombe-inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Metro<\/strong>: Inside Strictly star Toyah Willcox\u2019s private life and 38-year rockstar marriage &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/09\/13\/inside-strictly-star-toyah-willcoxs-private-life-38-year-rockstar-marriage-21600766\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Express<\/strong>: BBC Strictly Come Dancing Toyah Willcox felt like &#8216;victim&#8217; before &#8216;life-changing&#8217; surgery &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1948444\/bbc-strictly-come-dancing-toyah-willcox-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Shropshire Star<\/strong>: Toyah Willcox: I\u2019ll \u2018channel my inner Ann Widdecombe\u2019 on Strictly: The 66-year-old singer said she \u2018loved\u2019 the former Conservative MP\u2019s \u2018strength of personality\u2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shropshirestar.com\/entertainment\/showbiz\/2024\/09\/13\/toyah-willcox-ill-channel-my-inner-ann-widdecombe-on-strictly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Express<\/strong>: Inside Toyah Willcox&#8217;s haunted home where &#8216;ghost strangling&#8217; investigator caught on camera &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/showbiz\/tv-radio\/1948279\/toyah-willcox-haunted-home-investigator-strangled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Continue&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-41640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24p.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24p.jpg 600w, https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/strictly24p-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Series 22, and the 20th Anniversary year, of Strictly Come Dancing gets going this evening on BBC One, with a pre-recorded launch show, before the live competition shows begin next Saturday. The tabloids are already having a field day, with tons of Toyah related press and stories, some relevant, some fun, some informative, some ridiculous&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[27,3265],"tags":[2506,3219,3263],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41649"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41653,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41649\/revisions\/41653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toyah.net\/ds\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}