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Gamescom 2025 kicks off the proceedings with the announcement of anime adaptation Sekiro: No Defeat, premiering soon on Crunchyroll. Check out the trailer, key art and first-look photos here.
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How the Strictly Curse began, and why it isn't always bad news
Strictly Come Dancing has become as well known for the infamous Strictly Curse as it is for its ballroom performances over the last 20 years on screen. The BBC One show's dedicated following aren't just obsessed with the impressive dance routines - they also can't get enough of the backstage gossip, with rumours of romances amongst the cast grabbing headlines every series. From marriage-wrecking chemistry to true love connections and unfounded rumours, there are no end of tales about sparks flying at Strictly. The Curse refers to the large number of relationships that appear to break down after one half of a couple is a contestant on the show, although whether the splits were caused by falling for a dance partner is often unproven. The Strictly Curse has been talked about since the very first series, back in 2004 - here's how it began and cemented itself as a key part of Strictly Come Dancing. Read more: Strictly curse: why falling in love is always going to happen Which Strictly couples are still together? Inside the BBC show's greatest love stories How Strictly Come Dancing has championed diversity as Ellie Goldstein is named 2025 favourite The first Strictly Curse rumour Way back in May 2004, the BBC launched a new celebrity contest - Strictly Come Dancing. It might have had a much smaller cast than today's primetime giant, but the very first winners were also the first to be accused of falling victim to the Strictly Curse. Natasha Kaplinsky's partnership with Brendan Cole set the dancefloor alight, but it seems some viewers were unable to believe that their chemistry was confined to the ballroom. They were subjected to media scrutiny all through the series and afterwards, and although Cole's engagement to fellow pro dancer Camilla Dallerup did come to an end, he and Kaplinsky have always strenuously denied the rumours. "There was chemistry, of course, and I certainly fell in love with dancing, but I did not fall in love with Brendan," Kaplinsky has said. But despite the lack of truth to the rumours, the Strictly Curse was born. 'A blessing, not a curse' Not everyone sees Strictly's apparently high hit rate of romantic connections as a bad thing. Judge Craig Revel Horwood has spoken about it many times, telling MailOnline that "it gets people out of loveless marriages and into something fabulous," adding that some lucky couples found it could "end in marriage, end in children". During the Covid season of Strictly, he joked to The Jonathan Ross Show in 2020 of the Strictly Curse: "That's going to be very difficult this year isn't it…They're still not allowed to go to each other's houses. You're not sharing a house." But he added: "There was never a curse in the first place, let's be honest. There was a blessing." Head judge Shirley Ballas appears to agree, telling Hello!: "I don't think it's a curse because some people really do find love." The Strictly Curse is inevitable If you've ever watched a Rumba or an Argentine Tango, it'll probably come as no surprise that many hours spent rehearsing for intense dance routines often ends in real-life romance. Former pro dancer Flavia Cacace knows a thing or two about a Strictly love story - she was originally in a relationship with fellow pro dancer Vincent Simone, then began dating Strictly partner Matt Di Angelo, and split with him after being partnered with Jimi Mistry on the 2010 series, who she is now married to. Cacace told Hello! magazine: 'I'd love to say a witch cast a spell on it but it just isn't true. People push themselves out of their comfort zones and do drastic things so that they can move on. They need something to punch them in the face and snap them out of their regular lives." She added: "If they were in a happy place, they wouldn't let that happen." Dating expert for Ourtime, Kate Taylor, gave an insight into why the Strictly Curse happens so frequently in a 2023 chat with Yahoo UK: "Strictly has definitely thrown a grenade into several relationships. At least 15 real-life couples have broken up while one of them took part in Strictly. But not many of the Strictly couples actually go the distance. Most split up within two years of the show. "So I believe that Strictly creates an intoxicating bond between its contestants, but not one strong enough to last when the performances are over. The Strictly curse is more like a summer romance: hot, passionate and exciting, but it dies when you start wearing clothes again." Host Claudia Winkleman has also admitted that Strictly creates the perfect conditions for love to blossom - she told the Daily Mail: "It is very intimate to dance! The celebrity and pro develop a fascinating and incredibly close bond. But I never know anything [about their relationships]. I find out four years later!" In 2021, Adam Peaty was accused of growing close to dance partner Katya Jones when one camera angle made it appear that they kissed at the end of a routine. He confessed to the Sunday Times that he could see how sparks flew between couples: "My hips are here, hers are here, and then we do this…' [He motions a pelvis gyration.] "You get close. I can see how it happens." Strictly Curse happy ever after? Tyler West and Molly Rainford shared happy news ahead of the 2025 series - after meeting on Strictly 2022, they have now got engaged. The TV stars weren't victims of the Curse as both were single when they met, but other situations have been a little less clear cut. Despite Peaty's protestations about the alleged kiss at the end of a routine in 2021, he did later split with partner Eiri Munro - although there has been no suggestion that they broke up because of Jones. Pro dancer Jones was also at the centre of arguably the show's biggest