Latest news with #AngelaScanlon
Wales Online
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
TV presenter says Strictly was 'worse than childbirth'
TV presenter says Strictly was 'worse than childbirth' Angela Scanlon has insisted that she would rather give birth without pain relief "ten times over" than experience the pain of the "raw, bleeding blisters" she suffered on Strictly Come Dancing (Image: PA ) TV presenter Angela Scanlon has frankly admitted that her stint on Strictly Come Dancing was a tougher experience than going through childbirth. The 41-year-old presenter, who is a mother to daughters Ruby, seven, and Marnie, three, with entrepreneur Roy Horgan, would opt to go through giving birth without pain relief "ten times over" instead of enduring the "raw, bleeding blisters" that plagued her during her time on the popular BBC Saturday evening dance show in 2023. In conversation with reality TV personality Vicky Pattison, 37, on their 'Get a Grip' podcast, Angela, host of shows like Your Home Made Perfect, revealed: "I've had two children without pain relief and would do that ten times over in a day than have raw, bleeding blisters. "You have to put the goddamn shoes on and do a Viennese waltz - my heels have never had so much action. "You put a plaster on and, because you're sweating like a donkey, it falls off. You put socks on with your ballroom shoe, and you're still rub-a-dubbing. "You're raw." On the radio and on the dance floor, Angela, embraced by listeners on Virgin Radio UK, faced tough competition alongside professional dance partner, Carlos Gu, as they landed in sixth place on Strictly Come Dancing. For the latest TV and showbiz gossip sign up to our newsletter . Angela Scanlon took part in the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing (Image: BANG Showbiz ) Their Cha-cha-cha to Gloria Gaynor's hit 'I Will Survive' didn't charm judges Craig Revel Horwood, 60, Motsi Mabuse, 44, Shirley Ballas, 64, and Anton Du Beke, 58. The duo found themselves battling it out in a dance-off against Layton Williams, 30, known for his role in the BBC series Bad Education, and his professional partner Nikita Kuzmin, 27. Reflecting on the tense moments under the red lights during Strictly Come Dancing, Angela Scanlon described the experience as "hell on Earth" while speaking to Caroline Hirons on the 'Glad We Had This Chat' podcast in 2024. She expressed her disbelief at the practice, saying: "Under the lights? "Hell on Earth. I don't know how they're still allowed to do it. Honestly, it's absolute torture." Angela went on to discuss their leaderboard position: "And the thing about it is, we were never, or we were very rarely, like up there on the leaderboard - twice maybe. "So you can sometimes have like a little bit of a breather because I think.." She also touched upon the uncertainty of the voting system: "I don't fully understand how the marking works but you know, if you're right up there, it's very unlikely that the public voted, no matter how bad it is, is enough to get you out." Finally, she highlighted the precariousness of not being at the top: "If you're skirting around the middle, it's a danger zone. "The level of competition was insane so it was never comfortable." Article continues below
Sunday World
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
Angela Scanlon says Strictly Come Dancing left her in more pain than childbirth
The TV presenter came sixth in the dance competiton back in 2023. TV Presenter Angela Scanlon has said that participating in Strictly Come Dancing left her in more pain than childbirth. The 41-year-old took part in the BBC series back in 2023 alongside pro-dancer Carlos Gu. 'I've had two children without pain relief and would do that ten times over in a day than have raw, bleeding blisters,' she told Vicki Pattison on their podcast Get A Grip. Angela Scanlon News in 90 Seconds - May 30th 'You have to put the goddamn shoes on and do a Viennese waltz – my heels have never had so much action. 'You put a plaster on and, because you're sweating like a donkey, it falls off. You put socks on with your ballroom shoe, and you're still rub-a-dubbing. 'You're raw,' she added. Scanlon has two daughters, Ruby (7) and Marnie (3) with husband Rory Horgan. The couple married in 2014, and welcomed their first child four years later. Her youngest daughter was born just one year before she signed up to take part in dance competition. Angela placed sixth, with Coronation Street actor Ellie Leach going on to win the glitterball trophy. The Ratoath native began presenting her new podcast Get A Grip with Geordie Shore star Vicki Pattinson, earlier this month. Get A Grip is hosted by Angela Scanlon and Vicky Pattison (Amanda Akokhia/PA) "Female camaraderie in the face of the ridiculous was the catalyst for our new podcast,' Scanlon said of the venture. 'We wanted to create a fun and empowering space where we can unpick the good, the bad and the bizarre happenings in the world each week as we move through our own lives loudly, unashamedly and maybe a little unhinged.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Angela Scanlon claims Strictly Come Dancing left her in more pain than childbirth as she recalls nasty injuries that left her BLEEDING
Angela Scanlon has claimed Strictly Come Dancing left her in more pain than childbirth as she detailed the horror injuries she sustained from the long-running show. The Irish TV presenter, 41, took part in the Saturday night BBC series back in 2023 and danced with professional Carlos Gu, 32. However, despite waltzing all the way through the competition and finishing in sixth place, Angela's stint left her with nasty 'raw, bleeding blisters'. Speaking to reality TV star Vicky Pattison, 37, on their Get A Grip podcast, Angela said: 'I've had two children without pain relief and would do that ten times over in a day than have raw, bleeding blisters. 'You have to put the goddamn shoes on and do a Viennese waltz - my heels have never had so much action. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The Irish TV presenter, 41, took part in the Saturday night BBC series back in 2023 and danced with professional Carlos Gu, 32 'You put a plaster on and, because you're sweating like a donkey, it falls off. You put socks on with your ballroom shoe, and you're still rub-a-dubbing. 'You're raw.' Angela has two daughters with her entrepreneur husband Rory Horgan - Ruby, seven, and Marnie, three. The pair married in 2014 and Rory, who works in corporate banking, tends to keep a low profile compared to his wife. Angela gave birth to her first daughter Ruby in 2018, while Marnie was delivered in 2022 - just a year before she signed up to Strictly. She's not the first Strictly Come Dancing celebrity to have sustained a number of nasty injuries since its launch in 2004. Just last year DIY SOS star Nick Knowles badly injured his knee during training after a jump went wrong. The 62-year-old had to have two operations to aid his recovery. Big Brother host AJ Odudu was also left on crutches in 2021 when she tore a ligament, with the star revealing how her ligament in the arch of her foot was left ' hanging by a thread '. Zara McDermott previously told how her feet were left bleeding over the show's intensive training sessions back in 2023. She told how she was left with just three toenails following her appearances in the ballroom and shared a photo of her nasty foot wounds including one on her big toe, saying: 'Half my toe has come off tbh.' Meanwhile, earlier this month Angela bravely opened up about her ongoing battle with loneliness, revealing it became so bad she suffered a breakdown as a result. She hit breaking point during a CoppaFeel! charity trek in the Himalayas, India last November. Angela was a team leader during the trip alongside fellow TV presenter Emma Willis, entrepreneur Sara Davies and Great British Bake Off winner Candice Brown. Sharing her emotional story in a Substack post, Angela said she had hoped simply to motivate the female trekkers, all of whom had had breast cancer. However, just days into the challenging trek, she found herself overwhelmed by the emotional intensity of the experience. 'A couple of days in - I cracked. Full breakdown. Ugly crying into my yak-themed duvet,' she shared. She added she thought to herself at the time, 'I can't do this. I'm not the right person. What the actual f*** was I thinking? How arrogant was I to believe I'm equipped to hold these brilliant women at such a tender time?'
Daily Mail
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Vicky Pattison puts on a busty display in a green bikini as she soaks up the sun in Monaco during Grand Prix weekend
She jetted to Monaco over the bank holiday weekend for the Grand Prix alongside a host of other stars. And in between taking in all of the racing action Vicky Pattison was soaking up the sun in a skimpy bikini during her time away. The former Geordie Shore star, 37, slipped into a green triangle style number as she lounged in the sun while staying in nearby Nice. She showed off her holiday tan as she relaxed and wore her brunette tresses in loose waves while opting for glowing makeup. Vicky shared further snaps of her trip as she enjoyed a dinner out, showing off her figure in a one-shoulder yellow dress. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She penned in the caption of her poolside snaps: 'I'll be here all day in case anyone needs me...'. Her lavish trip away comes after she revealed why she left the TV BAFTAs - which were held two weekends ago - early. She made a sneaky early exit, before the ceremony had even finished. The Honesty Box host made the shock confession on her new podcast Get A Grip which she co-hosts with Angela Scanlon, 41. She said: 'Just to recap BAFTAs. Honor to be invited as a telly lover. So nice to see all the famous faces. It is lovely to have an excuse to get dressed up.' 'It's always on the hottest day of the year, which I do find to be somewhat offensive.' 'A punch in the dick. But by the time you get to, like, say, 5:00, 6:00, when you've fought your way through The Hunger Games, there's the press junket.' 'I was done in. I was done in. So I was about four awards in and I was just done. My social battery was done.' 'I was so over breathing in like me feet were just continuously slipping out of their little shoe holes because I was so sweaty and I wasn't allowed to vape.' 'And the whole thing was just a rich tapestry of shite that was p**sing us off. So I fucking turned around and went, I'm going, you know?' 