ever Strictly Curse storm. During her marriage to co-star Neil Jones, she was partnered with comedian Seann Walsh and they were photographed kissing in the Walsh's girlfriend Rebecca Humphries' birthday, prompting an infamous dumping letter from her. John Whaite and Johannes Radebe made history in 2021 as the first all-male couple and Bake Off winner Whaite later admitted the partnership had almost come between him and his now-husband Paul Atkins. He told The Times: "I fell in love with (Radebe). I can't speak for him – because I'm not allowed to, legally – but it felt like there was love there." He added: "I have to be mindful that there's more than my own desires to consider here. If it would be tricky for Paul for me to be in contact with Johannes, then it's a sacrifice that I have to make." In 2015, Ben Cohen left his wife and the mother of his twin daughters for Strictly partner Kristina Rihanoff (who had previously been in a relationship with former show partner Joe Calzaghe). Cohen's wife Abby spoke out about her heartbreak, but later apologised for insulting Rihanoff who Cohen is now engaged to and has another daughter with. When Rachel Riley signed up to Strictly, she was a self-confessed superfan and also married. But she later divorced and began dating her dance partner Pasha Kovalev - although their story had a happy ending as she and the former Strictly pro are now married with two children. Another happy ever after story features 2018 winners Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton. Dancer Clifton had previously been married to Strictly star Karen Hauer, who he split with before the series start, whilst Dooley was in a relationship at the time. Despite rumours of a romance and Dooley splitting from partner Sam Tucknott - who labelled Clifton "a full on p***k" and renamed the show "Strictly Come Dating" - both have said they didn't get together until after their win. They are still together now and have a daughter, born in 2023.
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There's a Sekiro anime coming to Crunchyroll so I can relive my shame of getting brutalized by Guardian Ape
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. During today's Opening Night Live showcase at Gamescom 2025, Crunchyroll brought a reveal trailer for an exciting first: FromSoft storytelling is getting an anime treatment with an official adaptation of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Titled Sekiro: No Defeat, the anime will follow "the story of a lord and his retainer—and their quest to restore balance to a nation on the edge," featuring Wolf's quest to aid the Divine Heir in ending the threat of the Interior Ministry. If you aren't familiar with the events of the game, I'll just put it briefly: Things get unpleasant! The Sekiro: No Defeat reveal trailer shows the same opening duel with Genichiro Ashina that kicked off the game with Wolf's thorough ass-kicking and limb loss. Based on that, it seems like it'll hew fairly closely to in-game events. "We are taking on the monumental task of animating the breathtakingly beautiful Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In doing so, we are pouring every ounce of our artistic vision and passion for beauty into its production," director Kenichi Kutsuna said in an accompanying press release. "The final product is being crafted to be a truly memorable experience, one that will leave a lasting impression on both dedicated fans of the game and those who are discovering the world of Sekiro for the very first time. Please look forward to it." On one hand, that's exciting: The animation has some an impressive art style and combat choreography, which should make for some excellent sequences based on Sekiro's boss fights. On the other, it means I'll probably have to relive how my spirit was thoroughly broken by Guardian Ape when I spent two consecutive hours of pain learning how to finally decapitate it... just so I could watch its health bar refill as it picked up its head to keep on fighting. It's fine. I respect an anime that can shame me for watching it. Sekiro: No Defeat will air on Crunchyroll sometime in 2026. Solve the daily Crossword
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Meet your snarky, sexy companions in The Outer Worlds 2: 'And no, you can't sleep with them'
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The universe needs a hero, and every hero needs a trusty sidekick. Unfortunately for the universe in The Outer Worlds 2, instead of a hero, it's got you. Lucky for you, you've got them: a cadre of snarky, sexy companions who will follow you anywhere and kill anyone that gets in your way. In the new trailer revealed at Gamescom Opening Night Live, we get a quick look at the various talents and personalities of the companions you'll get to meet and befriend. There's Niles, a cyborg who makes quips while fighting enemies. Then there's Aza, a brawler who makes quips while fighting enemies. And then there's Inez, a medic who makes quips while fighting enemies. There's also Marisol, a scientist who makes quips while fighting enemies, Tristan, who doesn't make quips (in the trailer, at least) while bashing enemies with a huge goddamn hammer, and Valerie, a robot who makes clinical observations while fighting enemies. (Another word for those observations might be quips.) Okay, maybe I'm being a little snarky myself, because a 90 second trailer isn't the best place to get to know a bunch of companions who are actually probably very well-written and acted (this is Obsidian, after all). But it's hard to take away much from this trailer apart from some snarky dialogue ("This might sting... a lot.") which isn't gonna be funny the fifth or sixth (or first) time you hear them. Hopefully there's a quip slider I can shuck all the way to the left? More bad news for you romantic types: even if you fall for one of your companions, "no, you can't sleep with them." So says the trailer. Bummer, though not unexpected. The Outer Worlds 2 launches on October 29. Solve the daily Crossword