'So I went home to the hotel, put my tracksuit bottoms on, got my little belly out, just stopped breathing in for the first time that day. Eat crisps and did farts with my husband and I was so happy about it.' Vicky also revealed that she got ready for the big do with Angela before an awkward wardrobe mishap. Angela said: 'At one point on Sunday morning, we got close in a way that I didn't anticipate within a week.' Vicky added: 'I had you in my knickers, didn't I ? Ang got in me knickers after a week.' Her co-presenter responded: I had to borrow VP's knickers. They were fresh, I should say. So thank you.' The confession prompted Vicky to joke: 'I hope you are welcome because I had to go commando because of that.' Vicky wowed on the red carpet by embracing BAFTA's sustainable dress code for the prestigious event and not wearing something new. Instead Vicky re-wore her £5230 Vivienne Westwood gown, which she wore for her welcome dinner at her wedding to Ercan Ramadan, dying it buttercup yellow for the awards and likened herself to an eco-conscious royal. Vicky said: 'In my head, I was thinking, oh, people are gonna love this, right? Because I was thinking you know, I can't believe I'm about to make this comparison, but every time, Princess Kate.' 'I got council estate Katy Perry once but I've never had Princess Kate. So everyone always, like, buzzes like an old fridge when she like re-wears something.' 'When she pulls something out from the wardrobe. Lashes on a pair of black gloves and calls it a new outfit. So I thought, listen, I'm gonna re-wear my wedding dress, I'm gonna dye it and I'm gonna get column inches. I'm gonna get praise. I am a f***ing green queen.' But Vicky was not the only star to wear old bridalwear on the red carpet, which stole the limelight from the former Geordie Shore star. She said: 'Then Stacey Solomon did it as well. And no one's talking about me. But Stacey really customized hers. She'd added little shorts, she took away bits.'
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE TV star Vicky Pattison reveals the REAL reason she left the BAFTAs early - as she confesses she gave away her own knickers
It was the hottest ticket in town with many celebrities dancing into the early hours at the BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday. But Channel 4 presenter Vicky Pattison has revealed that she skipped the late night revelling and made a sneaky early exit, before the ceremony had even finished. The Honesty Box host, 37, made the shock confession on her new podcast Get A Grip which she co-hosts with Angela Scanlon, 41. She said: 'Just to recap BAFTAs. Honor to be invited as a telly lover. So nice to see all the famous faces. It is lovely to have an excuse to get dressed up.' 'It's always on the hottest of the year, which I do find to be somewhat offensive.' 'A punch in the dick. But by the time you get to, like, say, 5:00, 6:00, when you've fought your way through The Hunger Games, there's the press junket.' 'I was done in. I was done in. So I was about four awards in and I was just done. My social battery was done.' 'I was so over breathing in like me feet were just continuously slipping out of their little shoe holes because I was so sweaty and I wasn't allowed to vape.' 'And the whole thing was just a rich tapestry of shite that was pissing us off. So I fucking turned around and went, I'm going, you know?' 'So I went home to the hotel, put my tracksuit bottoms on, got my little belly out, just stopped breathing in for the first time that day. Eat crisps and did farts with my husband and I was so happy about it.' Vicky also revealed that she got ready for the big do with Angela before an awkward wardrobe mishap. Angela said: 'At one point on Sunday morning, we got close in a way that I didn't anticipate within a week.' Vicky added: 'I had you in my knickers, didn't I ? Ang got in me knickers after a week.' Her co-presenter responded: I had to borrow VP's knickers. They were fresh, I should say. So thank you.' The confession prompted Vicky to joke: 'I hope you are welcome because I had to go commando because of that.' Vicky wowed on the red carpet by embracing BAFTA's sustainable dress code for the prestigious event and not wear something new. Instead Vicky rewore her £5230 Vivienne Westwood gown, which she wore for her welcome dinner at her wedding to Ercan Ramadan, dying it buttercup yellow for the awards and likened herself to an eco-conscious royal. Vicky said: 'In my head, I was thinking, oh, people are gonna love this, right? Because I was thinking you know, I can't believe I'm about to make this comparison, but every time, Princess Kate.' grant'I got council estate Katy Perry once but I've never had Princess Kate. So everyone always, like, buzzes like an old fridge when she like re-wears something.' 'When she pulls something out from the wardrobe. Lashes on a pair of black gloves and calls it a new outfit. So I thought, listen, I'm gonna re-wear my wedding dress, I'm gonna dye it and I'm gonna get column inches. I'm gonna get praise. I am a fucking green queen.' But Vicky was not the only star to wear old bridalwear on the red carpet, which stole the limelight from the former Geordie Shore star. She said: 'Then Stacey Solomon did it as well. And no one's talking about me. But Stacey really customized hers. She'd added little shorts, she took away bits.'
